Books for Kids

Reviews of Children's Books - Now displaying 31 to 40

Golu, the mahout's son, is sad to see the way animals are treated in the circus. His friend, the little bear Bholu, is miserable. One day Golu decides that he has had enough. A heartwarming tale by Pankaj Bisht. Read on ...

The Final Glacier

Aditya and Devyani discover that their grandfather is off on a trip to Gaumukh, where the mighty Ganga originates, and insist on accompanying him in Sheila Sharma's story of exploration... Read on ...

Glimpses from Gandhi's Life

"Why don't you wear a kurta, Bapu?" the little boy asked. True life stories from the life of Mahatma Gandhi, written by Uma Shankar Joshi. Some excerpts.. Read on ...

A Royal Diet of Mangoes

If it is summer, it must be mango time. The only way to enjoy them is to have them for breakfast, lunch and dinner, wrote famous naturalist M. Krishnan. Read on ...

The Family Album

The boredom of summer vacations vanishes when Priya discovers Hari living next door to her new home. But the real adventure only begins when they come across an old family album. Excerpts from Gita Iyengar's story. Read on ...

Wonder in the Sand

The twins miss Mumbai and spending a year in a sleepy army cantonment seems a bore. But excitement is just a sandstorm away, they soon discover. Excerpts from Cheryl Rao's story. Read on ...

Gems of Indian Literature

Together we shall unravel some of the invaluable gems of Indian thought and literature -- the Bhagavad Gita, The Puranas, The Vedas, and the Upanishads, says writer Manoj Das. Excerpts... Read on ...

Snake People

Most people flee at the sight of a snake. But there are those who actively seek out snakes. Like the Irula tribals of Tamil Nadu. Excerpts from the book by Zai and Rom Whitaker. Read on ...

AHA! Books

Award-winning playwright, writer, artist, cartoonist and illustrator, Manjula Padmanabhan, who has published 21 books for children, lists out her 10 all-time favourite children's books and series, for Pitara's A-Ha list. Read on ...

AHA! Books (Hindi)

A list of some extremely fine low cost Indian books on Education, Popular Science, Maths and Children's Stories. Click to view the names of the top 40 books as judged by Arvind Gupta. Read on ...