It turns out that Karadi is a bit of a globetrotter! Off he went to Bologna in Italy last month to attend the Bologna Children’s Book Fair – and he had such a blast! He met interesting people and made lots of friends and has decided to learn a few foreign languages as well!Here’s a…
The ‘Will You Write With Me?’ contest has an eminent panel of judges. All three judges of the contest are published authors with a special interest in children’s literature. Most importantly, all three are voracious readers – and that’s what makes them such perfect judges! We know you’re curious about who they are, so here…
If you’re having withdrawal symptoms from the ‘Will You Write With Me?’ contest and are looking for an opportunity to let your creativity flow, look no further than the new contest from Pratham Books – Retell, Remix, Rejoice!
Good luck – and keep writing!
The ‘Will You Write With Me?’ contest ended on 28 February… and we know you guys have been waiting to hear the results for a long time – and we assure you we have a great reason for the delay. The reason is all of you! Yes, you and you and you. You’ve sent in…
The Karadi Tales Mythology series rocks. Now, there are 2 ways to find out just how much it rocks! They’re available as audiobooks (book + audio CD). They’re available as animated DVDS. We hope you’ve seen the animated show on Disney Channel. If you haven’t, look at samples here and here! You can pick up…
Rohini Ramakrishnan of The Hindu reviews our four latest picture books in Young World. She says these are ‘four delightful stories that will make you laugh, think and dream…’ Take a look at these picture books here! Itchingtowrite reviews The Lizard’s Tail on her blog, Mamma of Twins. She says, ‘The book is alost like a…
Author Uma Krishnaswami, who has recently written 4 stories for the Karadi Tales Mythology series and will hopefully write several more, blogs about her experiences at Writing with a broken tusk. She discusses the process of retelling mythology and the differences between writing for an Indian and an international readership. She writes: ‘To begin with,…
The simple activity of reading is a virtual brain gym. It enables the growth of multiple intelligences. Reading stimulates both the right and left sides of the brain. In fact, it is one of those few simple activities that triggers the growth of both intuitive and logical intelligence. Studies have shown that early readers not only…
When choosing books for your child, take their age and reading capacity into consideration. For pre-readers, choose books that have bold, vivid, and colorful illustrations of everyday objects. For beginners, choose books with simple storylines and illustrations that closely match what is going on in the story. For independent readers, choose books where the illustrations tell…