19 Jul 8 Ways to Draw Deer
Activity book introducing Indian art traditions: art is as much about the imagination as it is about depiction.
19 Jul 8 Ways to Draw Fish
Activity book introducing lndian art traditions: art is as much about the imagination as it is about depiction.
29 Jul The Past is Always Present: 28 Years of Tara Books
By Gita Wolf and V. GeethaYears later, when asked about Tara’s origins, Gita Wolf would say, “I didn’t really have a business plan, nor had I thought through all that publishing involved. As an avid child-reader fed on Anglo-Saxon books, it seemed to me that fun and adventure seemed to happen only to children in other places… and I wondered, why not right here?”
31 Mar What is School a Place For?
By V. GeethaIn an era of exploding digital alternatives to the schoolroom, it is perhaps good to remember that learning is not only about ideas and information, which digital sources supply in abundance. It has also to do with spontaneity, with the unexpected and the serendipitous.
18 Mar Reading and Activity
A hand-picked selection of books for Ages 4 to 8, packed in gorgeous handmade and screen-printed gift bags.
15 Mar To Seed
An unusual collaboration between indigenous Warli artists, a writer-gardener and book artisans, this book is a celebration of the miracle that is the seed and its place in our lives and cultures. Read on for an account of its evolution, and how it came to take its imaginative final shape, a combination of four book forms—each of them reflecting a particular aspect of the cosmos contained in a seed.
10 Dec Journeys in Print: Travelling Patterns
By V. GeethaTravelling Patterns is the latest in a line of books that engage with textiles and textile art. It is a unique visual assemblage—in which pattern-making travels from textile to paper, from the decorative to the narrative, and from one context to another.
30 May Typography as Illustration? Nonsense!
By Gita WolfWhen we first published this book, we didn’t overthink it…25 years later, its time has come again, though in a slightly altered form. So what has changed in the meantime? Quite a lot, as it turns out.
17 Feb What’s Special About the Bologna Book Fair?
By Gita WolfAll fairs are about making valuable professional connections… And yet there is something singular about the rich, lasting rewards that we’ve experienced from the Bologna Children’s Book Fair.