Fat cats, brat cats, hurried carts, worried cats, cats with scowls and cats with jowls... I Like Cats emerges from the brushstrokes of the best-known tribal and folk artists of India. Silk screen-printed by hand, this book features an impressive gallery of irresistible felines across a variety of Indian tribal art traditions, and comes with a framable screenprint. Carrying on in the comic verse tradition, the witty and jubilant poetry-tales of Indian writer Anushka Ravishankar are internationally acclaimed, widely translated, and honoured with innumerable awards. Art by various artists from the finest tribal and folk traditions from across India.

From established artists to emerging talents, Signature features an array of Gond patterns. Gond artists hail from Central India and work with an older tradition of drawing on walls and floors. Yet these artists mark their work as their own with carefully chosen patterns. A valued symbol of memories and stories, the Gond pattern is at once contextual and universal.

This fun romp populated by punctuation marks as characters nonetheless suggests systems of control that go beyond language. This illustrated edition is a brilliantly inventive dance of text and image, translated faithfully by Sirish Rao, with typographic illustrations by Rathna Ramanathan. Design & Translation Rathna Ramanathan has steered the design philosophy of Tara, working on over 20 titles apart from creating catalogues and exhibitions. In the process, she can be said to have pioneered innovative children’s book design in India. Sirish Rao is an exciting voice in contemporary Indian writing and has authored several books ranging from novels to children’s books, re-tellings of myths to pop art collections.

Text by Gita Wolf Art by Ianna Andréadis Standing in for our deepest fantasies and fears, the snake is as much a creature of our minds, as it is of the forest and field. Combining art and legend, this stunning handprinted book invokes the beauty and legend of Indian snake lore—from the enigmatic snake goddess Manasa to Buddha's sheltering snake.