Tara Books

A family brings home a sweet baby bird only for it to become a tyrannical rooster who rules the roost. Written in comic verse by Anushka Ravishanka...

Hans, the simpleton, continually exchanges his meagre possessions until he has nothing to give away. Is that a good fate or a bad one? Spanish arti...

The Brer Rabbit stories were originally oral tales told by slaves from the American South. In this powerful rendering for children and adults, writ...

More than ever in the past, now it is necessary to bring in the possibility of free, unstructured, and open ended play to children. We can create o...

Part of everyday life, yet rich in symbolic meaning, renderings of the sun and the moon are present in all folk and tribal art traditions of India....

Anything can be turned into a puppet, you just need to know how! Based on the principles taught by traditional Indian puppeteers, each puppet in th...

First published in 1905, German poet Christian Morgenstern’s piece is a darkly comic linguistic caprice. Illustrated with punctuation marks, the te...

Ace Detective Captain Coconut, who proclaims he can solve any mystery large or small, is called in to investigate the case of the missing bananas. ...

The Bhil people of Central India are among st the country’s oldest indigenous communities. To them, the natural world is not ‘a thing apart’, but e...

Sita’s Ramayana shifts the point of view of the epic – the saga of a heroic war – to bring a woman’s perspective to this familiar tale. Narrated by...

This Indian retelling of the great flood story is illustrated in the vivid narrative style of Patua scroll art from West Bengal, India. Distinctive...

Trace, flip and bring each animal in this book face to face with his or her twin… What happens next? That’s entirely up to you! Draw your own story...

The Mahabharatha, a great Indian epic, is a compelling chronicle of warring families, clans and kingdoms. Samhita Arni’s re-telling – written when ...

The traditional Warli style of tribal art from western India is deceptively simple, yet very dynamic, almost like a series of fluid pictograms. Peo...

Gobble You Up! is a story in cumulative rhyme, centering on a wily jackal, who is too lazy to hunt for his food. He tricks his friend, the crane in...

This activity book in the Bengal Patua style of scroll painting depicts the everyday world of the Santhal people, who are amongst India’s largest i...

“Did we take more than our due?” Weaving his tale around a Gond fable about water, artist Subash Vyam muses on the history of our relationship to t...

The Kadar's are a small indigenous community in South India. Even though they no longer live deep in the forest, they still walk its paths every da...

“Did Amma really steal a bicycle, and is it even possible to wrestle your shadow?” Did you ever wonder how your parents were as kids? Were they up ...

A set of 2 board books by Tara, with real pictures of vegetables and fruits available in India. India is home to a rich variety of fruits and veget...

Set of four interactive picture books in one handy box set. 1. Birthday Surprise: It’s today! It’s today! It’s our friend’s birthday! 2. Boo!: Peek...

Cat is fed up with her tail. It never does what it should. She now wants a brand new tail. A tail that she can choose; This deliciously absurd tale...

This unusual art activity book featuring the deer introduces children to a variety of Indian art traditions. Through tracing, patterning and colour...

India is home to a rich variety of fruits: some are local to the region, while others travelled thousands of miles and have since found a home here...

India is home to a rich variety of vegetables: some are local to the region, while others travelled thousands of miles and have since found a home ...

"Where is my bear?" asks a little girl as soon as she comes home from school. But he's missing! Where could he be? She sets off to find him, knocki...

Kind Kiwis Kiss Kangaroos, Lazy Lions Lick Lollipops and Plump Penguins Play Ping Pong; There is no end to the strange things animals get up to in ...

A little girl goes to market with a pocketful of changeand no idea what to buy from all the happy chaos around her. But among the rich and colorful...

This unusual art activity book featuring the Indian elephant introduces children to a variety of Indian art traditions. Through tracing, patterning...

This unusual art activity book featuring fish introduces children to a variety of Indian art traditions. Through tracing, patterning and colouring ...

This beach on the South Indian coast is full of activity. By day you can see fishermen bring in the catch, women selling fish, people and animals g...

Tiger On a tree, Is it true? Can it be? Did he fly? Did he flee? Did he fall and hurt his knee? Did he cry? Did he plead? If you want to know: Read...

One day, Falguni the Fruitseller finds a crocodile in a ditch. Catch that Crocodile! cry the terrified townspeople. But who will do it? Probin Poli...

Come and join Neela and Peela, who are off to the fair; Each year, people of the Bhil tribe from Madhya Pradesh in central lndia celebrate a wonder...

Do you have a persistent hiccup? Try these fun healing methods! This hilarious picture book combines absurd texts with humorous art. With Hick! Tar...