The story is set in an urban city of Bengaluru. Kartik challenges Aarav to come to a graveyard in the eerie hours of night. Here they encounter burglars and while escaping they stumble upon a quaint brass vessel with gold coins sparking a detective zeal in the children.
Young Leela is growing up under the watchful albeit strict gaze of her grandmother (having lost her mother early on and her father working in another town).
Leela is curious about the freedom struggle unfolding in the rest of the country and is fascinated by Mahatma Gandhi.
The book, ‘565 – The dramatic story of Unifying India’, provides a deep understanding of the massive task of deciding the fate of 565 princely states within the short time span of 50 days, during June – August 1947, in the run up to independence.
Payal Kapadia’s Woebegone’s Warehouse of Words is a thrilling “what-if” tale, in a world where a speaker has to pay a price for every word they speak.
When 12 year old Muniya learns that she is adopted, she embarks on a quest to find her birth parents.
Ishani started to develop an interest in women achievers and we slowly built our collection
The story is about a boy Amit who wants to have a puppy but like my household, the parents are not ready for it yet. Here comes Rajiv Fua with a little puppy who has injured his leg.
Going to the doctor, getting vaccines, having medicines during fever is a nightmare for both parent and child. So very often we get queries around this topic. Here are some books that our parents have recommended.
Very often we get a #kbcQuery on fun books that will encourage kids to brush their teeth. If you’ve been a toddler parent you know what a task that can be sometimes! But engaging books usually win.
The story starts with Leela and Aadi cleaning up their house for the Festival of Lights. This is followed by a trip to the market for Diwali shopping wherein the significance of each item purchased is explained.
As the children and their grandparents start their journey, there unwinds one story after another – each as a result of a conversation, argument, random mention of a word – Ajja and Ajji open up their Story Bag and they have the immediate attention of the children through the travels and their stay at Mayawati.
“Baloo Big Win” by Mamta Nainy offers an insightful perspective into the challenges and triumphs faced by Baloo Palwankar, who emerged from humble beginnings to become a significant figure in Indian cricket during the early 20th century.