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Bring a Red Turt le into your life, and you’ll have a friend forever!
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Welcome To The WoRld of Red TuRTle!
When Rupa Publications, in its 75th year, decided to launch a children’s book
imprint, they searched very hard for an animal, plant or object that would
represent the best qualities of these books.
Fortunately, while hunting under the fat dictionaries and in the numerous
nooks and crannies of their office, the team chanced upon a wonderful
Red Turtle. Red Turtle was smart, cute—and looked very good on book
covers! So they decided to adopt it immediately.
Red Turtle agreed to have its picture appear on every children’s
and young adult book Rupa published, because the titles would be as
interesting, intelligent and good-looking as Red Turtle. The best writers
and illustrators from India—and some from outside India—have written and
designed the books, and they are produced with thought, attention and a
lot of love. Every child will want to read them, for they have all passed the
Red Turtle test.
From fiction to non-fiction, short story and poetry collections to quiz books
and illustrated books, the Red Turtle imprint will publish for children from
age eight upwards and for teenagers. Authors such as Ruskin Bond, Gulzar,
Derek O’Brien, Paro Anand, Samit Basu, Subhadra Sen Gupta and Musharraf
Ali Farooqi all loved Red Turtle too—and they are only some of the writers
we will be publishing in the coming months.
Many new authors and illustrators with exciting new ideas and books are also
Red Turtle’s friends now.
Here we present the first titles that will appear from January to June 2013
in the Red Turtle imprint. We hope that everyone will read, savour
and enjoy each one of them.
BR i ng a Re d T uRT le in To youR l ife, an d you’ll h ave a fR ie n d f oReve R !
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TigeRs foR dinneR Tall Tales by Jim CorbeTT’s Khansama
Ruskin Bond illustrations by sunaina Coelho
‘did you see him shooT a TigeR?’ i asked.‘oh, many Times,’ said mehmoud.
‘a TigeR a Week—ThaT Was noThing To caRpeT-sahiB!’‘did The TigeRs come To The house, oR did you go looking foR Them?’
Thus starts Mehmoud’s stories about working as khansama, or cook,
for the great shikari Jim Corbett. As deft with his stories as he is
with koftas, lamb chops, pies and milkshakes, Mehmoud has a
tall tale for every occasion. From wrestling with a cobra in his
bed, being carried away into the river by a muggermuch, to when
a tiger came looking for the cook, these stories leave little Ruskin
spellbound.
Join Mehmoud in the kitchen as he cooks up one delectable
meal after another, and gobble down his delicious stories of
man-eating tigers, incompetent maharajas, missing kitchen boys
and haunted pillows —all brought vividly to life by Sunaina Coelho’s
captivating illustrations.
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Ruskin Bond has been writing
for over sixty years, and now has
over 120 titles in print—novels,
collections of stories, poetry, essays,
anthologies and books for children.
His first novel, The Room on the Roof, received the prestigious John
Llewellyn Rhys award in 1957.
He has also received the Padma
Shri, and two awards from the
Sahitya Akademi—one for his short
stories and another for his writings
for children. In 2012, the Delhi government gave him its Lifetime
Achievement award.
Born in 1934, Ruskin Bond grew up in Jamnagar, Shimla, New Delhi and
Dehradun. Apart from three years in the UK, he has spent all his life in India,
and now lives in Mussoorie with his adopted family.
A shy person, Ruskin says he likes being a writer because ‘When I’m writing
there’s nobody watching me. Today, it’s hard to find a profession where
you’re not being watched!’
sunaina Coelho lives and works in Mumbai
as a freelance designer, creating animation
for television and the Internet and illustrating
for books and magazines. She studied animation
film design at the National Institute of Design,
Ahmedabad. She likes to draw, read, cook
(and eat!), play with her cat and—whenever
possible—travel and see new places.
FORMAT: 6” x 9” Paperback PAges: 72 IllusTRATIOns: 4 colour
CATegORY: Fiction PRICe: `195 TeRRITORY: World IsBn: 978-81-291-2114-1
FOR Ages 9 and up
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Tik-Tik, The masTeR of Time
MusHARRAF ALi FARooQi illustrations by miChelle Farooqi
on The planeT nopTeR, someWheRe deep in The cosmos, young Tik-Tik has a Big pRoBlem
Tik-Tik, a boy from Nopter, wants to grow faster than—or at least as fast
as—his furry enemy, Dum-Dum the cat. So Tik-Tik sets off with his Grandpa
Kip-Kip, a cosmic traveller, on an adventure to find a solution to his problem.
