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The Kanchil Series
The Kanchil Series
Brought together as a set for the first time, Nathan Kumar Scott's series about the adventures of the Indonesian trickster Kanchil the mouse deer. Special discount on the usual selling price!
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Nathan Kumar Scott, Jagdish Chitara, T.Balaji & R.Raut

Kanchil the mouse deer is one of the world’s most beloved trickster characters. Whether he is fooling a gullible snake, making sure that he has enough tasty mangoes to eat, or racing the other forest animals, there is never a dull moment.

Each of Nathan Kumar Scott’s lively retellings of classic Indonesian trickster tales is illustrated by a different skilled Indian tribal artist, working within a distinctive visual tradition. Here, the three books are brought together as a set for the first time, with a 15% discount on the normal selling price.


Price: $ 50.85
Sale Price: $ 30.20 / Rs 956.00

The Great Race
The Great Race
From the much loved author of 'Mangoes & Bananas' and 'The Sacred Banana Leaf' comes another trickster tale, illustrated using Indian folk art.
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Nathan Kumar Scott & Jagdish Chitara

"I'm the fastest animal in the forest!" boasts Kanchil the mouse deer. "And I challenge any animal to race me!" Who will step forward to accept the challenge, and can Kanchil be beaten?

'The Great Race' is an exciting retelling of an Indonesian folktale, featuring the trickster Kanchil. Illustrated in the Mata Ni Pachedi style of ritual textile painting from Gujarat, this is the first time that this rare form of traditional art has been used to tell a children's story.


Price: $ 16.95
Sale Price: $ 11.87 / Rs 375.00

Excuses, Excuses!
Excuses, Excuses!
The latest treat from the much-loved children's author Anushka Ravishankar, with illustrations by zany artist Gabrielle Manglou.
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Anushka Ravishankar & Gabrielle Manglou

Meet Neel, who has the noblest of intentions, all of which have a strange way of going wrong … 'Excuses, Excuses!' captures the gleeful childhood dilemma of knowing the importance of rules, but delighting in breaking them.

A wildly absurd feast from Anushka Ravishankar – India’s best-loved children’s poet – and Gabrielle Manglou – zany artist from Réunion.



Price: $ 16.95
Sale Price: $ 11.87 / Rs 375.00

Waterlife
Waterlife
In this hand silkscreen printed book, artist Rambharos Jha adapts the traditional Mithila style of folk painting from Bihar to his own vision.
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'Waterlife' features Mithila art, a vibrant and delicate form of folk painting from Bihar in eastern India.

The artist Rambharos Jha grew up on the banks of the legendary river Ganga, and surrounded by lush fields and ponds, developed a fascination for water and water life.

In this visually stunning book, artist Rambharos Jha creates an unusual artist’s journal, adapting the motifs of the Mithila style to express his own vision. He frames his art with a playful text that evokes both childhood memory and folk legend.

Waterlife is silk-screen printed by hand on handmade paper.


Price: $ 44.95
Sale Price: $ 33.70 / Rs 950.00

I Saw a Peacock with a Fiery Tail
I Saw a Peacock with a Fiery Tail
A pioneering visual exploration of the seventeenth century trick poem 'I Saw a Peacock with a Fiery Tail' this unique book uses art and design in the service of language.
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A well-known folk poem from 17th century England, 'I Saw a Peacock with a Fiery Tail' is a form of trick verse. The poem at first seems nonsensical, but given a break in the middle of each line begins to make perfect sense.

In this pioneering visual exploration of I Saw a
Peacock, Gond tribal artist Ramsingh Urveti and book designer Jonathan Yamakami use art and design in the service of language. Working together, revealing and concealing, they brilliantly mirror the shifting ways in which poetry creates meaning.


Price: $ 17.50
Sale Price: $ 12.25 / Rs 600.00

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