TULIKA BOOKS

DESCRIPTION Did you know that bees make a real song and dance over honey? And delicate butterflies can frighten fearsome birds? Superbly comic pict...

DESCRIPTION Kali hates school. And school hates him, he thinks, for he has no friends. The children there find him strange. He wishes his father we...

DESCRIPTION Gitanjali is furious with her cousins — Ajay, Ajit and Aveek —who call her ‘Hathni’, she-elephant, to tease her. But the nickname stick...

DESCRIPTIONGundu and Keeri Humongoose take a decision! To move out of the jungle! And so begins their adventure into the unknown… filled with dange...

DESCRIPTION On a trip to the Taj Mahal, Minnie secretly brings Pooni along though animals aren’t allowed in. But wait – the naughty cat slips off o...

DESCRIPTION Joshua loves music. But learning to play an instrument isn’t likely, he knows. One day he hears the notes of a guitar… and ends up foll...

DESCRIPTION Little Nonnu's world revolves around her goat, Appaka. Soft as cotton, Appaka loves to munch on jackfruit leaves and play with Nonnu an...

DESCRIPTION Ananya Patel has a penchant for make-up, right from her kindergarten days! Now, a sprightly thirteen year old, her precious cosmetics a...

DESCRIPTION Mati pesters her grandmother and father for her own plot of land in the big field. When she does get it, she works hard. And then she h...

DESCRIPTION The animals from the popular I'm So Sleepy are back! Shanmugam the lion is supposed to be the king of the jungle but all he does is sle...

DESCRIPTIONAll the children in Lila’s class are beginning to lose their teeth and have exciting stories to tell. One buried it in the ground for th...

DESCRIPTION Raw, green, sour and crunchy. Or ripe, golden, plump and soft. Summer time is mango time, a time children wait for – blazing sun, stick...

DESCRIPTION In this novel that is part adventure, part mystery and completely captivating, B. Vinayan takes the genre of fantasy to a new realm of ...

DESCRIPTION: A set of 4 books from Tulika that pay ode to the much beloved elephant character of Ashok Rajagopalan - Gajapati Kulapati. AGE GUIDANC...

DESCRIPTION The great Mor Khan is coming from the city to choose actors for his new film. The birds of the jungle are in a flutter. What should the...

DESCRIPTION "Are you there, Amma?" "Are you inside, Amma?" Kiran looks everywhere – in the kitchen, in the balcony and even in the unlikeliest of p...

DESCRIPTION The Ilkal fabrics shine yellow, red, orange, green. But blue? An intrepid little girl and her pigeon friend, Chandrakali, learn to make...

DESCRIPTION It is one among many animal stories they tell children about why and how something came to be – why the sun comes out when the cock cro...

DESCRIPTIONKuk.. Kuk.. The poor rooster can't KUKAROOKOO because his throat is so parched. There is not a drop of water left in the village pond. T...

DESCRIPTIONWell-known writers draw upon the oral traditions of Ivory Coast, China, India, Greece, Australia, North America, Spain, Nigeria, Botswan...

DESCRIPTION “I came across a photo of a boy who had survived a bombing. Covered in blood and dust he stared directly into the camera with empty eye...

DESCRIPTION When Renchu prods her grandmother for a story, Daadi launches into one about when Renchu's grandfather was fooled by a partridge in the...

DESCRIPTION 10, 9, 8, 7 – count the children as they come leaping, riding, zooming in on cycles, scooters, rickshas… A racy counting book with a di...

DESCRIPTION Little Satya lives by the River Ganga in Banaras and longs to row her own boat, just like her father. But he says she's not old enough ...

DESCRIPTION Words rollick and frolic in Kanna's head, yet he hardly speaks. One day, he is at the cave temples with his aunt's family when the ligh...

DESCRIPTION Everyone tells Laali that she's too little to do the things she wants to do. What if I really was very little, wonders Laali. She dream...

DESCRIPTIONThis well-loved story by an American writer draws from universal truths as it tells a lyrical tale of a small bird that changes the life...

DESCRIPTION Do roosters sing ragas? This one does but like all true artistes discovers it after a lot of struggle! Every time he opens his mouth he...

DESCRIPTIONA crocodile with no teeth?Poor Grinder N Grater is old and has lost all his teeth. And he is sick of being laughed at by the other anima...

DESCRIPTIONA gang of robbers is cutting and stealing sandalwood trees from the forest near Arun’s house. Worse, the guardian of the forest, fierce ...

