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Hungry on the Steps — illustrated by Nirzara Verulkar

Level A2 (estimated) · 13 pages · English

Hungry on the Steps

Written by Nandini Nayar
Illustrated by Nirzara Verulkar

Pranav is hungry. As he climbs up the steps to his house slowly, many others join the line behind him. Who can make him run up the steps?

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I Can, You Can’t — illustrated by Yashwant Viswanathan

Level A2 (estimated) · 8 pages · English

I Can, You Can’t

Written by Anitha Selvanathan
Illustrated by Yashwant Viswanathan

In the ChottaMotta forest, every animal boasted about being better than another animal in some way. They said, 'I can do. But, you can't.' Let us listen to them and learn that comparison is a thief of joy.

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I Need a Violin — illustrated by Nuwan Chathuranga Athulasiri

Level A2 (estimated) · 15 pages · English

I Need a Violin

Written by Magdalena Cooper
Illustrated by Nuwan Chathuranga Athulasiri

A dragonfly wants a violin but does not know how to make one. His friend the butterfly helps him get a violin.

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I Need to Hide! — illustrated by Phùng Nguyên Quang

Level A2 (estimated) · 21 pages · English

I Need to Hide!

Written by Magdalena Cooper
Illustrated by Phùng Nguyên Quang

Piggy-bank is terrified of being broken! His friend, Na, loves him and takes excellent care of him. But one day, Mom suggests that Na break the piggy-bank to buy her New Year’s clothes. What will Na do?

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I Spy a Lake! — illustrated by Balaram J

Level A2 (estimated) · 12 pages · English

I Spy a Lake!

Written by Menaka Raman
Illustrated by Balaram J

Manju and Hamid are playing a game of I Spy by the lake. But why is the game making Hamid sad? And what can they do about it? A story about pollution and the declining state of water bodies.

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I Spy! — illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat

Level A2 (estimated) · 20 pages · English

I Spy!

Written by Samvida Venkatesh
Illustrated by Sandhya Prabhat

A simple game of 'I Spy' at Sania's birthday party turns into a hilarious misadventure when bees and cats and dogs decide to join in. Does Sania find ALL her hidden friends in the end? COUNT DOWN with the birthday girl to find out!

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I want to become… — illustrated by Ashwini Hiremath, Debangshu Moulik, Jemma Jose, Jesse Breytenbach, Lavanya Karthik, Lily Banerjee, Ruchi Shah, Students of Himalayan Public School, Wiehan de Jager

Level A2 (estimated) · 9 pages · English

I want to become…

Written by Pon Latha
Illustrated by Ashwini Hiremath, Debangshu Moulik, Jemma Jose, Jesse Breytenbach, Lavanya Karthik, Lily Banerjee, Ruchi Shah, Students of Himalayan Public School, Wiehan de Jager

This book introduces career fields for young children. Inspires the reader to think, what he/she wants to become. Ask children interests and introduce related careers, before the last interactive activity. Encourage them to add more to the collection.

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Inside your body, the parts you cannot see — illustrated by Meghna Pant

Level A2 (estimated) · 9 pages · English

Inside your body, the parts you cannot see

Written by Meghna Pant
Illustrated by Meghna Pant

The story is written in rhymes and introduces the concept of body parts present inside the body. Children are familiar with the body parts they can see. This book will help explain about the ones that they cannot! Use gestures and mimes as you sing along with them.

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It’s a Ghost! — illustrated by Kaustubh Kamat

Level A2 (estimated) · 17 pages · English

It’s a Ghost!

Written by Alisha Berger
Illustrated by Kaustubh Kamat

Once there was a ghost who loved to scare someone every day. One day, he decided to look for something easy to scare… like a mouse! Will the mouse be as frightened as everyone else?

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It’s a Laddoo Party! — illustrated by Ashika Singh

Level A2 (estimated) · 13 pages · English

It’s a Laddoo Party!

Written by Srividhya Venkat
Illustrated by Ashika Singh

Mira and Mihir have a box full of laddoos. Just when they want to eat… DING DONG! Oh, a guest. They have twelve laddoos. How many laddoos do they each get?

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Janaki — illustrated by Angie & Upesh, Kavitha Mandana, Lavanya Karthik, Nimret Handa, Ninoshka Dias, Olivia Fraser, Priya Kuriyan, Ruchi Shah, Rupa Prakash, Saurabh Pandey, Tanaya Vyas, Vibhash Pandey, Vinayak Varma, Zainab Tambawalla

Level A2 (estimated) · 15 pages · English

Janaki

Written by Mallika Ravikumar
Illustrated by Angie & Upesh, Kavitha Mandana, Lavanya Karthik, Nimret Handa, Ninoshka Dias, Olivia Fraser, Priya Kuriyan, Ruchi Shah, Rupa Prakash, Saurabh Pandey, Tanaya Vyas, Vibhash Pandey, Vinayak Varma, Zainab Tambawalla

'Why was I not born from my mama's tummy like my friends?' is a question that bothers an adopted child during the early years. This story seeks to address that question through the inspiring tale of an epic character. Drawing from the vast repository of stories about adopted children in Indian mythology, this story tells the tale of Janaki.

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Janice Goes to Chinatown — illustrated by Kalyani Ganapathy

Level A2 (estimated) · 13 pages · English

Janice Goes to Chinatown

Written by Anuradha Sengupta
Illustrated by Kalyani Ganapathy

Janice sets off to Kolkata’s Chinatown along with her Grandma. Join her as she discovers this heritage district.

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