They land up on a growing planet called Earth, where Tik-Tik tries to find a
way to speed up time. But will his experiments succeed? And will he ever
be able to outwit the villain Dum-Dum and her accomplices:
the bottom-heavy penguins?
Michelle Farooqi’s charming
illustrations bring to life this
hilarious adventure packed with animals,
insects, birds, aliens, inventions and
discoveries. Tik-Tik, the Master of Time
will have you laughing all the way to the
heart-warming end.
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Tik-Tik, a boy from Nopter, wants to grow faster than—or at least as fast as—his furry enemy, Dum-Dum the cat. So Tik-Tik sets off with his Grandpa Kip-Kip, a cosmic traveller, on an adventure to find
a solution to his problem. They land up on a growing planet called Earth, where Tik-Tik
tries to find a way to speed up time. But will his experiments succeed? And will he ever be
able to outwit the villain Dum-Dum and her accomplices: the bottom-heavy penguins?
Michelle Farooqi’s charming illustrations bring to life this hilarious adventure packed with animals,
insects, birds, aliens, inventions and discoveries.Tik-Tik, the Master of Time will have you laughing all the way to the heart-warming end.
Tik-Tik, the Master of Time
Musharraf ali farooqi
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MushaRRaf ali faRooqi is
an author, novelist and translator.
His latest work, the novel Rabbit Rap (2012) was also illustrated by
Michelle Farooqi. They previously
collaborated on the story collection
The Amazing Moustaches of Moochhander the Iron Man and Other Stories (2011), shortlisted
for the India ComicCon award in
the ‘Best Publication for Children’
category. Farooqi’s children’s
fiction also includes the picture
book The Cobbler’s Holiday: or Why Ants Don’t Wear Shoes (2008).
He is the author of the critically acclaimed novels Between Clay and Dust (2012), and The Story of a Widow (2009) which was shortlisted for
the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature (2009), and longlisted for the
2010 IMPAC-Dublin Literary Award. You can read more about him at this
website: www.mafarooqi.com
MiChelle faRooqi is an artist and illustrator. Trained in eighteenth-
century techniques of drawing and painting, she divides her time between
representational art and illustrating children’s books. She has illustrated
Musharraf Ali Farooqi’s fable Rabbit Rap, and The Amazing Moustaches of Moochhander the Iron Man and Other Stories.
FORMAT: 6" x 9" PLC Hardback PAges: 152 IllusTRATIOns: Black and white
CATegORY: Fiction PRICe: `250 TeRRITORY: Indian subcontinent excluding Pakistan
IsBn: 978-81-291-2109-7 FOR Ages 9 and up
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a BRillianT compilaTion of The BesT elocuTion pieces
fRom The inimiTaBle deRek o’BRien
Are you stumped about what to speak at the upcoming elocution
contest? Are you wondering how you can speak more confidently?
Then this handy collection is just what you need.
In Speak Up, Speak Out you will find:
• Poetry, prose, drama and speeches suitable for junior, middle and
senior school students;
• An introduction to each piece by Derek, along with his recommendations
on how best to deliver it;
• Derek’s tips on how to become an expert public speaker;
• Classic and rare writings by masters such as Roald Dahl,
Vikram Seth, Ruskin Bond, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela
and Barack Obama, among many others.
So, grab this book and let Derek O’Brien take you into a world of literary
masterpieces—and you will discover that all you need to be a winner is to
speak up, and speak it right!
deRek o’BRien was born in
Kolkata. He studied at St Xavier's
Collegiate School, Kolkata;
St Columba's School, New Delhi;
and Scottish Church College,
Kolkata. During his school and
college years, he participated
in numerous public speaking
competitions where he won multiple
awards.
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Derek began his career as a sports journalist but soon shifted to
advertising and worked for a number of years as creative head of Ogilvy.
However, his natural ability as a public speaker led Derek to focus all his
energy and talent on his passion: quizzing.
Today, Derek O'Brien is Asia’s best-known quizmaster and CEO of Derek
O’Brien & Associates Pvt. Ltd. Over the years, he has written more than forty
reference and quiz books.
He is currently a member of Parliament, and also the chief whip of the
Trinamool Congress in the Rajya Sabha.
To know more about Derek O’Brien and his company, visit www.derek.
in. You can also connect with him through Facebook at www.facebook.com/
DOBnA, and on Twitter, where his handle is @quizderek.
