Publisher: TulikaAuthor: Achintyarup RayIllustrator: Shivam Choudhary Where is Baba? Why is he not back yet? Jhupli is restless as evening sets in. Her father has gone into the dense jungle to gather honey and she is afraid. Because there are tigers in the forest. Because people sometimes go inside and never come out. Must Baba go in danger every day?…

Publisher: Hachette IndiaAuthor: Mala Kumar How did a whale go up the Himalayas? Where would you find a spider shaped like the Sorting Hat in Harry Potter stories? On which peaks and slopes can you find both snow and coffee beans sometimes? Up which hill is the observatory that helped to sight a super-Neptune-sized planet? Put on your climbing boots…

Publisher: Pratham BooksAuthor: Sudarshan ShawIllustrator: Sudarshan Shaw As a roaring sun jumps out, the forest wakes up to a brand new day, putting on a new show. What will the forest be today? A story inspired from animism, an age-old belief of the Gond tribe, where everything from the sun to the rocks are as living as we are. Click…

Publisher: Pratham BooksAuthor: Harini Nagendra, Seema MundoliIllustrator: Barkha Lohia Some leaves are tiny, others are not. Some taste sweet, others bitter. There are so many different kinds of leaves around us. Leaf through the leaves of this book about leaves. Click here to buy

Publisher: Pratham BooksAuthor: Suniti NamjoshiIllustratrator: Krishna Bala Shenoi What would happen if the beetles were in charge? Or if fish ruled the world? This fantastical poem offers a powerful glimpse into worlds where nature comes first. Click here to buy

Publisher: Pratham BooksAuthor: Labonie RoyIllustrator: Labonie Roy A very hungry myna wants to eat her favourite food, the sun! But is it possible to eat the sun? Find out in this beautiful book about food chains. Also available in Hindi Click here to buy

Publisher: Pratham BooksAuthor: Sayantan DattaIllustrator: Bhavya Kumar Young Jaishree loves nothing more than plants. She wants to understand them, which is why she decides to spend her life studying plants. This biography of ecologist Dr Jaishree Subrahmaniam is a story of passion and gumption. Click here to buy

Publisher: TulikaAuthor: Raj ShekharIllustrator: Venkat ShyamTranslator: Devashish Makhija  Design: Nina Sabnani We are tall tumbling treesWe are berries in the breezeWe are tigers, we are haresWe are rumbling rolling bears… The rhythm of the verse draws us beat by beat into a forest, lush and alive. But who are the ‘we’, so steeped in every part of it? Words and pictures…

Publisher: Puffin IndiaAuthor: Shaguna Gahilote and Prarthana Gahilote A hungry red fox encounters a frog on its way to enlightenment in Ladakh In Tibet, a mysterious prophecy causes an entire kingdom to migrate In Himachal Pradesh, a teacher and his student find a magical herb that has disastrous consequences Meet unusual heroes, match wits with wily animals, tickle your senses…

Publisher: Puffin IndiaAuthor: Shaguna Gahilote and Prarthana Gahilote Deep in the wild jungles of Rajasthan resides a magical sparrow that grants wishes . . . In Gujarat, a pandit haggles with vendors and chastises merchants as he chases an elusive bargain . . . A bullocky in Multan encounters a mysterious and wise old man who charges money to talk!…