DESCRIPTION Ten-year-old Advik comes from the US to India, and what is meant to be a quiet visit is about to jolt him! Did he ever imagine that Nar...

DESCRIPTION Is Gardy the lost lion cub prince who, legend says, will return to save the City of Lions? He isn't quite sure but rushes there all the...

DESCRIPTION An owl drops a purple feather in a forest. A little girl picks it up and there begins a journey into magical lands... The Magic Feather...

DESCRIPTION Lined up on a street are noisy motorbikes, honking cars, crowded buses, impatient autos... In their midst sits Maharani! At the heart o...

DESCRIPTION Irfaan has a story in his head. So do Thanh, Suzanne, Wang and others. They write them down on white sand and yellow sand, pebbly and c...

DESCRIPTION Gadagada gudugudu . . . the marble rolls from one child's hand to another in exchange each time for something exciting. The story moves...

DESCRIPTION Nazneen carefully cooks some fragrant marzwangan kurma for a special family dinner. But just when it is all ready, guests arrive - unwa...

DESCRIPTIONThree days to go before a killer asteroid will end life on Earth! Everyone is in a panic. Everyone, that is, but Vanita, who has things ...

DESCRIPTION The sari Mother wears everyday is sometimes a train, sometimes a river, or a swing, or a hiding place . . . Children have a way of seei...

DESCRIPTIONWhat we get is a high-speed chase through a bustling market, onto an umbrella, onto a tree... and find out where else! Detailed pictures...

DESCRIPTION Ka Iew and Ka Ngot love to play on the hilltop. One day, the adventurous Ka Iew looks at the sun shining down on the distant, sun-drenc...

DESCRIPTION Kunzang is a strange child of nature, with hair as wild and red as the rhododendrons she lives among. People say that one look from her...

DESCRIPTION Siril the ant finds himself bobbing in his matchbox on a river. Where is he? And how did he get there? With him is a little creature wh...

DESCRIPTION Stony Lake, Canada, with laughing loons, sullen sunfish and dangerous deadheads — this is where Aditi and friends are off to this time....

DESCRIPTION Tiger cub Sultan and his Ammi have a special friend they call Junglee Bina. “Bina is bold. She's not afraid of the forest or the animal...

DESCRIPTION Twelve-year-old Rini and her little brother Tootoo are intrigued by the new boy, and innocent games soon turn into dangerous ones as th...

DESCRIPTION What do ancient fragments of cloth found in Egypt have to do with modern-day Gujarat? The answer starts with A — and sets us off throug...

DESCRIPTION Once this book is closed A challenge here is posed To push beyond the boundaries Observe and test surroundings To care for bigger p...

DESCRIPTION When her friend's cat, Kaapi, gets lost, Dip Dip goes off to look for it — on the road, inside dustbins, behind houses, under bushes, e...

DESCRIPTION With repetitive sounds and words that rhythmically roll right through the pages, this story puts the zing back into storytelling and re...

DESCRIPTION From oppressive loneliness, Sonabai Rajawar 'makes' her way into a world of beauty and joy! An introduction to the life and unique crea...

DESCRIPTION Mystic weaver, radical reformer, loved and hated equally in his time . . . the simple wisdom of his pithy couplets, the famous dohas, m...

DESCRIPTION Sabri loves to draw. She draws wherever she can. On the floor of the hut with rough chalk, or with her one and only pencil on paper fro...

DESCRIPTION Welcome to the world of OLUGUTI TOLUGUTI – and kosuguti too! It is a world of elephants, buffaloes, crows, cockroaches and hatttima tim...

DESCRIPTION Moyna lives in a little tribal village. She cannot go to school because she has to tend the goats, collect the firewood, fetch the wate...

DESCRIPTION Nikoo loves to paint. One day, he reads an adventure story to his cat, Sher Singh, about a king and sailors in a big blue sea. Nikoo pi...

DESCRIPTION Why do I have to sit separately in a corner of the classroom? Why can't I drink water from the tap like other children? Why do the teac...

DESCRIPTIONDramatically visual first science books – on space, earth, water, air and places on earth. Friendly storylines initiate young children ...

DESCRIPTION Ten bunches of bananas, a bundle of sugarcane, coconut, jaggery and a big ball of rice A rather heavy meal, even for an elephant - as G...

DESCRIPTION When the teacher announces that the class will stage The Lion and the Mouse, Ari is thrilled. He knows he'll make a wonderful lion – ev...

