Timeless Tales of India
Brand: Hachette
Format: Paperback
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“Whichever corner of India your family comes from, there’s a folktale from home in here. Then the fun is travelling to everyone else’s.”
Tears that turn to gems. A silly song that terrifies a thief.
Timeless Tales of India is an illustrated collection of folktales, with stories from every one of India's 28 states and eight Union Territories.
The tales travel the whole country, from Kashmir to Kerala and from Gujarat to Arunachal. Along the way, readers meet a helpful snake, courageous girls, an undead ghost, a world without night and a tiger caught by a scaredy-cat. The stories are retold by many Indian children's writers, with rich colour pictures.
Why children love it
- Nono and his dog Jappu meet a lonely Lhamo whose tears turn into precious gems.
- A rich woman's midnight song, "Scrapety-scrape, it claws and digs!", sends a thief into a panic.
- Lively pictures, from a cosy fireside hut to thieves tunnelling through a brick wall.
Quick answers
What does Julley mean? It is a friendly greeting used in Ladakh. Nono says it when he first meets the Lhamo.
Can a child read it alone? Confident readers can, since each tale stands alone. It also makes a lovely bedtime read-aloud.
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