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Monday, September 28, 2009

Indian Themed Books to consider reading to your little one –

For children ages 4 through 12

1. Aani and the Tree Huggers, Jeannine Atkins (Author), Venantius J. Pinto (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Lee & Low Books
2. Anklet for a Princess: A Cinderella Story from India, Meredith Babeaux Brucker (Author), Lila Mehta (Author) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Shen's Books
3. Baya, Baya, Lulla-by-a, Megan McDonald (Author), Vera Rosenberry (Illustrator)
Reading level: Baby-Preschool Publisher: Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books
4. Bringing Asha Home, Uma Krishnaswami (Author), Jamel Akib (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Lee & Low Books
5. Chachaji's Cup, Uma Krishnaswami (Author), Soumya Sitaraman (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Children's Book Press
6. Elephant Dance: Memories of India, Theresa Heine (Author), Sheila Moxley (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Barefoot Books
7. Elephant Prince: The Story of Ganesh, Amy Novesky (Author), Belgin K. Wedman (Author) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Mandala Publishing
8. Finders Keepers? Robert A. Arnett (Author), Smita Turakhia (Author)
Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Atman Press
9. Going to School in India Lisa Heydlauff (Author), Nitin Upadyhe
Reading level: Ages 9-12 Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
10. Gopal the Infallible, Sita Gilbakian (Author), Padmavathi Devi Dasi (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Mandala Publishing
11. Holi, Uma Krishnaswami (Author) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Children's Press
12. I Is for India (World Alphabets), Prodeepta Das (Author) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Frances Lincoln
13. In Search of The Thunder Dragon, Sophie and Romio Shrestha Reading level: Ages 9-12 Publisher: Mandala Publishing
14. Indian Tales: A Barefoot Collection Reading level: Ages 9-12 Publisher: Barefoot Books
15. Lighting a Lamp: A Diwali Story, Jonny Zucker (Author), Jan Barger Cohen (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Frances Lincoln Publishers
16. Lights For Gita, Rachna Gilmore (Author), Alice Priestley (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 9-12 Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers
17. Lily's Garden of India, Jeremy Smith (Author), Rob Hefferan (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Gingham Dog Press
18. Little Krishna, Harish Jothari Reading level: Ages 9-12 Publisher: Bear Cub Books
19. Mama’s Saris, Pooja Makhijani Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Little, Brown Young Readers
20. Miraculous Gopal, Sita Gilbakian (Author), Padmavathi Devi Dasi (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Mandala Publishing
21. Monsoon, Uma Krishnaswami Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
22. My Mother's Sari, Sandhya Rao (Author), Nina Sabnani (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: North South
23. Naina’s Adventure, Enakshi Choudhuri (Author), Jacob Nicholas (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Orbolo Books
24. Naming Maya, Uma Krishnaswami Reading level: Ages 9-12 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
25. Nine Animals and the Well, James Rumford (Author)
Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
26. One Grain Of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale, Demi (Author), Demi (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Scholastic Press
27. Prita Goes to India, Prodeepta Das (Author)
Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Frances Lincoln
28. Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator), Rudyard Kipling (Author)
Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: HarperCollins
29. Snake Charmer (Hardcover), Ann Whitehead Nagda (Author) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
30. The Boy and the Tigers (Little Golden Book), Helen Bannerman (Author), Valeria Petrone (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Golden Books
31. The Brave Little Parrot, Rafe Martin (Author) Jataka Tale
Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Putnam Juvenile; Library Binding edition
32. The Butter Thief, Chris Murray (Author), Kim Waters Murray (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Mandala Publishing
33. The Closet Ghosts, by Uma Krishnaswami (Author), Shiraaz Bhabha (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 9-12 Publisher: Children's Book Press; Library Binding edition (December 27, 2005)
34. The Gift of Gopal, Sita Gilbakian (Author), Padmavathi Devi Dasi (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Mandala Publishing
35. The Happiest Tree: A Yoga Story, Uma Krishnaswami (Author), Ruth Jeyaveeran (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Lee & Low Books
36. The Jungle Book, Rudyard Kipling (Author), Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 9-12 Publisher: HarperCollins; Gift edition (September 27, 1995)
37. The Little Book of Hindu Deities: From the Goddess of Wealth to the Sacred Cow, Sanjay Patel (Author)
Reading level: Ages 4-11 Publisher: Plume
38. The Little Brown Jay: A Tale from India, Elizabeth Claire (Author), Miriam Katin (Illustrator) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Mondo Publishing; Expanded edition
39. The Monkey and the Crocodile: A Jataka Tale from India, Paul Galdone (Author) Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Clarion Books (September 21, 1987)
40. The Poombah of Badoombah, Dee Lillegard (Author), Kevin Hawkes (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Putnam Juvenile
41. The Ramayana for Children, Bulbul Sharma (Author) Publisher: Penguin Global Reading level: Ages 9-12 Publisher: Penguin Global
42. The Road to Mumbai, Ruth Jayaveeran Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
43. The Story of Divaali, Jatinder Verma (Author), Valmiki (Author), Nilesh Mistry (Illustrator)
Reading level: Ages 4-8 Publisher: Barefoot Books (September 1, 2002)
44. The Story of Little Babaji, Helen Bannerman (Author), Fred Marcellino (Illustrator)
Reading level: Baby-Preschool Publisher: Harper Trophy
45. Younguncle Comes to Town, Vandana Singh Reading level: Ages 9-12 Publisher: Viking Juvenile