Books published by publisher Tulika

Neeraj’s mother gives him some chapati dough to play with while she cooks. “What should I make?” he wonders? His little ball of dough morphs into a snake, a mouse, a cat, and a lion, until it becomes the best thing of all--a big round chapati hot and puffy from cooking on the tava. Originally published in India, this simple story encourages readers to use their imaginations to turn something ordinary into something extraordinary. The cartoonish illustrations are set off against a white background and the concise text is printed in an easy-to-read font. A recipe for chapatis is included at the end of the book---Amy Musser

MY FRIENDS IN THE CITY story : Samina Mishra pictures : Biswajit Balasubramaniam photographer : Samina Mishra Who says the city belongs only to people? Meet Moti the elephant, Phad Phad the pigeon, Banno the buffalo, and many other two- and four-legged creaturs that also live in the city. Photographs and cheerful illustrations combine with easy text to give children a fresh perspective on more everyday birds and animals.

Any time is time for cricket . . . Who wins? Who loses? Who cares? So long as the game goes on - anywhere, anyhow, and played by anyone. This little book of photographs, with just a line of text on each page, is a light tribute to the universal and unifying spirit of cricket. It is also a reminder that cricket is a game, games are played for fun, and everyone can play.