The Assorted Book Pack

An assortment of 5 books, with varied stories that travel from South India to North India with puppets and bears, the old and the new, with beautiful illustrations and plenty of adventure. Read them and enjoy!

Book 1: The Dancing Bear

Age Group: 7+ Years | Author: Manasi Subramaniam | Illustrator: Gwangjo, Jung-a Park | Pages: 32

Somu the bear is unusual. He can dance! But Somu wants to be free and unchained. Can his friend Altaf understand that? This poignant story is about friendship between a young boy and an animal and the boy’s unique understanding of what the animal truly wants. This story describes the true predicament of dancing bears in India.

Book 2: The Bookworm

Age Group: 7+ Years |Author: Lavanya R. N. | Illustrator: Shilo Shiv Suleman |Pages: 32

Sesha is a silent boy who reads all the time… and he has a little brown book that no one has ever seen the inside of. One day, Sesha speaks, and no one understands why he speaks differently. But when they see his brown book and the magic he can create, Sesha becomes a whole new person. Learn a little more about the silence of Sesha and his little brown book in this empathetic story by Lavanya R.N. illustrated with collages and water-colours by Shilo Shiv Suleman.

Book 3: The Moustache Man

Age Group: 7+ Years | Author: Priya Ramanathan | Illustrator: Garima Gupta | Pages: 32

Nekgaon is a perfect village. Yes, everything’s perfect – from the cock’s crow to the setting sun. But one wily man arrives and changes everything about Nekgaon with his strange demand.

Book 4: Revenge of the Puppets 

Age Group: 7+ Years | Author: Nadine D’souza | Illustrator: Ayush Rajvanshi | Pages: 32

In the beautiful Rajasthani village of Posalia, four puppets come alive and lead exciting lives – until their masters decide to replace them with new puppets one day. Read this story to find out what happens to these clever, mischievous puppets when the new puppets arrive.

Book 5: The Story and the Song