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Pattan's Pumpkin: An Indian Flood Story by Chitra Soundar
Category: Children's Classics
Pattan has an amazing pumpkin...it grows BIGGER than the goats, BIGGER than the elephants, until it is as TALL as the mountains. But can Pattan's pumpkin save his family and all the animals when the storm-clouds burst and the waters rise?
Sindhu and Jeet's Detective Agency: a Bloomsbury Reader by Chitra Soundar; Amberin Huq (Illustrator)
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Bloomsbury Readers Ser.
An exciting detective story from Chitra Soundar, author of over 50 children's books in the UK, India and the US.Sindhu and Jeet are the best detectives in town: they solve all their cases with a dollop of observation, a dash of imagination and a whole load of legwork. And when they travel from India to ...Show more
Sona Sharma, Looking After Planet Earth by Chitra Soundar
Category: Children's Fiction
Sona Sharma combats climate change. When Sona learns about the climate crisis at school and is very worried that no one is doing enough to combat it, she takes up the challenge herself. But Appa isn't amused when Sona throws out her baby sister's nappies and Thatha isn't happy when she tells him to get ...Show more
Sona Sharma, Very Best Big Sister by Chitra Soundar
Category: Education
Being a big sister to a new baby brings big responsibilities. Sona Sharma's house is full of people who joke often and argue sometimes. Relatives come unannounced, the phone rings frequently and friends drop in all the time. Then one day Amma tells Sona she is going to have a baby. Is that good? Sona i ...Show more
The Extraordinary Life of Mahatma Gandhi by Chitra Soundar
Category: Education | Series: Extraordinary Lives
From growing up in India and studying in London to becoming a political activist in South Africa and taking on the battle for independence in India, Mahatma Gandhi's legacy has lived on well beyond his years.Read the life story of this brilliant, strong-willed and influential man in this beautifully ill ...Show more
Tiger Troubles by Chitra Soundar
Category: Children's Fiction | Series: Bloomsbury Young Readers
All Sloth Bear wants to do is play with Porcupine but it's nap time in the jungle and all the other animals are sleeping. So she throws a guava at Porcupine's tree to wake him up and SPLAT! THUD! BUMP! Little Tiger gets woken up too! And Little Tiger is rather hungry... This funny story set in the India ...Show more
We All Celebrate! by Chitra Soundar
Category: Education
We all celebrate birthdays and friendships, the onset of seasons, religious events and national holidays. Our celebrations are full of colour, specially prepared food and good cheer. We All Celebrate introduces some less mentioned celebrations from around the world to children, among those that are well ...Show more
Yara's Chance to Dance (Ballet Besties) by Yasmine Naghdi, Chitra Soundar
Category: Children's Fiction
Pirouette your way into the Shimmer & Shine dance studio, where the ballet besties are ready to put on a show!
You're Safe with Me by Chitra Soundar
Category: Picture Books | Series: Lantana Global Picture Bks.
When the moon rises high and the stars twinkle, it is bedtime for the baby animals of the Indian forest. But tonight, when the skies turn dark and the night grows stormy, the little ones can't sleep. SWISH-SWISH CRACK-TRACK FLASH-SNAP goes the storm. Only Mama Elephant with her words of wisdom can reass ...Show more
You're Snug with Me by Chitra Soundar; Poonam Mistry (Illustrator)
Category: Picture Books
At the start of winter, two bear cubs are born, deep in their den in the frozen north. "Mama, what lies beyond here?" they ask. "'Above us is a land of ice and snow." "What lies beyond the ice and snow?" they ask. "The ocean, full of ice from long ago." And as they learn the secrets of the earth and the ...Show more
You're Strong With Me by Chitra Soundar
Category: Picture Books
The rain clouds are long gone and the dry season scorches the land. Everything is new for the baby giraffe. As she bounds ahead and lags behind, her mother patiently explains the ways of the grasslands. And until she grows a little taller, older, and wiser, her mother reminds her: "You're strong with me ...Show more