Books That Speak

The woodcutter of Gura set out to chop-chop-chop wood one day. He climbed up a tree, perched himself on a branch and began cutting. The village priest who was passing by warned him that if he cut the very branch he was sitting on, he would surely fall down and die. Find out what the woodcutter did in this hilarious tale from enchanting Ethiopia. Story written by Veena Seshadri, illustrated by Grey...

The woodcutter of Gura set out to chop-chop-chop wood one day. He climbed up a tree, perched himself on a branch and began cutting. The village priest who was passing by warned him that if he cut the very branch he was sitting on, he would surely fall down and die. Find out what the woodcutter did in this hilarious tale from enchanting Ethiopia. Story written by Veena Seshadri, illustrated by Grey...

Kallu is late for school again. Where did he make his goat run away this time? Or who was sick? He needs to find a story badly... a convincing one. Welcome to Khajuria - a village where young Kallu and his gang run delightful adventurous riots almost everyday. Story written by Subhadra Sen Gupta, illustrated by Tapas Guha, translated into Marathi by Sucheta Kadethankar and published by Pratham Boo...

"Not that one," says Anil's mother when he asks for something. "Not that one!" say all the shopkeepers in the market too. That makes the little boy very angry indeed! This cute story written by Mala Kumar, illustrated by Soumya Menon, translated into Marathi by Siddharth Kelkar, published by Pratham Books. Narrated by Asawari Doshi. Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/84-mala-tech...

How can the baby sleep with so many sounds around him? Find out what disturbs our little one. This cute story written by Lubaina Bandukwala, illustrated by Zainab Tambawalla, translated into Marathi by Sandhya Taksale, published by Pratham Books. Narrated by Asawari Doshi. Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/16556-ting-tong Youtube link for the story: https://youtu.be/zXuwLabrpX4...

Jump and crawl and climb with Satya as he goes along with his mother to the farm where she works. A story about the different and wonderful ways in which we move. Wonderful story written by Yamini Vijayan, translated into Marathi by Mrinalinee Vanarase, Illustrated by Vishnu M Nair, published by Pratham Books. Narrated by Asawari Doshi. Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/12360-ja...

Sona loves to help everyone. Now, Sona visits her uncle who makes ice-candies. What will she do there? Story written by Vinita Krishna, illustrated by Suvidha Mistry, translated into Marathi by Sandhya Taksale, published by Pratham books, narrated by Asawari Doshi. Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/11976-chatur-naakaachee-hushaar-sona Youtube link for the story: https://youtu.be...

Sona loves to help everyone. Now, Sona visits her uncle who makes ice-candies. What will she do there? Story written by Vinita Krishna, illustrated by Suvidha Mistry, published by Pratham books, narrated by Asawari Doshi Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/11947-sona-ki-naak-badi-tez Youtube link for the story: https://youtu.be/nela6d8IS6o To know more about books that speak: Our...

Ghum-Ghum Gharial is out on her very first swim when she realizes that her family has swum off without her. Will she find them? Swim along the river Ganga with Ghum-Ghum and meet many amazing creatures along the way! Story written by Aparna Kapur, illustrated by Roshan Kurichiyanil, translated into Marathi by Rama Murkunde, published by Pratham Books, narrated by Asawari Doshi. Storyweaver link: h...

Ghum-Ghum Gharial is out on her very first swim when she realizes that her family has swum off without her. Will she find them? Swim along the river Ganga with Ghum-Ghum and meet many amazing creatures along the way! Story written by Aparna Kapur, illustrated by Roshan Kurichiyanil, translated into Hindi by Suma Chandramouli, published by Pratham Books, narrated by Asawari Doshi. Storyweaver link:...

Sambaru did not know what to do when he heard strange commands in the forest. Read more about two sweet words from the Juanga language. Amazing story written by Juanga Writers' Group; beautifully illustrated by Pradip Kumar Sahoo, Sanatan Juanga, Sugrib Kumar Juanga; translated into Marathi by Amrit Mishra , Sandhya Taksale; published by Pratham Books; narrated by Asawari Doshi Storyweaver link: h...

Dambaru did not know what to do when he heard strange commands in the forest. Read more about two sweet words from the Juanga language. Amazing story written by Juanga Writers' Group; beautifully illustrated by Pradip Kumar Sahoo, Sanatan Juanga, Sugrib Kumar Juanga; translated into Hindi by Amrit Mishra , Rajesh Khar; published by Pratham Books; narrated by Asawari Doshi Storyweaver link: https:/...

