Publisher: DuckbillAuthor: Adithi RaoIllustrator: Aaryama Somayaji Boy and Bear have grown up together on the streets of Mumbai. Baba is a madari. But now that Baba is gone, how are Boy and Bear to survive? Click here to buy
Publisher: DuckbillAuthor: Lavanya Karthik A delightfully illustrated short biography of botanist Janaki Ammal who dreams of a secret world, far from the rigid rules of her town, and how nature shows her the way. Click here to buy
Publisher: DuckbillAuthor: Lesley D Biswas A dangerous virus is making everything go into lockdown. But the village poacher trying to catch the pangolin Chumki has befriended. How will Chumki save the rare animal in these tough times? Click here to buy
Publisher: Hachette (India)Author: Bijal Vachharajani A funny, thoughtful and deeply moving story of Savi and how she finds resilience in the face of personal loss, grief and an ever-warming world… Click here to buy
By Archana Natraj Remember your last unsettling close encounter with a bug? Frantic moments of sweeping it down from clothing, shaking it off your head, or standing transfixed in terror at a tiny, hairy, wriggly creature, as you debate whether to squash it or bolt. The fear of bugs, extended to include several terrestrial arthropods, is rampant. Even ancient Egyptians…
Publisher: Pratham BooksAuthor: Karthika Nair, Salil Chaturvedi, Anushka Ravishankar, Sampurna Chattarji and Bijal VachharajaniIllustrator: Aindri C The story of Earth is the story of life. It is also a story of loss, one worsened by climate change. But while the climate crisis can be a story of devastation, the work being done to mitigate it, to adapt to it, brings…
Publisher: WWF IndiaAuthor: Arthy Muthanna Singh and Mamta NainyIllustrator: Aniruddha Mukherjee A comic book that vividly brings to life the many experiences that school-girl Valli has, when she visits the Nilgiris on an education trip, including a dramatic sighting of the elusive Nilgiri Tahr, the state animal of Tamil Nadu. Click here to read:
Publisher: Tulika PublishersAuthor: Niveditha SubramaniamIllustrator: Aindri C Ammu leaves her plastic bottle boat to bob its way from stream to sea, but she has no idea what dangers she has set adrift. She doesn’t know that her boat might end up in the belly of a whale. Or that there’s a fish or seal about to eat its very last…