Titles 2011Titles 2011

“I got to know a lot about Bhutan – about Urad Bh ’ i l i I lik d i h D jiand Bhutan’s capital city. I liked it when Dorji

showed everybody that he could stand on his head. I liked his dog Domchu. It sounds like a funny name. Domchu looks very cute. I liked y ythe Tiger’s Nest in Paro.”

“The genius of Balsavar's book is in her characterisation of the king and queen. They g q yare ordinary people like you and me, who cook, clean, go to work, entertain friends at home, read books, sip a cup of tea when tired check email and wear simple clothes ”tired, check email, and wear simple clothes.”

“…some serious issues have been addressed in extremely clever ways and y ythey drive home the points beautifully. I am very glad topics as diverse as eunuchs, periods, sex and sexist attitudes have all b t h d ”been touched.”

“A BOOK that is powerful and yet an effective story of women who have learnt to adapt to earth-shaking events in their lives - havingearth shaking events in their lives having been displaced, time and again, from their homes. A BOOK that makes its statement clearly and simply, both in words and pictures, h i h i b if ll b l d ihaving text that is beautifully balanced in narrative style embroidery.”

“The book has brilliant big visuals… when I read this book to my son I could see him getting curious about various things, asking more questions on how and why ofasking more questions on how and why of colors…”

“…not everyday do you come across an Auto that can bend its handles, talk to the wind and even turn into a subatomic particle!”subatomic particle!

“…a book that’s meant to make you smile. Filled with simple illustrations, it’s a visual delight that concerns itself with the various roles a tree has to play in ourthe various roles a tree has to play in our daily lives.”

“There is something irresistible about the book,.. Sometimes it's the turn of a phrase, sometimes it's the shape and contours of Advaita's mind, sometimes it is the clash of the adult world and the adolescent world, but always it is there. That something which makes you want toThat something which makes you want to reread and relive the story.”

“Mixing the old and the new is always a tricky affair. Oluguti Toluguti, a carefully handpicked selection of vintage rhymes presented in a contemporary form is a winner. And yes, thanks to Tulika for this chemma chekka, charming newchemma chekka, charming new children's book!”

“...a marvelous job. This is how children's book should be presented.”

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