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Ranganna is the story of a cute little elephant who loves colors. He lives by the temple, near a Dhobi Ghat right next to a flowing river and loves to see the colors in everything. His two friends, Aditi and Anushka, come up to him one day with nail polish on their nails. We love the absolutely adorable storyline, the stunning colors and illustrations, and the dance illustrations at the end of the book! We also admired the way the author has managed to find the love for colors in everyday things like a Dhobi Ghat and flowers sold in the temple. In today's rushed life, I don't think I ever associated the riot of colors with Dhobi Ghats and flowers in the temple.
Age 2+
When we mention children's books, we talk of essentials like the books by Eric Carle or Dr. Seuss. Well, you must add Gajapati Kulapati to that list! These books by Ashok Rajagopalan are about everyone's favorite elephant, Gajapati, and his adventures with his friends in the village. Heartfelt, uncomplicated and beautifully put together, these books also experiment with sounds in a wonderful way! Be prepared to say Kalabaloosh and Kalicha Kulicha!
Gajapati Kulapati: The first series in the book talks about every child's best ele-friend, Gajapati Kulapati! With repetitive sounds and words that rhythmically roll right through the pages, this story puts the zing back into storytelling and reading aloud. Bright, zesty pictures and dynamic visual text echo the lilt, making it one big book of fun.
One hot sunny day, Gajapati Kulapati is complaining of the heat. And so are everyone around. The friendly grandma - Paati in Tamil, suggests that they could go to the pond and cool off. Everyone rushes to the pool. But what happens when Gajapati Kulapati goes to the pond? Why do the children want him to come again in the pond the same way? But the adults don't? What does Paati suggest? This is Book 2 in the Gajapati Kulapati series but don't worry, you can also buy them in any order!
The third book in the Gajapati Kulapati series by Ashok Rajagopalan, this book is as fun as the others. An absolute riot to read aloud to the preschool set, complete with noises and all the fun the big, gentle elephant can bring! We loved this book so much we picked it as our Toka Junior book last September.
This book's release was a huge morale booster during the lockdown in 2020! KALICHA KULICHA… Gajapati Kulapati dances in the mud. KALICHALOOOOCHA… he rolls in the mud.
But when it’s time for a bath, he runs away…!Children and adults alike will find much joy and laughter in this engaging and colorful picture book that is perfect for reading out loud!
Or you can get the entire set below!
A fun-tastic activity book that marks a big day for everyone's favourite ele-friend (or elephant) from the super-selling series Gajapati Kulapati! Read the book, colour it, then read it again and of course, work out little puzzles, activities and fun tasks in the book. Your little one will love colouring Gajapati and laugh out loud at his antics!
After a sudden storm, a little elephant finds himself alone in the Jungle. Where can he turn, his
Maya and her Paati (grandmother) visit the temple every Friday and see the temple elephant Sangu. Sangu has a baby whom Maya names as Acchu because when she asks him his name, he sneezes Achoo! Acchu follows Maya home and her parents and grandparents suspect that there is an Elephant in their backyard. We loved the fact that Maya addresses her parents as Appa and Amma - like my daughter and her grandparents as Thatha and Paati - again like my daughter. She was excited to find that the characters in Maya's life have counterparts in hers. We love the cute way the baby elephant holds the mommy elephant's tail and goes home, and the child-like illustrations for the story - the bright watercolors and not too much white space. It draws you into the world of the book!
8 Ways to Draw an Elephant is an interesting mix of Indian Art traditions presented in the most adorable form, the Elephant. Targeted for ages 3 and up, this book presents interesting facts about elephants intertwining it with Indian art forms like Meenakshi, Sohrai, Mata ni Pachedi and more. Apart from Art, this book got us talking about patterns, shapes, motifs and our other elephant
The king wants his favorite elephant weighed! No one in the kingdom knows what to do except little Lilavati. Lilavati is the daughter of the mathematician Bhaskaracharya who named his mathematical treatise after her. The book is a great introduction to Lilavati and the concept of the Archimedes principle. This book was part of our December 2016 Toka Explorer Boxes
Ages 5+
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A majestic elephant protects the forest from timber traders, tree cutters and poachers. One day, the Forest Department receives orders to hunt the elephant down. An absorbing read based on true events, it highlights the complex cause of conservation!
"The first
Which the animals thought looked beautiful and wise.
Then, along came a bird, a wagtail, and…"
Told in verse, this folktale from the Tai Phake people of India’s northeast is gentle and funny!
Don't miss this filmmaker's book on an elephant's disappearing world. With beautiful photographs and a lovely tale that also tells us about deforestation, Lai Lai the Baby Elephant is a bilingual picture book written by the famous wildlife filmmaker, Shekar Dattari.
Shekar Dattatriis a wildlife filmmaker with a special fondness for elephants. He has spent a lot of time observing and filming them in the jungle. A beautiful English-Hindi bilingual book that explores the world of wild elephants through stunning photographs and informative text in English and in Hindi, with lovable elephant cartoons.
Like a time machine, this book takes us to view the life of Lai Lai from Day 1 to when he is more than 7 yrs of age. Lai Lai, the cheerful little elephant wanders forests of South India with his mother and aunts, who protect and guide him.
One day, when Prime Minister Nehru opened his overstuffed mailbag, out tumbled hundreds of colorfully decorated letters — from children in Japan! “We have never seen a live elephant,” they said. “Could you kindly send us one from India?” This exuberant picture book takes readers across land and sea to tell how Indira, Ambika, Murugan and others became India’s BIG gifts to the world.
Dadi forgets everything, including Chumki’s name. When elephants escape from a nearby reserve, can it be a blessing in disguise and help Dadi remember?
This book is a follow-up to Unlucky Chumki, the first Chumki book by Lesley D. Biswas. Chumki and the Elephants is a great pick for children who are transitioning to chapter books. Don't miss it!
Chaya usually has an answer for everything. But stealing the Queen's jewels, even for the best of reasons, is not something she can talk her way out of. So she makes her great escape on the back of a gorgeous, stolen elephant and leads her friends on a noisy, fraught, joyous adventure through the jungle where revolution is stirring and leeches lurk. Will stealing these jewels be the beginning or the end of everything for the intrepid gang?
Sri Lanka comes alive in this gorgeous and engrossing chapter book that had us hooked from start to finish!
