Obsessed with football, Amar comes up with a brilliant plan-a school football tournament where each class will play as a different ‘country’. But like all Butterfingers plans, this too is doomed to run into obstacles. But with Butterfingers as the goalie, does his team really have a chance? Full of action and adventure, Goal, Butterfingers!, the second book in the Butterfingers series, will make you lose yourself in the hilarious exploits of Amar and his friends as they hurtle through various hare-brained schemes.
Catagory: Humour
Howzzat Butterfingers!
Watch out! With Butterfingers around, nothing and no one is safe!
When school term begins, the Green Park Under 15 cricket team, of which Butter is the vice captain, is determined to win the Colonel Nadkarni Under 15 Inter-School Limited Overs Cricket Trophy. Practice starts, but disasters soon follow. The star all-rounder breaks his hand, a girl comes to study in Amar’s class and the school is in danger of losing its playground!
All this and more keep Amar and his team on their toes. Will they win the coveted trophy and save the school’s grounds? Or will it slip from their grasp like a classic Butterfingers catch?
Puffin Classics: Wordygurdyboom! The Nonsense World Of Sukumar Ray
‘If you hear this, you will find your heads are getting muddled. Some of you will fathom fully, some will stay befuddled’
The Bengali language has never been quite such a living, breathing creature of whimsy as in Sukumar Ray’s hands, and his creations-wild and wicked, dreamy and delirious-have thrilled children and adults alike. T his selection offers you the best of his world-pun-riddled, fun-fiddled poetry from Abol Tabol and Khai-Khai, stories of schoolboy pranks (Pagla Dashu) and madcap explorers (Heshoram Hushiyarer Diary), and the unforgettable harum-scarum classic of Haw-Jaw-Baw-Raw-Law, presented here for the first time in its entirety. All the stories and poems are accompanied by Sukumar Ray’s inimitable illustrations.
Sampurna Chattarji’s vibrant translation captures the freewheeling play of sound and sense we associate with Ray’s writings. With an introduction by Ruskin Bond, this book is sure to captivate Sukumar Ray’s fans and win him a whole new generation of admirers.
Ruckus on the Road
WANTED
A runaway girl, a donkey and a snarky boy travelling together
DO NOT APPROACH THEM. HIGHLY TALKATIVE!
They are said to be in possession of lethal fruit and wily schemes.
If you spot them, call the lawmakers of Put-Put immediately!
(Issued in the interest of the citizens, goats, chicken and other fauna.)
When ten-year-old Inara meets Kian, an overconfident trickster, she knows that they are NOT going to be best friends for life. But with a diabolical villainess close on her heels and an impossible rescue mission to plan, she has no choice but to be part of his motley crew.
Jump aboard if you’re in the mood for a whole lot of mayhem!
Tenali Raman
Hampi, September 2005: A breathtaking landscape, the ruins of a prosperous kingdom, and over cups of hot tea, two friends discover stories about the world’s smartest jester— Tenali Raman. Sulekha is studying in Class V and has been allowed by her principal to accompany her mother to Hampi, on the condition that she produces a full report about life in the Vijayanagar empire on her return. In Hampi, Sulekha meets the cocky TJ, who claims to be a descendant of one of Vijayanagar’s most famous citizens, Tenali Raman, and together they start collecting stories about the jester and his kingdom. Tenali, it turns out, had a solution to every problem that befell the kingdom— from the mundane to the bizarre: How do you carry a pot brimming with holy water, over hundreds of miles, without spilling a single drop? The king wants to build a palace he has seen only in his dreams, how can he be stopped? And a man is to be hanged for having a ‘bad-luck’ face, can Tenali prevent this? As they exchange anecdotes about Tenali Raman, Sulekha and her friends also learn more about the Vijayanagar empire, King Krishnadevaraya and what life was like in sixteenth-century south India. Wonderfully witty and bubbling over with fun and facts, this book is not just about one of India’s sharpest minds, it is a peep into a vibrant period in Indian history.
Puffin Classics: The Best Of Tenida
The humorous escapades of Narayan Gangopadhyay’s immortal character and his
ragtag bunch of friends, now in English
The leader of a gang of four, Tenida is a brash, loud-mouthed fellow with a large heart and
a gargantuan appetite. Along with the quick-witted Kyabla, the Bangladeshi-accented Habul and the cowardly Pela, Tenida falls
headlong into one misadventure after the other, that is, when he is not telling tall tales of his own heroism. Full of wit and old-world charm, The Best of Tenida is dotted with vignettes of life in yesteryear Calcutta.
Featuring five of Narayan Gangopadhyay’s best-known short stories and his timeless novella Charmurti, this English translation
introduces one of the most beloved figures in Bengali children’s literature to a wider audience.
Diary Of A Taekwondo Master
Marcus is a math whiz who sucks at sports. But his Dad is convinced that Marcus has magic in his kicks. So off goes Marcus to take taekwondo lessons … with comical results. He is soon pitted against his class bully, Hulk, in a fight with disastrous consequences. Does Marcus have what it takes to be a taekwondo ‘master’?Written in an illustrated diary format, this humorous novel will have readers laughing out loud while learning a surprising amount about taekwondo.
Lucky Girl
Sumi is not a lucky girl. Her super-chef mom is always feeding her things like pumpkin peel muffins and furryleaf parathas. Yuck. Sumi has to get her hands on some yummy food. But how?
Big Bully and Mme
Krish has to give a speech at school. But how can he, when he stammers? And what’s worse, his partner is the Big Bully! Will Krish get out of this mess?
Amra and the Witch (hOle Books)
Only those who really, badly need an answer would dare go to the witch! But Amra has done something bad, and he really, badly needs to know if he is in trouble …