Mother's Day Special Offers

3 for the Baby

Deepa Balsavar’s fabulous Round and Round Books are available for a special price of Rs.200! 

These wordless picture books are the perfect choice for early readers. Your baby can begin on any page and just go round and round! The best part: You can tell as many stories as you like with these books! The pictures are bright and colourful and the size perfect for little hands.

Buy the book on our website! Enter this discount code RR0026 and get the books (worth Rs.250) for a special price of Rs. 200!

2 for the Toddler

For trigger-happy mums and roleplay-loving children, the perfect bilingual set: Little Frog and Guddu’s Photo. Children will love holding their favourite toys while reading or listening Guddu's Photo and the conversation between Little Frog and Amma Frog is a great read-aloud.

Buy the books on our website! Enter this discount code GL0027 and get 20% off both books.

Tulika's Mother's Day Special Offers are on till Monday, May 13th 2013. If you have any questions of how to order or use the discount code, call or email us and we will guide you. For those in Chennai, you can avail of these offers at the Tulika Bookstore too.

Bijoy travels the world!

In view of celebrationg Earth Day last week, Bijoy and the Big River took a tour around the world! After a lovely journey within India, where it got many reviews, Bijoy anchored in the US. Here they are at a glance:

 

 Marshmallow silkworms

 
A review
Editor at Incultureparent.com, Stephanie Meade, says "The story is both fun for children to follow along since it has elements kids will love...". Read the rest of the review here

A freebie and a write up
"The book serves as a great way to introduce new vocabulary words to a child and to get a child excited about the possibility of travel." says Hartlynkids,blogspot.com. Eager to read the rest? Click here.



 
 
Art and Craft
Origami Paper Boats are fun to make, but with a little bit of inspiration from Bijoy you can make Origami Paper Boat Torans! Here is the link on how to make them.

An interview

Learning with activity

Cultureeveryday.com spoke to author Meera Sriram and found out what makes Bijoy's and her boat float. Read the interview here



Another review
"...just the right combination of great information, rich photography and an engaging story." says Favoritemulticulturalbooks.com. Here is the rest of this review.

Marshmallow silkworms!
"...with captivating images to interesting tidbits about a new culture and land, Bijoy’s book is an exciting read." Read more here.

Order your copy of Bijoy and the Big River today!

April Recap: Reading, rhymes and more

Bihu with Bijoy

Celebrating Bihu, author Praba Ram launched Bijoy and the Big River, the latest book in the Where I Live series at Forum Art Gallery on 6th April. 

"Giving weight to the story are the photographs and delightful illustrations that are carefully placed at strategic points in the book," says Janane Venkatraman in this event review. 

Co-author Meera Sriram launched it in her daughter's school in California. 

Writer Arthi Anand Navaneeth did a reading at Ants Bangalore, where children were engrossed by the book.

An Oluguti Day

After a riot in Lady Andal School, Cloud Theatre Company took Oluguti Toluguti to Tatva Pre-School where the rhymes set to tune were a great hit. Hear the instantly appealing title rhyme here. 

Dosa and Where is Amma at Redwood Montessori

 

Who ate the dosa? Where did Amma disappear? Praba Ram read aloud from the much-loved Dosa and popular Where is Amma?

Korika flies to Pathways School

Writer Sharada Kolluru did a reading of A Kite Called Korika in Pathyways School in Gurgaon. Read a review of the book here. 

Introducing Cash on Delivery in Chennai!

We're introducing Cash on Delivery in Chennai! So this summer, read Tulika books in the comfort of your home. 

So how does Kaka's CoD work? FYI, here are our terms:

1. CoD is available only in Chennai for orders worth Rs.500 or above.
2. CoD orders will be booked only if your pin code is servicable by our Courier Partners. 
3. Books will reach you in 4 days at the latest. We will need a day to process your order.
4.Only cash payments will be accepted. Demand Draft/Cheques will not be accepted for orders booked under the CoD method of payment.
5.Tulika's online gift coupons will not be accepted for CoD.
6.CoD is applicable only for Indian Rupees.
7.To place your order or if you have any questions about the offer, please write to sales@tulikabooks.com.

Bijoy and the Big River: Blog tour round-up

Who did Bijoy take with him on his ferry across the Brahmaputra to the silk village of Sualkuchi?

 

"a welcome addition by Tulika books, as this part of our country is vastly under-represented in children's literature," says Sandhya Renukamba. Read her review on the ST blog. 
 
"...a tribute to the river as well as to the people and other creatures who have their lives entwined with the endless flow of water," says Vibha Sharma. Read her interview with authors Meera Sriram and Praba Ram and find out what led to the making of Bijoy here. 


"Like the majestic river, flow the pictures and the narrative together taking the reader along, sometimes happy, sometimes in awe, but always connected. A part of Tulika’s Where I Live series, the factoids add to the whole aura,not causing any breaks in the story," says writer and blogger Arthi Anand Navaneeth in her review of the book.

 

"Bijoy and the Big River is a very interesting book, filled with lots of facts on each page about the life in Assam. The accompanying photographs are very good! I give this book 4.5 stars," says child reviewer Pratik.  

Want to go on a Bijoy ride? Order the book on our website.