This ancient story from the life of the great sage, Gautama Buddha, carries a deep lesson about conservation. A disciple finds out that getting the Buddha to sanction a new shawl for him is no easy matter! This amazing story written by Arvind Gupta, illustrated by Debasmita Dasgupta, translated into Hindi by Arvind Gupta, published by Pratham Books. Narrated by Asawari Doshi. Storyweaver link: htt...

This ancient story from the life of the great sage, Gautama Buddha, carries a deep lesson about conservation. A disciple finds out that getting the Buddha to sanction a new shawl for him is no easy matter! This amazing story written by Arvind Gupta, illustrated by Debasmita Dasgupta, translated into Marathi by Varsha Gajendragadkar, published by Pratham Books. Narrated by Asawari Doshi. Storyweave...

Samu goes to his new friend to learn Odia. The words he learns prove very useful to him. Read on to find out how! Funny story written by Kui Writer's Group, illustrated by Sugrib Kumar Juanga, translated into Marathi by Sandhya Taksale, published by Pratham books. Narrated by Asawari Doshi Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/12576-asila-basila-uthila-jaucha Youtube link for the st...

Samu goes to his new friend to learn Odia. The words he learns prove very useful to him. Read on to find out how! Funny story written by Kui Writer's Group, illustrated by Sugrib Kumar Juanga, translated into Hindi by Rajesh Khar, published by Pratham books. Narrated by Asawari Doshi Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/12559-asila-basila-uthila-jaucha Youtube link for the story: h...

Gulli has a little brown box where he keeps many things like buttons and keys. But what does he do with them? Find out, and then you may want your own special box too! Story written by Anupama Ajinkya Apte, illustrated by Anupama Ajinkya Apte, translated into Gujarati by Minakshi Chandrana, published by Pratham books on their Storyweaver platform. Narrated by Asawari Doshi. Storyweaver link: https...

Gappu is not as scared of the big Pehelwaan ji as the others in the village are. Here, Gappu teaches Pehelwaan ji another lesson! Funny story by Sanjiv Jaiswal 'Sanjay', illustrated by Ajit Narayan, translated into Marathi by Sandhya Taksale, published by Pratham books on their Storyweaver platform. Narrated by Asawari Doshi Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/10867-pahilwaandada-...

Lolo, the new train felt rather scared of going anywhere. But every time it let out an "Ooo!" in fright, it came out as a strong whistle and everybody said Loco was a fine train. Come take a ride with Loco as it chugs merrily across the country. Story written by Bharati Jagannathan, illustrated by Preeti Krishnamurthy, translated into Marathi by Parna Pethe, published by Pratham books on their Sto...

A funny little story about three friends and three clever fish! Story written by Suraj J Menon, illustrated by Soumya Menon, translated into Hindi by Abha Dhaundiyal, published by Pratham Books on their Storyweaver platform. Narrated by Asawari Doshi. Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/50-meri-machli-nahin-meri-machli Youtube link for this story: https://youtu.be/K-kSZ2EPnIA Know...

A mouse enters the house. And there is utter chaos. Here is an action-packed adventure for little ones. Written by Sowmya Rajendran, translated into Hindi by Poonam S. Kudesia, illustrated by Tanaya Vyas, published by Pratham Books on their Storyweaver platform. Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/10558-chooha-sikandar-ghar-ke-andar Youtube link: https://youtu.be/AOgrdfzoN14 Find...

You take a bath and cats do not. Yet, who do we call them clean? This book is one of the four books in the 'Animals Around Us' series. Story written by Kanchan Bannerjee, illustrated by Deepa Balsavar, translated into Hindi by Poonam S. Kudesia, published by Pratham Books using Storyweaver platform. Narrated by Asawari Doshi. YouTube link for this story: https://youtu.be/P5hyn8iZR_k To get more fr...

Squeezing out the toothpaste from the tube every morning is simple. But do you know how it got into the tube? Let's tell you how. Written by Veena Prasad, beautiful illustrations by Rajiv Eipe, translated into Marathi by Sushrut Kulkarni, published by Pratham Books on their Storyweaver platform. Narrated by Asawari Doshi. YouTube video of this story: https://youtu.be/lFSWEakoJg0 Ways to tune into...

In Moru's world, numbers danced, digits waved out and long division looked like a graceful tail. But one day, this world came crumbling down in school. Moru then became the local bully. Then, someone helped him discover the joy of learning again. Read all about it in this heartwarming story. Written by Rukmini Banerji, translated into Marathi by Madhav Chavan and published by Pratham Books. Narrat...

Almost a thousand years ago, an Indian scholar called Hemachandra discovered a fascinating number sequence. A century later, the same sequence caught the attention of Italian mathematician Fibonacci, who wrote about it. The Fibonacci sequence, as it began to be called, was straightforward enough - what made it fascinating was that this particular set of numbers was repeated many, many times in nat...