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The Natyashastra, an ancient India theory of aesthetics, says there are nine basic emotions that the superior work of art should evoke and represent. Cherry-picking iconography from throughout Tamil cinema history, this book features specially commissioned hand painted cinema billboards which exemplify each of these emotions. Category: Architecture, Art and DesignPublisher: Tara Books |
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A uniquely poetic and creative childrens' craft book, The Book Book demonstrates how to use unlikely everyday materials to bring stories to life, and turn them into home-made books which can be treasured forever. Category: Activity books, ArtPublisher: Tara Books |
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Catch That Crocodile! is a book of comic verse with a subtle environmental message. Yet another delightful picture book from the award-winning illustrator Pulak Biswas. Category: Picture story books, Poetry & rhymePublisher: Tara Books |
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An unorthodox and enabling approach to art education, encouraging children to experiment with different sorts of everyday materials. Category: Activity books, Cultural Diversity, ArtPublisher: Tara Books |
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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 booksPublisher: Tara Books |
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A haunting parable of love and destiny, printed and bound by hand, and illustrated in the delicate and ornamental Patachitra tradition of Orissa in eastern India. Category: Architecture, Art and Design, FictionPublisher: Tara Books |
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Do!Text by Gita Wolf Illustrated by Ramesh Hengadi, Rasika Hengadi, Shantaram Dhadpe and Kusum DhadpeDo! 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: ArtPublisher: Tara Books |
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A touching story of loss, adoption and integration, about a lost baby elephant who is taken in by a herd of buffalo. Category: Picture story books, Poetry & rhymePublisher: Tara Books |
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Late again! What is it now? Chased by a lion? Kicked by a cow? Category: Picture story booksPublisher: Tara Books |
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Fingerprint is a visual fable that celebrates resistance to state surveillance and control. Category: Architecture, Art and DesignPublisher: Tara Books |
