Books That Speak

What was the period when the Dinosaurs were there on the Earth? What were different types of dinosaurs? How the dinosaurs were vanished? Written by Ashutosh Upadhyay . Narrated by Asawari Doshi. Source of this story: arvindguptatoys.com Story's video: https://youtu.be/HhKrFLaSDXQ Listen to the podcast: iTunes: http://apple.co/2fVfELt  Spotify : https://open.spotify.com/show/43pwZLBrSpk0v0F3fV...

Today Teachers Day ! In reality, we should thank our teachers daily since we are today because of them. We meet so many teachers in our daily life - our elder family members, friends-colleagues, younger ones too :), our teachers from school-college, our different teachers who teach us sports, different arts, and the most important teacher - the experiences we have in our daily life. We learn the m...

Traces the life of the black educator who rose from slavery to found Tuskegee Institute. Original Story " Booker T. Washington " by Jan Gleiter, Kathleen Thompson. Illustrated by Rick Whipple. Translated into Marathi by Sushil Menson. Narrated by Asawari Doshi . Source of this story: arvindguptatoys.com Story of the Video : https://youtu.be/Q-vWIlS49CA Listen to the podcast: iTunes: http://apple.c...

Today 29th August - National Sports Day! Re-playing the story as a small tribute Major Dhyan Chand Singh our Hockey maestro.  The man who came to be called the Wizard of Hockey, Dhyan Chand, started playing hockey with a branch of a palm tree. What did he like to eat as a child? How did he prove Hitler wrong? Here is the story of a man who might just inspire you to pick up a hockey stick and...

A modern African Folktale about a boy named Nobiah who has to travel far to get a jar of water for his mother, sister, himself and their garden. The jar is heavy and Nobiah encounters three different animals who need a drink. Kind of heart Nobiah gives water to them, but comes home without enough water for the garden. Original Story " Nobiah's Well: A Modern African Folk Tale " by Donna Guthrie ....

A beautiful poem on the eve of India's 73rd independence day! A poet wakes up to a wonderful dream, one that imagines a world without borders Published by Pratham Books Narrated by Asawari Doshi The Dividing Lines on StoryWeaver ( https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/147382-the-dividing-lines ) Original story लकीरें by Kapil Pandey ‘Kislay’ Illustrated by Abhishek Choudhury Translated by Rajesh Khar...

The story of Ahilyabai Holkar, a queen who ruled Malwa for 28 years. Read about this ruler who made history with her deeds.  Remembering her on her death anniversary - 13th August! Published by Pratham Books.  Narrated by Asawari Doshi.  Ahilyabai Holkar story on Storyweaver   Original story Ahilyabai Holkar by Sandhya Taksale . Translated into Marathi by Sandhya Taksale. Illus...

During this monsoon season, our farmers are busy in paddy fields, sowing seeds. Let's keep them in mind in this story.  Growing rice is hard work, and Junuka can’t do it all by herself. Who will help her? Published by Pratham Books Narrated by Asawari Doshi Junuka and the Rice Rakshasas on StoryWeaver ( https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/138924-junuka-aur-dhaan-vaale-raakshas ) Original story...

A slave runs away from his master and hides in the woods – then finds himself face to face with a limping lion… Original story "Androcles And The Lion", adapted and illustrated by Paul Galdone.  Translated into Marathi by Susheel Menson. Narrated by Asawari Doshi . Source of this story : http://www.arvindguptatoys.com/ Story's Video: https://youtu.be/nIiDvloEGyY Listen to the podcast: iTunes:...

Original story "The Seeds of Friendship" by Michael Foreman. Translated into Marathi by Susheel Menson. Source of this story : http://www.arvindguptatoys.com/ Narrated by Asawari Doshi How can Adam bring the green warmth of home to his new urban world? An inspiring fable from Michael Foreman about making friendship grow. Story's Video: https://youtu.be/EQCgfEPi-sw Listen to the podcast: iTunes: ht...

On the occasion of Friendship Day!! Original story "Long Live Friendship! A Humorous Play for Children" by Meera Dixit.  Translated into Marathi by Meera Dixit. Illustrated by Shailja Jain Chougule.  Published By StoryWeaver.  Narrated by Asawari Doshi When Vikram falls sick, Yamraj thinks it's time to take him in. Vikram’s maddeningly stubborn friends think otherwise. The play take...

Story Written by Praba Ram and Sheela Preuitt.  Illustrated by Vidyun Sabhaney.   Narrated by Asawari Doshi.   Published by Pratham Books.  This count-down book introduces readers to fascinating celestial objects, to space concepts and to the people involved in the various facets of astronomy. It may just inspire them to take a step towards a career in astronomy. Come, let...

Releasing this book recommendation on the death anniversary of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam - 27th July.  Book Title: Navbhartache Shilpkar Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam  Author: Shankar Karhade  Published by Saket Prakashan, Aurangabad.  Language: Marathi  Video of this post: https://youtu.be/aljGvrSTrPE  An amazing journey of a simple, ordinary boy from a small village of Rameswaram,...

