Books with author Maple Press

Gone are the days when the stories were told to the children in the households of India. The values and morals present in these stories played an important role in the development of the young minds. SO, it is vital to impart moral values to children. We at Maple Press are determined to bring these stories back into the lives of the Gen Z.This book consists interesting & valuable tales of Arabian nights with beautiful illustrations.The little Hunchbacked Man.Strange Dreams,Sharherzade& Shararian are few of the selected stories the book consists. These tales have been read by children all over the world. .These tales were told to sultan Shaharian by princess shaherzade for 1001 nights.

People and characteristics differ, but fairy tales are the same in plot and incidents the world over. Passed down from one generation to another, each of these tales speaks volume about the culture and heritage of the India. Some of the stories will make you think, some will make you laugh, some will make you wonder, but there isn’t a fairy-tale that does not have a hidden wisdom to discover.

Once upon a time, there lived a man. He had a donkey. It was a very old donkey. He had been carrying the man’s load on his back for many years and had served his master well. But, now he was not useful. So, the Donkey ran away to Bremen to become a musician. When he had gone a little way, he saw a dog that was lying on the road. The Donkey said, “Why are you breathing so heavily?” The Dog said, “Oh! I am getting old. Everyday I am becoming weaker and weaker. I cannot even go for hunting. My master wanted to kill me, so I ran away.” The Donkey said, “I am going to Bremen. I will become a musician there. You can also come with me and learn music.” The Dog agreed and both of them went together to Bremen.This 16-page richly illustrated book is a part of our Classic tales collection, which consists of stimulating and enthralling stories for children.

A beautiful classic story presented with magical illustrations that bring a child’s imagination to life. Snow White was a beautiful princess who lived with her evil stepmother, the Queen. The Queen was too proud of her own beauty. ‘Mirror, Mirror on the wall, Who is the fairest of them all?’ she would ask and the mirror would always say it was her. Until one day, the mirror said that it was Snow White who was the most beautiful. What did the jealous Queen do then?The story of snow white is retold here in a simple language to make to pleasurable for the young children.

The classic fairy-tale of Rapunzel is a story of a little girl who was stolen from her parents by an evil Witch and forced to live in a tower. The tower had no doors or stairs, just one window at the top of the tower. ‘Rapunzel, Rapunzel, Let down your hair’, the witch would call out and Rapunzel would let down her beautiful, long and golden hair.One day, a Prince passes by the tower and hears Rapunzel’s sweet voice and falls in love. Will the Prince rescue Rapunzel? Or will the evil witch kill them both? The story is recounted with the help of colourful illustrations aimed to delight young minds.

A classic fairy-tale retold with simple narration and colourful illustrations. The story involves a beautiful princess, a sleeping enchantment, a handsome prince and an evil witch. The story also has a happy ending. The story is full of adventure, amusing characters and incidents and it has a message for the young children. The easy-to-read narration and the colourful pictures are aimed to kindle the desire to read in the young children.

The famous ‘Panchatantra’ consists of interesting tales of animals, which the children will love to read. One of India’s most influential contributions to world literature, it originally consisted of five books of animal fables, hence its name; with ‘Pancha’ meaning five and ‘tantra’ meaning the mode of action. Thoughtfully presented, this book compiles the most interesting of all the stories, which we hope will be liked by children and adults alike.

Sheikh Chilli was a very poor man. He was poor because he was too lazy and did not want to work. He always used to dream about becoming rich. But, we all know, you cannot become rich, if you do not work hard. His story teaches us the importance of hard work and warns us against daydreaming. A funny instance of Sheikh Chilli’s folly is narrated here with the help of rich illustrations. Let us begin reading!

Jataka Tales are ancient folklore infused with moralistic values. These are voluminous body of literature native to India concerning the previous births of Gautam Buddha. These are the stories that tell about the previous lives of the Buddha, in both human and animal form. The future Buddha may appear in them as a king, an outcast, a god, an elephant—but, in whatever form, he exhibits some virtue that the tale thereby inculcates.