Bengali-English

The Giant Turnip (Bengali-English) $22.95

This traditional story is set in an inner city school where the children have grown an enormous turnip! How can they pull it out? First the boys try and then the girls but the turnip will not move. They all try together but...

The Little Red Hen and The Grains of Wheat (Bengali-English) $23.95

Little Red Hen finds some grains of wheat but when she asks the cat, the dog and the goose to help her plant them, they are all too busy. When Little Red Hen has finally grown the wheat, harvested it, turned it into flour...

The Musical Donkey (Bengali-English) $11.95

There was a donkey who felt so happy that he sang through the night in the cucumber field. The problem was that the cucumbers couldn't bear it. What did they do? Earthy illustrations in the patachitra style from Orissa...

The Pied Piper (Bengali-English) $23.95

Rats! Big rats, small rats, young rats and old rats! Enter a mysterious stranger... This sensitive retelling of the famous Pied Piper legend raises many moral and social issues as well as inspiring drama and music.

The Red Umbrella (Bengali-English) $13.95

Drip, drip, drip! It-???+-?-+s raining. What happens when seven animals have to share one small umbrella? Cheery pictures liven up this old folktale about sharing retold with a twist.

The Rooster and the Sun (Bengali-English) $15.95

A farmer shouts at the sun becaue it is too hot to work in the field. The sun gets upset, goes away and refuses to return. Finally, a rooster tricks the sun to shine again -?? and every day from then on. This engaging tale...

The Snake and the Frogs (Bengali-English) $11.95

The old snake is punished - frogs will now ride on him. The frogs jump for joy - but they had better watch out! An unusual retelling, which swings sympathy in favour of the snake. Stunning pictures are based on wooden folk...

The Swirling Hijaab (Bengali-English) $23.95

A lyrical book about the feelings a little Muslim girl has for her head scarf, her Hijaab. Beautifully illustrated, this softback book is available in English with 19 languages.

The Talkative Tortoise (Bengali-English) $11.95

Yak yak yak... the tortoise loves to talk. He learns the hard way that keeping the mouth shut is sometimes very necessary.

The Three Billy Goats Gruff (Bengali-English) $23.95

The three billy goats need to cross the bridge to get to the fresh, green grass. But under the bridge lives a fierce and hungry Troll. The first goat tells the Troll to wait for his brother who is much bigger than him. The...

The Traveling Caterpillar (Bengali-English) $26.95

This story is about a caterpillar who accidentally went on an adventure, traveling far away from her home in the forest. She had an exciting experience, trying new foods and exploring new places. But at the end, she was the...

The Very Hungry Caterpillar (Bengali-English) $23.95

This best-selling children's classic adored by children, parents and teachers is available in six dual language editions. This book enables the teacher to raise the language awareness of the whole class as they follow the...

The Village Fair (Bengali-English) $11.95

Mud dolls, swing wheels, stick-ice, pulivesham -?? Meenu is so excited about the village fair! But she falls down and breaks her leg. Now how will she go? A simple storyline offers many moments of discovery as the child...

The Wheels on the Bus (Bengali-English) $16.95

This book invites you to sing along with this ever popular children's song. Each page has pre-cut holes for little fingers to find and play with...illustrations are fun, child-friendly and stimulate lots of conversation...

The Wild Swans (Bengali-English) $22.95

The Wild Swans by Hans Christian Andersen is, with good reason, one of the world's most popular fairy tales. In its timeless form it addresses the issues out of which human dramas are made: fear, bravery, love, betrayal,...

Tiji and Cheenu (Bengali-English) $12.95

Tiji and Cheenu like to eat different things, do different things… and they are best friends! Warm, exuberant pictures from one of the country's finest illustrators build up this universal story of friendship.

Tom and Sofia Start School (Bengali-English) $23.95

The first day at school is an enormous step for every child. Tom is worried. Will he get lost in his school? Will he make any friends? Sofia is excited and can't wait to go to big school like her sister. Join Tom & Sofia...

Up Down (Bengali-English) $13.95

Little Appu wants to play on the seesaw. But who will sit on the other side? A grasshopper? Or a mouse? Or . . .? A wonderfully simple approach to the concepts of light and heavy, up and down, aided by dynamic, lovable...

Upside Down (Bengali-English) $11.95

T. R Rajesh teaches art at Kendriya Vidyalaya in Adoor, a small town in Kerala. In Upside Down he plays with a creative concept, and a twist in the tale, to bring the lush ambience of rural Kerala to young children. ...

Walking through the Jungle (Bengali-English) $20.95

Join this fearless young explorer as she discovers the different animals and terrains in the world-and makes it home for supper, safe and sound!