Tara Books to Art1st, interactive books for children are increasingly engaging with form

Tara Books to Art1st, interactive books for children are increasingly engaging with form

In A Book is a Bee (Tulika Books), Lavanya Karthik writes: “A Book is a Bee, Buzzing in your head, With things to say. A Book is a Tree, With branches to climb, To see the world around.” Much has been written about the metaphorical forms a book takes: they are doors, windows, and yes, […]

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Engaging Indian books on regional cuisine for your child’s library

Engaging Indian books on regional cuisine for your child’s library

A for appam, B for bonda, and C for chaat…If we had to teach our children the ABCs of food, I’d rather opt for something like this and not A for asparagus, B for burger and C for cookie. As parents and teachers introduce books about food to children, more often than not, they borrow […]

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Bengaluru | Nature illustrators Nirupa Rao, Sangeetha Kadur and Shilpa Shree on their fascination with trees

Bengaluru | Nature illustrators Nirupa Rao, Sangeetha Kadur and Shilpa Shree on their fascination with trees

From paintings and jigsaw puzzles to nature journaling, artists in Bengaluru are finding ways to express their love of local trees. Nirupa Rao Nirupa Rao, botanical illustrator Ever since Rao began sketching trees, the impetus behind her work has been to familiarise people with India’s native species and subliminally bring trees into mainstream culture — […]

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Children’s books illustrators Shrujana Niranjani Shridhar and Aindri Chakraborty are addressing themes like discrimination and climate change sensitively

Children’s books illustrators Shrujana Niranjani Shridhar and Aindri Chakraborty are addressing themes like discrimination and climate change sensitively

Illustrators Shrujana Niranjani Shridhar and Aindri Chakraborty tackle gender, racism, climate change, discrimination and more in their books, proving not all ‘woke’ books are contentious Illustrators Shrujana Niranjani Shridhar and Aindri Chakraborty tackle gender, racism, climate change, discrimination and more in their books, proving not all ‘woke’ books are contentious As a writer of children’s […]

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