DESCRIPTION Paploo is a curious little fellow, full of questions and not afraid of asking. And that's how children should be, says the author — ful...

DESCRIPTION Maoo the kitten looks up — and there… above Murali Mama’s jolly smile is something thunderous and black, thick and curly… his moustache...

DESCRIPTION Everybody likes Adil Ali but nobody likes his shoes! They are old and worn, patched and sewn. So his friends decide to gift him a pair ...

DESCRIPTION Danger! That's what the digital butterflies seem to be spelling out. There is a Word eater at large who snatches words as soon as they ...

DESCRIPTION Ira does happy backflips in the calm waters of Chilika Lake. But she and the other friendly Irrawady dolphins must be mindful of the hi...

DESCRIPTION A delightful story about the delectable momo, that flavour-filled savoury that travelled to India from Tibet, Nepal and beyond. Now you...

DESCRIPTION Graa-aaa-aaa-ooo-oon! Every time Beni Ram tries to sell his camel, Bholu promptly trots back. “The villagers use vans now instead of ca...

DESCRIPTION Bahadur, the little elephant has forgotten how to sleep. Worried, and very, very sleepy he goes to his animal friends for help. But the...

DESCRIPTIONA little chokli, a stray puppy, wanders into a muddy rain puddle one day and loves the icky, sticky, scratchy feeling. From then on, he ...

DESCRIPTIONA charming find-it book for toddlers, from the creator of the other bestselling Pooni books, ‘Where’s That Cat?’ and ‘Pooni at the Taj M...

DESCRIPTION "Come in for a haircut! You choose... We cut!" says the sign outside a hair cutting saloon, so a lion walks in to do just that. But wh...

DESCRIPTION It is hard not to notice Nabiya in Savita Teacher's English story classes. She listens so hard that she hardly blinks! Slowly, she begi...

DESCRIPTION Amma is surprised that Meera has seen no animals at the zoo — not a monkey, or a lion, or even a giraffe! Zestful pictures capture the ...

DESCRIPTION "Every time Vismay came home, he expected to find some kind of disaster. He had seen on YouTube how other people recorded their dogs do...

DESCRIPTION One little child is staring at something. Another joins him, then another . . . till finally ten little children are staring at somethi...

DESCRIPTIONFlashing swords, firing guns, charging on horseback, planning strategies and talking peace… These women did it all, and how! Sweeping as...

DESCRIPTION At 13 going on assertive 14, Mayil is now on her second diary after Mayil Will Not Be Quiet. “Teen queen,” says Ma. “Terrible teens,” s...

DESCRIPTION Big, burly Tarlochan is a champion wrestler, eager for some real challenge. So when he hears of Paramjit, reputed to be unbeatable, he ...

DESCRIPTION In this delightful sequel to Aditi and the One-Eyed Monkey, the postal parrot brings a cryptic letter with a British stamp for 'Aditi a...

DESCRIPTION This story written originally in Telugu by a Dalit writer and teacher, is part of a collection of stories of the Dalit experience calle...

DESCRIPTION The problem is, Kajri likes to chew – rope, masterji’s book and even Phuppo Jammo’s beautifully embroidered burkha. Just as things star...

DESCRIPTION The Chola ruler King Parthiban has a dream . . . he wants to make his empire the most powerful in the region. However, before he can do...

DESCRIPTION“What will happen if I add up all the numbers in the world?”“Is there a last number?”A toddler captivated by patterns... A little boy fi...

DESCRIPTIONShe spills, drops, breaks and trips on things. She is called Clumsy, Slowcoach, Careless, Sloppy, Messy, Butterfingers words that scare ...

DESCRIPTION Santosh travels alone from Mumbai, where he lives with his mother, to Kolkata, on holiday. But he has secret plans to look for his fath...

DESCRIPTION The pages of this book resound with the rhythm of dance as Abu's big red ball bounces in tune with the delightful illustrations. Age: 2+

DESCRIPTION Rain can be fun. But sometimes, ‘lots and lots and lots of rain’ is frightening — when water comes into homes and washes everything awa...

DESCRIPTION Sometimes a circle, sometimes a slice and soon not there at all . . . This picture book in simple verse urges a child to look out of th...

DESCRIPTION Little Malathi wants to run after hens and chicks, and catch the ripe yellow mangoes as they fall – but how can she, on a wheelchair? S...