INDIAN AUTHOR DEEPA AGARWAL
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Picture Books
Ashok’s New Friends
Illustrated by Pulak Biswas
Children’s Book Trust
ISBN 81-7011-373-3
My very first published book, is a story about a rather timid boy named Ashok who makes two new friends, a daring girl who is a whiz at karate and her brother who loves to cook.
This book, which shows that boys and girls can do the same things equally well, won the N.C.E.R.T National Award for Children’s Literature in 1992-93.
​This best selling book is available in Hindi as well.
The Toy Horse
Illustrated by Ajanta Guhathakurta
Children’s Book Trust
ISBN 81-7011-775-5
Another story about friendship! Rami the gypsy girl who lives by the roadside agrees to give her favourite toy horse to a rich girl who takes a strong liking to it and gets a beautiful doll in exchange.
This book won the second prize in the Children’s Book Trust Competition for Writers 1994. I was quite excited when a school turned it into a play and staged it when I visited.
You can read more about this book on the following websites: www.childrensbooktrust.com/books/pic/horse.htm http://kinderwagon.blogspot.in/search/label/Children%27s%20Book%20Trust
Listen to me telling the story: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7R6OFJERLUs&t=35s
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The Walking Tree
Illustrated by Ajanta Guhathakurta
Children’s Book Trust
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A young tree that longs to roam the world suddenly finds it can walk by magic. But after exploring the city it realises that there’s something to be said about being rooted in one place! This book won the second prize in the Children’s Book Trust Competition for Writers 1997.
A Real Giraffe
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Illustrated by Arya Praharaj
National Book Trust India
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Akshay wants a special gift for his birthday. A real giraffe for a pet! Is it possible to keep a real giraffe at home? His parents gently explain the difficulties.
A story with a gentle environmental message.
The Mango Birds
Illustrated by Subir Roy
National Book Trust of India
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A mango tree grows in the forest and birds, animals and people all share its juicy fruit. Then one day a stranger arrives from the city and makes other plans for the mangoes…Does he succeed?
Available in five Indian languages and Spanish as well.
