THE STORY OF HANUMAN
Everyone’s favourite Monkey God is back, in a delightful new avatar! Beautiful illustrations, exciting games and activities and a fun and engaging narration add to the appeal of this retelling of Hanuman’s life.
Author: Mala Dayal
Illustrator: Taposhi Ghoshal
Pages: 76
Price: ₹ 395
Publisher: Red Turtle, 2016
KOOBANDHEE — THE ADVENTURES OF BALA AND THE BOOK-BARFING MONSTER
Bala’s books — and his life — are under threat. He has to contend with a book-chewing little sister and Mrs. Shashee, the librarian with a zero-tolerance policy for anyone who misplaces or mutilates books.
Things get worse when Bala encounters the one-eyed book-barfing monster, Koobandhee (no relation to the headless rakshasa, Kabandha). She blames Bala for her malfunctioning digestive system and threatens to swallow him like a tiny pip. Will Bala survive? Or will he vanish without a trace?
Author: Arundhati Venkatesh
Publisher: Scholastic
Price: ₹ 150
The prize will be awarded at The Hindu Lit for Life in January 2017.
