Young Zubaan’s collection of gorgeously illustrated books for young readers.
Explore the mysteries of sentences and punctuation with Squiggle, take a peek into Mr. Jeejeebhoy’s famed sweetshop, or meet Aunty Mouse in Bhutan with Tashi Doma!
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₹ 225
Everyone thinks they know who I am.
Do you think that too?
Or are you ready to listen to what happened, hidden inside these pages?
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Everyone thinks they know who I am.
Do you think that too?
Or are you ready to listen to what happened, hidden inside these pages?
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This terrific book gently introduces ideas of identity and selfhood through textured typography and rich, striking colours.
Squiggle Gets Stuck: All About Muddled Sentences
₹ 199
Squiggle’s back - this time, in a fun-filled adventure that helps turn muddled sentences into ones that make sense!
Squiggle’s stuck! She’s fallen into a dictionary and can’t escape. The only way out is to create a grammatically correct sentence and use it to jump off the page. She’s even got to rescue a very mixed-up character called Doodle Dude while helping him learn about verbs, nouns, prepositions and more such. Can you help them build a getaway sentence?
This new adventure follows on from Natasha Sharma’s brilliant and highly acclaimed Squiggle Takes a Walk, the best way to figure out the world of punctuation.
A great, fun book for teaching children about sentences in the English language!
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A great, fun book for teaching children about sentences in the English language!
My Little Body Book: Keeping Ourselves Safe
₹ 225
This simple, charming picture book introduces youngsters to the importance of taking care of their own bodies. From simple tips on hygiene to an empowering message of personal safety, Shruti Singhal’s visuals and text provide perfect reading material for talking about health, safety, emotional and physical well-being with very young children.
A great resource for teaching children about good touch/bad touch and consent.
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A great resource for teaching children about good touch/bad touch and consent.
₹ 150
Meet Squiggle—curious, confused and crazy!
Squiggle is confused. She doesn’t know quite what she is! So she sets off through the pages of a notebook in search of answers. Is she a comma or colon? A question mark? Surely not an exclamation! Splash, run, bump, trip and swing with her until she finds her own kind.
Natasha Sharma’s delightful book introduces young readers to the correct way to use punctuation in this deliciously comic tale. The book also includes a section with pointers on punctuation, interesting facts from history, and mayhem brought about by incorrect punctuation.
Jump into this adventure with Squiggle and you’ll never lose that comma again!
A great, fun book for teaching children about punctuation in the English language!
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A great, fun book for teaching children about punctuation in the English language!
₹ 225
Maharaja Icky is quite the most disgusting King you’ll ever have the misfortune to meet. The ruler of the kingdom of Icktapur regales all with his utterly vile table manners.
While he sits licking curry from hand to elbow and juggling rosogullas, his beloved nail-nibbling queen Maharani Yucky, joins him. Banned from using spoons or nail cutters, the people of Ickhtarpur are at their wits’ end. But their hopes rise when the announcement comes that the Maharani is expecting a little baby...
With gleefully gross illustrations by highly acclaimed children’s illustrator Anitha Balachandran, Icky, Yucky, Mucky! will have children squirming in their chairs and yelling with delight. And perhaps, learning a lesson or two in table manners!
A stunningly illustrated picture book that tells the tale of King Icky, the slobbish King of Ickhtarpur.
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A stunningly illustrated picture book that tells the tale of King Icky, the slobbish King of Ickhtarpur.
₹ 120
India’s top ten best-loved animal fables come to life in a new and lively collection by Bittie Mithal.
Superb colour illustrations by Premola Ghose accompany the stories of how the monkey manages to escape being a crocodile’s breakfast, the crows escape from the hungry black snake, how the merchant’s beautiful parrot finally finds her freedom, and how even the king of the elephants needs the help of the smallest creatures sometimes.
This beautiful collection makes perfect read-aloud bed-time stories for younger children, and a gift to treasure for children starting to read for themselves.
Beautifully illustrated retellings of a collection of ten enduring tales, including the Crocodile and the Monkey, and the Heron and the Crab.
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Beautifully illustrated retellings of a collection of ten enduring tales, including the Crocodile and the Monkey, and the Heron and the Crab.
Room in Your Heart: A Folktale from Bhutan
₹ 195
This delightful, and insightful, tale is told by one of Bhutan's leading writers, Kunzang Choden. "Neypo shong gna? Is there room for me?" a wandering monk asks the little old lady who lives on the hill. The question is repeated again and again as more and more visitors remove by. The kind lady welcomes them in, one by one. And the story ends with the teaching: “There will always be room in your home, as long as there is room in your heart.”
