Bhajju Shyam, Gita Wolf & Andrea Anastasio

One day, Musa sets off alone to collect wood from the forest near to his home. Suddenly, he hears a deafening noise and is overcome with terror… Was the sound a wild boar? A whole herd of wild boars? Or something even worse?

What happens to Musa and how he learns to deal with his fear is explored in this powerful yet sensitive visual story of the psychology of fear. Typography, book design, narrative, and contemporary Indian tribal artwork by renowned Gond artist Bhajju Shyam come together in this new children’s book.

Gond tribal artist Bhajju Shyam is from Madhya Pradesh in central India. The Gonds are a community of highly visual people, who were traditionally forest dwellers, and the inspiration for this story came from Bhajju’s stories of his own childhood.

For ages 4 and up

Joydeb Chitrakar, Gita Wolf

Ancient stories talk of an age when a huge flood destroyed the earth, leaving nothing behind. … You may have heard it before, but great tales must be retold – and so I will tell it now in my way, as I have heard it said.

This Indian version of the Biblical tale of the great flood is illustrated in the Bengal Patua style of scroll painting. Each flowing fold of the accordion takes the reader from a deluge of water to a rainbow of hope.

For ages 6 and above

Marc Riboud / Catherine Chaine Using the alphabet as guide, this lyrical photo book journeys into times and places marked by dream, history and anticipation.The alphabet book becomes a playful dimension through which to view the powerful images of master photographer Marc Riboud. The alphabets here are pointers, at once sharpening and diffusing meaning, taking us through landscapes marked by memory and history. Delicate, whimsical, and inexorably political, these timeless images of war, love, work, revolution, and the everyday recall ways of witnessing from the golden age of photography. Magnum contributor Marc Riboud was one of the first European photographers to travel to China in 1957. He is best known for his extensive reports on the East:"The Three Banners of China", "Face of North Vietnam", "Visions of China" and his most recent, "In China". He has won the Overseas Press Club Award twice and has had major retrospective exhibitions at the Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris and the International Center of Photography, New York. Photography Hard Cover; 160 Pages 2-Colour

Written and illustrated by Samhita Arni

The great Indian epic Mahabharatha is a complex tale of ambition, war and destruction. Twelve year old Samhita Arni's version is bold and unorthodox in its depiction of character and in the sharply critical tone it adopts towards the epic's main theme: war. Samhita has illustrated the book herself with intricate line drawings.

- Named one of the Best Books Published in 2004 by the Spanish Ministry of Culture, 2005
- Elsa Morante Literary Award, Italy, 2004
- Book of the Month Award, Society for Youth Literature and Media, Germany, 2000

"A wonderful way to learn about Indian mythology ... this is a small masterpiece which deserves nothing but the highest recommendation."
-Academy for Children's Literature and Media, Germany

"A celebration of the wonder that is childhood and a reaffirmation of the existence of sheer talent in this country's young."
- Sagari Chhabra, Book Review

A spectacular pop-up alphabet book. Watch as the alphabet comes to life on paper in ornate and ingenious fashion. ABC3D is the second title in our ongoing French Focus series, brought to you with the help of the French Embassy in India. NOT FOR SALE OUTSIDE INDIA "An absolute delight." - Kirkus Reviews

"The single most beautiful book I've ever owned." - Cory Doctorow, via boingboing.net

"Does for paper what Claymation did for mud ... easily the most innovative alphabet book of the year, if not the decade." - The Washington Post

"This hand-size French alphabet book is as stylish as a pop-up can be ... A-plus for drama and innovation." - Publishers Weekly starred review