Presents the three adventures of Mowgli, a young boy raised by the animals in an Indian jungle, as well as other animal stories and songs. Includes discussion questions and explanatory notes.

A courageous mongoose thwarts the evil plans of Nag and Nagaina, two big black cobras who live in the garden. In this beautiful edition, Lambert Davis's lush, realistic paintings bring new life to Nobel Prize-winner Rudyard Kipling's beloved story of courage, honor, and friendship between a mongoose and a boy.

Will Gauri's anger prevent her from enjoying the Holi festivities with her family?

A young girl explores the vibrant rainbow of items for sale in a southern Indian street market as she searches for a gift for her mother. Includes facts about the items mentioned and markets around the world, as well as photographs taken by the author in her hometown of Chennai, India.

Diya is excited to be going to India for Diwali, the Festival of Lights. That means she’ll get to spend time with Nani, her beloved grandma, who she hasn’t seen since her family moved from India. Now India is 7,850 miles away… Once Diya arrives in India, she immediately feels at home with Nani. Together they go shopping at the bazaar and prepare for the festival. As Diya and Nani celebrate Diwali together, Diya’s heart soars. But all too soon,...

Tamarind never knew her Indian mum, who died soon after she was born. So when she arrives at her ancestral home, a huge mansion in the Himalayas surrounded by luxuriant gardens, she's full of questions for her extended family. But instead of answers, she finds an ominous silence - and a trickle of intriguing clues: an abandoned hut, a friendly monkey, a glowing star ring, and a strange girl in the garden who calls herself Ishta. Slowly, Tamarind unravels...

While Mrs. Kapoor is making a laddoo for her husband's birthday, she is shocked when the dough suddenly jumps up and runs away, causing her and passersby to chase it through the streets of India. Includes a recipe for laddoo.

In this sweeping picture book, an Indian girl discovers the power of her name as she travels along the river she was named after. What's so special about your name? Kaveri Thanjavur Jayalakshmi Ganesan doesn't think there is anything special about her very long name-in fact, she would prefer to be called "Kav." But Paati reminds Kaveri that her name was inspired by her family's heritage, where she was born, and the powerful river they journey across...

In this version of "The blind men and the elephant", based on a poem by Rūmī, Persian villagers try to figure out what strange animal in a dark barn has arrived from India.

"In 1948, 12-year-old Amil, who is both Muslim and Hindu, struggles to find his place in Bombay, India, until his twin sister suggests he tell his story through drawings meant for their late mother as he tries to find hope and a sense of belonging in a chaotic world"-- Provided by publisher.