Along with Aunty Mouse, this charming picture book makes perfect bedtime reading for youngsters, and is beautifully illustrated with evocative watercolours of the Bhutanese landscapes and people by Pema Tshering.
A heartwarming tale about the importance of kindness.
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A heartwarming tale about the importance of kindness.
Aunty Mouse: A Folktale from Bhutan
₹ 195
This delightful folktale from Bhutan is retold by one of the country's leading writers, Kunzang Choden.
One day, a poor young orphan girl finds unexpected riches when she topples down a mousehole and is befriended by its charming occupant. But when a spoilt, rich brat tries to replicate the experience, her gifts are quite the opposite!
Along with Room in Your Heart, these charming picture books will make perfect bedtime reading for youngsters, and are beautifully illustrated with evocative watercolours of the Bhutanese landscapes and people by Pema Tshering.
A heartwarming tale about the importance of kindness.
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A heartwarming tale about the importance of kindness.
₹ 60
PLEASE NOTE: This copy is discounted at 80% and is in saleable but not pristine condition. It may show signs of age or wear.
This little poori does not want to be eaten!
Buddhu's mother is too busy wiping his nose to notice that the poori she is cooking is almost burnt.
But is this fearless little poori going to hang around waiting to be eaten? 'Bet you can't catch me!' she taunts and she's off!
Outrunning the farmer and his friends, outwitting the rabbit, and outfoxing the fox, Poori thinks she can never be caught! But can she?
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The Magic Key Series
The Magic Key is a series of illustrated folktales retold by India's third President, Dr Zakir Hussain. 'For all children,' he wrote, 'the first books they read are the key to the magic of the world.' Translated into English by the author's great-granddaughter Samina Mishra, these books will delight anyone learning to read for the first time, and are perfect for parents and teachers to read aloud.
₹ 60
A little chicken is in a hurry!
Choozu Mian is a special little chicken — or so he thinks!
As he hurries off to the King's Palace, he meets Fire, Wind and Water, each of whom is in trouble. But he's in too much of a rush to stop and help them.
But when he's in the soup, will anyone come to his rescue?
The Magic Key Series
The Magic Key is a series of illustrated folktales retold by India's third President, Dr Zakir Hussain. 'For all children,' he wrote, 'the first books they read are the key to the magic of the world.' Translated into English by the author's great-granddaughter Samina Mishra, these books will delight anyone learning to read for the first time, and are perfect for parents and teachers to read aloud.
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The Magic Key Series
The Magic Key is a series of illustrated folktales retold by India's third President, Dr Zakir Hussain. 'For all children,' he wrote, 'the first books they read are the key to the magic of the world.' Translated into English by the author's great-granddaughter Samina Mishra, these books will delight anyone learning to read for the first time, and are perfect for parents and teachers to read aloud. 
₹ 60
If you were a little seed, safe and warm, nestled down in the earth, wouldn't you always want to stay there? This is the story of how one gul-i-abbas breaks out of her safe home and grows outwards and upwards, towards the light. But if even the most beautiful flower must fade and die, what is the prpose of life?
A poignant tale of how the meaning of one life is to bring joy to another.
The Magic Key Series
The Magic Key is a series of illustrated folktales retold by India's third President, Dr Zakir Hussain. 'For all children,' he wrote, 'the first books they read are the key to the magic of the world.' Translated into English by the author's great-granddaughter Samina Mishra, these books will delight anyone learning to read for the first time, and are perfect for parents and teachers to read aloud.
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The Magic Key Series
The Magic Key is a series of illustrated folktales retold by India's third President, Dr Zakir Hussain. 'For all children,' he wrote, 'the first books they read are the key to the magic of the world.' Translated into English by the author's great-granddaughter Samina Mishra, these books will delight anyone learning to read for the first time, and are perfect for parents and teachers to read aloud. 
₹ 60
How can you blow on one thing to warm it up, and blow on another thing to cool it down?
This charming fable of one ordinary woodcutter's apparently magical breath brings to life the wonder and mystery of the simplest things in life.
The Magic Key Series
The Magic Key is a series of illustrated folktales retold by India's third President, Dr Zakir Hussain. 'For all children,' he wrote, 'the first books they read are the key to the magic of the world.' Translated into English by the author's great-granddaughter Samina Mishra, these books will delight anyone learning to read for the first time, and are perfect for parents and teachers to read aloud.
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The Magic Key Series
The Magic Key is a series of illustrated folktales retold by India's third President, Dr Zakir Hussain. 'For all children,' he wrote, 'the first books they read are the key to the magic of the world.' Translated into English by the author's great-granddaughter Samina Mishra, these books will delight anyone learning to read for the first time, and are perfect for parents and teachers to read aloud.