FORMAT: B Paperback PAges: 208 CATegORY: Reference PRICe: `195
TeRRITORY: World excluding USA IsBn: 978-81-291-2115-8 FOR Ages 10 and up
f e B R u a R y
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The sToRy of india’s fReedom movemenT
nAyAntARA sAHgAL
When The people of india Rose againsT oppRession and inequaliTy, They WRoTe one of hisToRy’s
mosT inspiRing sToRies
India, the brightest jewel in the Raj crown, was also a land burdened with
harsh taxes, unjust laws and innumerable restrictions. When Indians, under
the leadership of some of the most remarkable men and women ever to be
born, decided to overturn the yoke of a foreign power, their struggle was
one of extraordinary bravery, truthfulness and fortitude.
The story of India’s freedom movement is a unique tale of how the
ordinary people of a country defeated the mightiest empire in the world
through the forces of satyagraha and ahimsa. In this masterful account,
Nayantara Sahgal describes the twists and turns that led to this: the lives of
the leaders, revolutionaries and masses; the horrors of oppression; and the
triumphs of the Indians as they finally made their tryst with destiny.
A lucid telling by one of the country’s finest writers, this account
encompasses every important detail of the freedom struggle, and will inform
and inspire all young readers.
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nayantaRa sahgal is the author
of nine novels, six works of non-
fiction and wide-ranging literary
and political commentary. She
has received the Sahitya Akademi
Award, the Sinclair Prize, and the
Commonwealth Writers' Prize.
She is a member of the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences,
has a Distinguished Alumna Award
from Wellesley College, USA, and
from Woodstock School, India, and
an Honorary Doctorate of Letters
from the University of Leeds. In 2011, she received the Nanjanagudu
Thirumalamba Award for her contribution to Indian literature, and in
2009, Zee TV's Awadh Samman. A resident of Dehradun, she has also
been awarded the Doon Ratna.
FORMAT: B Paperback PAges: 152 IllusTRATIOns: Black and white
CATegORY: Non-fiction PRICe: `195 TeRRITORY: World IsBn: 978-81-291-2116-5
FOR Ages 12 and up
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The liTTle BiRd Who held up The sky
WiTh his feeT
PARo AnAnd illustrations by aJanTa GuhaThaKurTa
When dangeR comes To a laRge foResT filled WiTh Big, BRave animals,
only a Tiny BiRd can save eveRyone
The forest stands still as the black clouds begin to roll in again. Every year,
the Monsoon Army’s rain comes down harder, destroying trees and plants,
nests and burrows. And the rain brings with it gushing, flooded rivers. This
year, all the animals know the army will not stop till it has washed away their
homes. Should they flee? Should they fight? Or will they trust the unlikeliest
hero among them to save their lives?
Find out what happens when even the littlest one
decides to be brave, in this story of extraordinary
courage, told by one of India’s best children’s writers.
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PaRo anand is a writer, performance
storyteller and children’s-literature
activist. She has headed the National
Centre for Children’s Literature at the
National Book Trust, India, and runs
‘Literature in Action': a programme
designed to encourage creativity
amongst young people.
In 2006, Anand’s book, No Guns at my Son’s Funeral, was included
on the IBBY (International Board on
Books for Young People) Honour
List as the best book for young
people. The Little Bird Who Held Up the Sky With His Feet is on 1001 Books
to Read Before you Grow Up—a list of the world’s best books of all time.
ajanta guhathakuRta studied fine arts
at the College of Art, Delhi, and has worked as
art director at Penguin Books India. She is now a
freelance illustrator. In 2002, Ajanta received the
Certificate of Honour presented by IBBY. She can
be contacted at: [email protected].
FORMAT: B Paperback Flexi PAges: 96 IllusTRATIOns: Black and white
CATegORY: Fiction PRICe: `150 TeRRITORY: World IsBn: 978-81-291-2117-2
FOR Ages 9 and up
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my favouRiTe sToRies: Bosky’s panchaTanTRa
guLzAR translated from the hindi by rohini Chowdhury
illustrations by raJiv eiPe
unending fun, Timeless Wisdom and The magic of sToRies come alive
in These immoRTal panchaTanTRa Tales
There was once a king who had three stupid sons. A learned man visited
the kingdom and offered to teach the boys the true qualities of kings—
kindness, bravery and a sense of justice. He narrated to them
one story a day, and these became known as the well-loved
Panchatantra tales.
Gulzar turns these stories into story-poems, to be read
aloud or enjoyed alone. He describes how a rabbit outwits a
hungry lion, and tells us why a girl married a mouse. He amuses
us with a story about a mosquito who was an unwelcome guest,
and one about the foolish donkey who could not stop singing.