Rereleasing one of my favourite stories for our new audience. Original story When I Grow Up by Priyadarshini Gogoi. Translated into Hindi by Sadaf Jafar. Illustrated by Tarique Aziz. Published By Pratham Books . Narrated by  Asawari Doshi. I am Papori and I will be an engineer when I grow up. This book is about all the things I will build. It is full of big words, but it is full of big advent...

Shikaari ka Cycle Abhiyaan on Storyweaver (https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/138964-shikaaree-ka-saikil-abhiyaan) When Shikari finds his life come to a pause, he decides to go on a thrilling adventure - cycling all the way from Bangalore to Delhi to watch the Asian Games. Click, clack, he pedals away. Original story Shikari's Cycling Adventure by Payoshni Saraf Translated into Hindi by Purnesh Ku...

Bhaiya Ki Muskan Kisne Udai on Storyweaver (https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/95790-bhaiya-ki-muskaan-kisne-udaee)   Bhaiya doesn’t feel like playing these days. Could it be because of his new monster friend Dukduk, who is always hanging around him? No one in the family takes Bhaiya seriously. But Chiru knows there’s more than what meets the eye. A story about the lingering effects of depression....

The Birthday Present on Storyweaver. (https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/58662-the-birthday-present) Maya the Tortoise tries everyday to get to school in time, but ends up being late. She needs a bicycle. But where ever will she find a bicycle for a tortoise? Read on to see what she receives as a birthday present. Original story जन्मदिन को उपहार in Nepali by Vinaykumar Kasju Translated into Englis...

Little Meeto dreams about cars and knows everything about them. One day she meets Red Fairy, a car that can do things that no other car can. Written by Kamla Bhasin Illustrated by Tanvi Bhat Published By Pratham Books (https://storyweaver.org.in/publishers/441-pratham-books) Narrated by Asawari Doshi Video of this story: https://youtu.be/gJP52fgFxKA Listen to the podcast: iTunes: http://apple.co/2...

Many times we fail to understand the magic of affection, love, the feeling that someone thinks good about me..  Listen to this story how this word "Pyaara" (Lovely) sprinkled magic on one small boy from slum area where our author had gone to teach maths to these kids.  Author : Rajiv Tambe  Narrator : Asawari Doshi  Listen to the podcast: iTunes: http://apple.co/2fVfELt Spotify...

Pencil ! A simple tool used for writing. But it does so many things for us to make our writing experience smooth. We humans, don't realise it sometimes. Written by Rajiv Tambe. Narrated by Asawari Doshi. Our website: http://www.booksthatspeak.com/ Listen to the podcast: iTunes: http://apple.co/2fVfELtStitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/books-that-speakPlayer.fm: https://player.fm/series/boo...

Originally written by Emily Arnold McCully Narrated by Asawari Doshi. Source of this story : http://www.arvindguptatoys.com/ McCully won the 1993 Caldecott Medal for her illustrations. Mirette lives in a boarding house in France. One day her life is changed by a man named Bellini, a famous tightrope walker, who teaches Mirette how to walk on a tightrope. Story's Video: https://youtu.be/5_RLf9W-WgM...

Many times, we, sighted people, are unable to see many things, which visually challenged people can SEE using their hands. One of the beautiful Marathi story with different perceptive. Written by Rajiv Tambe. Narrated by Asawari Doshi. Our website: http://www.booksthatspeak.com/ Listen to the podcast: iTunes: http://apple.co/2fVfELtStitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/books-that-speakPlayer....

Original Story "Silent Music - A story of Baghdad" written by James Rumford. Translated into Hindi by Vidushak. Narrated by Asawari Doshi Source of this story: http://www.arvindguptatoys.com/ When bombs begin to fall, Ali drowns out the sound of war with a pen. Like other children living in Baghdad, Ali loves soccer, music and dancing, but most of all, he loves the ancient art of calligraphy. Stor...

Is Maths subject really scary? It's a practical subject, rather than theoretical. Let's listen to this funny story about the day of Maths exam. Story written by Rajiv Tambe. Narrated by Asawari Doshi. Our website: http://www.booksthatspeak.com/ Listen to the podcast: iTunes: http://apple.co/2fVfELtStitcher: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/books-that-speakPlayer.fm: https://player.fm/series/books-...

Original story Making Friends with Snakes (But from a Distance) by Rohan Chakravarty (https://storyweaver.org.in/users/21577-rohan-chakravarty) Translated into Marathi by Bhagyashree Kenge Illustrated by Rohan Chakravarty Published By Pratham Books (https://storyweaver.org.in/publishers/441-pratham-books) Narrated by Asawari Doshi Naagin and Dhaman are here to make friends with you, but from a dis...