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.

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 Books
 
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 Books
 
Hardback    £16.99
Following My Paint Brush

Following My Paint Brush is the story of Dulari Devi, a domestic
helper who went on to become an artist in the Mithila style of folk
painting from Bihar, eastern India.

Category: Picture story books, Art
Publisher: Tara Books
 
Hardback    £10.99
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
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
SSSS

Combining art and legend, this stunning handprinted book invokes the beauty and legend of Indian snake lore - from the enigmatic snake goddess Manasa to Buddha's sheltering snake.

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

A multi-level toymaking boook.

Category: Activity books, Cultural Diversity
Publisher: Tara Books
 
Hardback    £12.99
Trash!

A unique combination of fiction and fact. The story of a runaway village child who becomes a ragpicker is accompanied by facts and arguments.

Category: Junior non-fiction
Publisher: Tara Books
Item is currently out of stock
Paperback    £7.99