Monthly Archives: September 2010

The Politics of Voice

Folk and Tribal Art in Children’s Literature “It may seem, at first glance, that the majority is the dominant force in every society, but those who dramatically change their world, now and throughout history, always belong to the minority.” With this motto, the International Board on Books for Young People – IBBY – organised their [...]

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The Handmade Book Project

Founded and run by our Production Manager C. Arumugam – Mr A, as he is affectionately known – our handmade printing workshop is a unique undertaking. This is where each and every one of our handmade titles is screen-printed and hand bound. After producing 180,000 books (that’s around eleven million pulls in the silkscreen printing process!) the workshop has now left its original thatched home for a larger, safer and brighter purpose-built space. The unit is run on fair trade practices, and the printers live and work together as a commune.

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