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Her books today are read in a spirit of enormous nostalgia that talk of the values of friendship, fairness and freedom in a time that has become more self-centred.
The tale, only 244 words long, has sold over 50 million copies and is a children’s classic now. Almost every adult recalls reading it multiple times. The book is not just a tale of a hungry caterpillar, it is an attempt to gently build a cocoon of literacy around children before they begin kindergarten.
An English writer, playwright and performer, Julia Donaldson’s career in writing books for children came about through sheer happenstance. While…
Considering Nandana Sen’s lineage, merely saying that she comes from an illustrious family somewhat feels like an understatement. Sen is…
In December 2010, when Holi was around the corner, Bhakti Mathur was looking for a good book to explain the…
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