Tara Books Private Limited

A unique combination of fiction and fact. Based on the real life experiences of ragpicker children, it tells the story of Velu, a runaway village child.

A multi-level toymaking book that addresses three age groups - children, teenagers and adults - at various levels of complexity.

The latest children's picture book from acclaimed Gond artist Bhajju Shyam is a powerful yet sensitive visual story of the psychology of fear.

This Indian version of the Biblical tale of the great flood is illustrated in the Bengal Patua style of scroll painting. Each flowing fold of the accordion takes the reader from a deluge of water to a rainbow of hope.

I for Imagine features the work of the renowned photographer Marc Riboud. Using the alphabet as pointer, this unusual book travels through landscapes marked by memory and history. Delicate, whimsical and inexorably political, these pictures of war, love, the working class, revolution and the everyday, recall ways of seeing and witnessing, which belong to the golden age of photography.

Twelve year old Samhita Arni's beautifully illustrated version of the Mahabharatha is a bold and fresh re-telling of the great epic. The epic which was earlier in two separate volumes is now available in a single volume.

From her father to her sister to her teachers, people are always telling Tala what to do. Tala plots sweet revenge… but just for today. This wicked and witty story in verse celebrates the child's powers of imagination and fantasy, with eccentric illustrations and innovative typeplay.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Pictures Various Artists To be released this month! Available now for pre-order. The United Nations' 30 Articles are here depicted in this richly illustrated picture book.

Based on a real life incident, this beautifully illustrated book is the moving story of the friendship between a young mahout and his elephant.

Excuse Me, Is This India? is a roving travelogue through a child’s imagination. Drifting off to sleep beneath a picture-quilt made by a globe-trotting aunt, the book’s young narrator becomes a bright blue mouse, swept away on an unexpected trip to India... or is it India?

Illustrated with exquisite quilts made from Indian textiles, this book of brilliant riddling verse captures the surreal mixture of places, people, and creatures that make up India.

This is an off-beat take on the peculiarities of travel and a satire on fussy and eccentric travelers across the world

A baby elephant is lost and alone in the forest, when a herd of buffaloes comes along and takes him into its fold. What is he now, an elephant, or a buffalo?

This joyful tale that touches lightly on the themes of loss, adoption and integration, features bold, inky illustrations, which recapture the woodcut style of an earlier era.

Artist Sophie Benini Pietromarchi invites children on a journey into bookmaking, giving them ideas and inspiration to create their own books from everyday materials.

Meet the Fox-ish, the Pea-pig, the Croco-rooster and other lovably improbably creatures that Gond artist Bhajju Shyam has created for this humorous but profound story written by Sirish Rao.

In this much-anticipated sequel to The Book Book, artist and educator Sophie Benini Pietromarchi takes children into the world of colour. Illustrated in remarkable collage artwork, and written in an intimate, easy tone, The Colour Book charts an exciting journey through childhood memories of shade and hue and leads the reader to the practical tasks, of mixing, playing, and experimenting with colours.