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Poet, filmmaker, lyricist and writer,
gulzaR was born in Deena,
Jhelum, which is now in Pakistan. He
has written numerous poems, short
stories, plays, ballets, children’s
books and film and television serial
scripts, and has received both
national and international acclaim
for these works. He has received
the National Film Awards seven
times in various categories. He won
the Sahitya Akademi Award for
best writing in Urdu in 2002, and
was conferred the Padma Bhushan in 2004. Gulzar believes his best is yet
to come!
Rohini ChowdhuRy writes for both children and adults, and has more
than twenty books and several short stories to her credit. Her published
writing is in both Hindi and English, and covers a wide spectrum of literary
genres including translations, novels, short fiction, comics and non-
fiction. Her most recent translation is that of the widely acclaimed Hindi
novel Tyagpatra (The Resignation) by Jainendra, into English. She has also
translated the seventeenth-century Braj Bhasha text Ardhakathanak, widely
regarded as the first autobiography in an Indian
language, into modern Hindi and into English.
Rajiv eiPe studied fine arts at Sir J. J. School of Art,
Mumbai, and animation film design at the National
Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. He currently lives in
Bangalore and spends his time doing animation and
illustration projects.
FORMAT: B Paperback PAges: 72 IllusTRATIOns: Black and white
CATegORY: Fiction PRICe: `150 TeRRITORY: World IsBn: 978-81-291-2118-9
FOR Ages 9 and up
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FORMAT: B Paperback PAges: 184 CATegORY: Fiction PRICe: `195
TeRRITORY: World IsBn: 978-81-291-2119-6
YOung ADulT
guns on my Red eaRThswAti senguPtA
a Boy, BaRely fouRTeen, poinTs a gun aT a man and his Wife. They have noThing he can looT,
excepT The plaTe of Rice in fRonT of Them…Shanto has managed the impossible. He has escaped from the heavily
fortified Lalgarh police station in the heart of Jangalmahal. Few outsiders
dare enter these forests. It is a place where armed bands of men and women,
Maoists, rule the roost. It is a place where even police contingents don’t
travel after dark.
Shanto is a child soldier, a hungry boy recruited into a bloodthirsty army
of rebels. And when he gets involved in an operation that leads to the
gruesome killing of thirty-eight people, he decides to quit the rebels' cause.
But now, both the police and his former comrades are hunting him down.
Will he emerge unscathed? Or will this be the final end of innocence for him?
swati senguPta studied English in Jadavpur University and then worked
as a journalist for various newspapers in Kolkata. She quit her full-time job
in September 2012 and freelances for newspapers when she is not
working on her second book.
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BesT indian sToRies foR childRen
edited by
deePA AgARwAL
WandeR inTo an enchanTed land of sToRies...Vain animals and talking fish, eccentric older brothers, mysterious happenings
that only a clever detective can solve, hair-raising jungle adventures and
much, much more appear in this gem of a collection.
In Best Indian Stories for Children, the classic works of literary giants like
Rabindranath Tagore, Premchand and Rudyard Kipling accompany the
offerings of modern masters like R. K. Narayan, Salman Rushdie, Vikram
Seth and Paul Zacharia. There are nonsense verses in Bengali and Oriya,
translations of stories of Gijubhai Badheka and B. R. Bhagwat, among others.
Well-loved contemporary writers like Ruskin Bond and Paro Anand too find
place in the book.
Selected with much love and thought, the stories and poems in this
anthology provide an unforgettable experience for readers of all ages.
Author, poet and translator, deePa agaRwal writes for both children and
adults and has about fifty published books to her credit. She has received
several awards for her work.
FORMAT: B Paperback PAges: 192 CATegORY: Fiction/Anthology PRICe: `195
TeRRITORY: World IsBn: 978-81-291-2120-2
FOR Ages 11 and up
J u n e
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The Red TuRTle good Book guidecompiled and edited by
PReeti singH
aRe you WondeRing Which Books To choose fRom The sTuffed shelves of liBRaRies and BooksToRes? as a paRenT oR a TeacheR, hoW do you inTRoduce
The BesT Books eveR WRiTTen To youR childRen?In this book, you will easily be able to find:
Reading lists that are age appropriate;
Titles divided into genres to help readers pick the best of
what interests them;
Recommendations by school teachers, principals, parents
and even well-respected authors;
The best Indian books for young readers;
Checklists for children to record their readings and rate them.
There’s no better friend than a book, and The Red Turtle Good Book Guide will help parents, teachers and children find just the right ones!
PReeti singh is a voracious reader, author of one novel, and is currently
working on a series of books on Indian history for children.
