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Chitra, meaning 'picture' in Sanskrit, is a way of communication, a story, a reflection. A good picture
book is a child's first introduction to the joys of reading. A good illustration tells a story with
multilayered dimensions that fire up a child's imagination. Chitra, an imprint of Karadi Tales, brings
to India some of the greatest picture books of the world. Our children are exposed to multicultural
and diverse methods of art and storytelling.
Chitra sources the best work from the world and brings
them to India in unique,
English-Hindi bilingual editions.The first series presents 4
picture books by Eric Carle, who is the world's largest selling picture book creator of all time
with over 90 million copies sold.
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| The chameleon's life is not very exciting until the day it discovers it can change not only its colour
but its shape and size too. So when it sees the different animals in the zoo, it immediately wants
to be like them but ends up being like all of them at once with hilarious results! The brilliant
illustrations, collages of specially prepared paper, and the cleverly die-cut pages show what the
chameleon changes to, graphically introducing colours and also the names of different animals and
their characteristics to make this a great story of self-acceptance. |
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For twenty years, The Grouchy Ladybug has delighted very young readers and listeners all over the world. Boldly designed pictures and text tell the story of a tiny anti-hero like no other. A
ladybug, grouchy and ill-tempered who thinks it is bigger and more important than anyone else,
is always ready to pick a fight. Read to find out how this bad-tempered bug met its match and
became a nicer and better behaved bug.
Eric Carle's fast moving story with clever die-cut pages invites children to explore the concepts of
time, size and shape. |
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What happens to little flower seeds in autumn? A strong wind blows a group of seeds across the
land. One by one, many of the seeds get lost. Some are burned by the sun, some fall into the ocean
and some are eaten by a bird. As the seasons change, only a few seeds survive the long winter, and
when spring finally arrives, the seeds that have survived sprout into plants. But there are new
dangers for these plants… and finally, only the tiniest seed remains, growing into a giant flower.
And when autumn returns, it sends its own seeds into the wind and the process starts all over
again!
Eric Carle's eloquent text and brilliant collages turn the simple life cycle of a plant into an exciting
story, a nature lesson and an inspiring message about the importance of perseverance. |
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| The brilliant illustrations, collages of specially prepared paper, and the cleverly die-cut pages show
what the caterpillar ate on successive days, graphically introducing sets of up to ten objects and
also the names of the days of the week in rotation, as well as telling the central story of the
transformation of the caterpillar |
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