Gita Wolf

Gita Wolf
Gita Wolf has written more than 14 books for children and adults. Considered one of the most original and creative voices in contemporary Indian publishing, she has pursued her interest in exploring and experimenting with the form of the book and its status as a revered cultural object. Several of her children's books have won major international awards.

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Beasts of India

A menagerie of India’s best-known beasts, rendered by some of the finest folk and tribal artists in India, Beasts of India is a rich and unique introduction to a wide range of vibrant and distinctive artistic traditions.

Category: Architecture, Art and Design, Gift Books
Publisher: Tara Publishing
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Hardback    £19.99
Child Art with Everyday Materials

An unorthodox and enabling approach to art education, encouraging children to experiment with different sorts of everyday materials.

Category: Activity books, Cultural Diversity, Art
Publisher: Tara Publishing
 
Spiral bound    £9.99
The Churki-Burki Book of Rhyme

A recounting of a charmed childhood, The Churki-Burki Book of Rhyme captures the experience of growing up as a girl in a tribal village in central India.

Category: Picture story books
Publisher: Tara Books
 
Hardback    £9.99
Do!

Do! is a set of action pictures, rendered in the traditional Warli style of art. It introduces basic verbs to the young reader through a series of brilliantly drawn pictograms, which both illustrate the verb, and tell a story.

Category: Art
Publisher: Tara Books
 
Hardback    £10.99
The Flight of the Mermaid

The Flight of the Mermaid

Retold by Sirish Rao Illustrated by Bhajju Shyam Retold by Gita Wolf

Based on the original tale of Hans Christian Andersen. A poetic, letter-pressed version of the mermaid’s tale becomes a classic feminist parable on the warring claims of love and choice.

Category: Architecture, Art and Design
Publisher: Tara Publishing
 
Hardback    £16.99
HenSparrow Turns Purple

To be displayed as a wall hanging or read as a scroll, this tells the story of how HenSparrow turned purple and turned the whole kingdom upside down.

Category: Gift & novelty, Picture story books
Publisher: Tara Publishing
 
Other book format    £12.99
Masks and Performance

Practical instructions on how to make a variety of masks and props and incorporate them into performance.

Category: Activity books, Cultural Diversity, Art
Publisher: Tara Publishing
 
Spiral bound    £12.99
Monkey Photo

Monkey lives in a jungle that tourists love to visit. But he's getting tired of them taking pictures of him all the time - and he never gets to see any of them! So he decides to help himself to a camera and swing around the jungle, surprising friends and foes...

Category: Picture story books
Publisher: Tara Books
 
Hardback    £10.99
Puppets Unlimited

How to make puppets from everyday materials and found objects. Then how to put on a puppet show!

Category: Activity books, Cultural Diversity
Publisher: Tara Publishing
 
Spiral bound    £12.99
Signature

Playing brilliantly on the skill, imagination, and meaning inherent in Gond patterning, Signature offers a unique compendium of Gond artists - ranging from well-known ones like Bhajju Shyam and Durga Bai, to emerging teenage talents.

Category: Architecture, Art and Design
Publisher: Tara Books
 
Hardback    £14.99
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