FORMAT: B Paperback PAges: 160 CATegORY: Non-fiction/ Reference PRICe: `150
TeRRITORY: World IsBn: 978-81-291-2366-4
FOR Ages 10 and up
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c l a s s i c R u s k i n
B o n d R e d T u R T l e W a n T e d T o s e e
T h e s e f a v o u R i T e s T o R i e s W i T h B R a n d n e W i l l u s T R a T i o n s, s o W e h a v e a W h o l e R a n g e
o f c l a s s i c B o n d s f o R y o u n g R e a d e R s !
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c l a s s i c R u s k i n
B o n d R e d T u R T l e W a n T e d T o s e e
T h e s e f a v o u R i T e s T o R i e s W i T h B R a n d n e W i l l u s T R a T i o n s, s o W e h a v e a W h o l e R a n g e
o f c l a s s i c B o n d s f o R y o u n g R e a d e R s !
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angRy RiveR illustrations by
arChana sreenivasan
The exTRaoRdinaRy advenTuRe of a giRl facing The fuRy
of an angRy RiveR It was a small island in the middle of a big river, and just large enough for Sita
and her grandparents to live with their three goats, the hens, a vegetable
patch, and a peepul tree. But one day, the river flooded, and took everything
with it, including Sita.
How will Sita survive when the angry river
sweeps her away? Find out in this classic story of
courage and friendship, now with a brand new look.
aRChana sReenivasan is a visual communication
designer, but enjoys illustrating stories the most.
She illustrates for magazines, picture books and
comics, among other things.
Archana holds a post-graduate diploma in
animation film design from the National Institute of
Design, Ahmedabad. She lives in Bangalore.
FORMAT: A, PLC PAges: 60 IllusTRATIOns: 4 colour
CATegORY: Fiction PRICe: `150 TeRRITORY: World IsBn: 978-81-291-1984-1
FOR Ages 8 and up PuB MOnTH: April
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hanuman To The Rescueillustrations by
Prasun mazumdar
The sToRy of hanuman and his daRing JouRney To lanka
Prince Rama is exiled for fourteen years from Ayodhya, his kingdom. His
beautiful wife, Sita, is abducted by the powerful demon king, Ravana. But
the great monkey-god, Hanuman, comes swiftly to her aid and, after an epic
struggle, Sita is rescued unharmed.
Ruskin Bond recounts this most exciting of stories from the Ramayana in
a brightly illustrated edition that will delight all young readers.
PRasun MazuMdaR is an illustrator, painter
and graphic designer. He studied at the National
Institute of Fashion Technology, Delhi, from where
he received a Bachelor’s in design degree.
Prasun has illustrated and designed children’s
books such as The Kashmiri Storyteller and
Secrets, both by Ruskin Bond, and Gind by
Harini Gopalswami Srinivasan.
FORMAT: A, PLC PAges: 60 IllusTRATIOns: 4 colour
CATegORY: Fiction PRICe: `150 TeRRITORY: World IsBn: 978-81-716-7145-8
FOR Ages 8 and up PuB MOnTH: June
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sToRies shoRT and sWeeT
illustrations by arChana sreenivasan
ClassiC short stories for Children by
a master storyteller
Can trees really walk; how do a young
boy and an old woman become
best friends; what happens when
a mischievous ghost starts living in
your house; what do you do when
nothing but a sweet can satisfy your
hunger? Humour, love, friendship,
trust—every emotion, every mood,
that makes growing up special and
worth remembering, comes to life in
this beautifully illustrated collection.
Gentle and thoughtful, funny
and memorable, these stories are
a fascinating read for people of
all ages.
The Blue umBRellaillustrations by
arChana sreenivasan
a bittersweet story of a girl, a village
and a beautiful silk umbrella...
As soon as Binya saw the blue
umbrella, she wanted it so badly
that she was willing to give her lucky
leopard’s claw pendant in exchange.
No one in the village had such a
fine umbrella, and everywhere
Binya went the umbrella went too.
Gradually it faded to a pale blue,
but still there were many who envied
Binya her treasured possession. And
the most envious of them all was old
Ram Bharosa, the shopkeeper, who
decided that he must own the blue
umbrella, by means fair or foul...
A heart-warmingly funny story
that has also been made into an
acclaimed movie, The Blue Umbrella
is Ruskin Bond at his finest.
FORMAT: A, PLC PAges: 60 IllusTRATIOns: 4 colour
CATegORY: Fiction PRICe: `150 TeRRITORY: World IsBn: 978-81-716-7340-7
FOR Ages 8 and up PuB MOnTH: April
FORMAT: A, PLC PAges: 60 IllusTRATIOns: 4 colour
CATegORY: Fiction PRICe: `150 TeRRITORY: World IsBn: 978-81-291-1838-7
FOR Ages 8 and up PuB MOnTH: June
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