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Storytime for your penguinster!

As the air fills with the sweet scent of flowers, gift your young penguinster these books to enhance the magical experience of spring. 

 

How Not to Get Wet in the Rain by Sunanda Kulkarni

Do you know how to stay dry when it rains? or how to make jewels out of brass? Or just distribute the five oranges evenly among the seven kids? There are solutions to all of these issues and more in this treasure trove of Indian folktales. A kingdom made up of wild animals, a peculiar mouse-girl, a fool who thinks gold coins are trash, a king who can’t stop coughing, a mystery man who pulls the emperor’s beard, and many other such odd and incredible characters are among those we encounter.

These simple parables of advice demonstrate how, with a little common sense and polite wit, any issue—no matter how strange or insurmountable—can be resolved.

 

Grabber by Jehan Zachary and Nirmal Pulickal

Grabber
Grabber || Jehan Zachary and Nirmal Pulickal

An urban tale claims that the Black Taj Mahal, a grand tomb that was once as stunning and magnificent as its white twin, is buried in the sands of time. However, it concealed a sinister truth: the White Taj was constructed using 64 severed hands.

A queen from the former Mughal courts becomes friends with 12-year-old Nuru during the British period, hundreds of years later. Mumtaz makes random appearances and disappearances while issuing a prophetic warning. the resurgence of the pisacha, a macabre marriage of the 64 severed hands that constructed the White Taj Mahal.

Everyone’s demise is near, and the only way to stop this evil is to locate the legendary Black Taj Mahal.

 

Terminal 3 by Debasmita Dasgupta

Terminal 3: A Graphic Novel set in Kashmir
Terminal 3 || Debasmita Dasgupta

Khwab has persevered despite experiencing joy and emptiness, desire and grief, penance and serenity. She imagines that one day, existence will be a paradise. The tale of the common people attempting to live out their dreams in the Valley is told in Terminal 3: Breathing Against the Background of Conflict.

 

10 Indian Tribes and the Unique Lives They Lead by Nidhi Dugar Kundalia

10 Indian Tribes and the Unique Lives They Lead (The 10s Series)
10 Indian Tribes and the Unique Lives They Lead || Nidhi Dugar Kundalia

In this book, ten Indian tribes are described who have lived very distinct lives from the rest of India, sometimes even in the same physical locations. Rarely have their origins been communicated. Nidhi Dugar Kundalia explores the everyday routines, traditions, and difficulties of some of the numerous tribes that coexist in our nation. She also traces their historical development.

 

Puffin Lives: 10 Unforgettable Indians and their Remarkable Stories (Boxset)

Puffin Lives: 10 Unforgettable Indians and their Remarkable Stories (Boxset)
Puffin Lives: 10 Unforgettable Indians and their Remarkable Stories (Boxset)

The Puffin Lives series examines the professional and personal journeys of well-known Indians from a variety of disciplines. These biographies, written by authors like Sreelata Menon, Subhadra Sen Gupta, Devika Rangachari, and others, reproduce the lives and legacies of famous people. This collection of fascinating tales about trailblazers like Mahatma Gandhi, B.R. Ambedkar, Guru Nanak, and Mother Teresa are laced with anecdotes, obscure facts, and trivia.

 

Each book is an engrossing account of icons whose lives continue to influence every generation, making this a wonderful gift box for your penguinster.

Gifting recommendations for the festive season

Will you gift the mundane box of soan papdi or dry fruits again this festive season? These sugar treats will expire in a few days or will probably be passed on to another relative or friend.

How about giving a gift that lasts for a lifetime? A gift that could light up your loved one’s world and will never leave them alone?

Yes, books! Books are the sweetest sugar alternatives and will stay with your friends and family…even after the last page. Hence, we have a book for all–be it the Gen Z cousin or the teen-patti-obsessed chachu, your fashionista neighbour or that sweet-tooth bua–there’s a book for everyone!

This festive season, #GiftForLife #GiftAPenguin!

 

The coolest gifts for every Gen Z in your life

Everything Is Out of Syllabus

Varun Duggirala 

Everything Is Out of Syllabus
Everything Is Out of Syllabus || Varun Duggirala

Banaras Talkies 

Satya Vyas 

Banaras Talkies
Banaras Talkies || Satya Vyas

Beauty Unbottled 

Kavita Khosa 

Beauty Unbottled
Beauty Unbottled || Kavita Khosa

Yuktahaar

Munmun Ganeriwal 

Yuktahaar
Yuktahaar || Munmun Ganeriwal

The Art of Bitfulness

Nandan Nilekani & Tanuj Bhojwani 

The Art of Bitfulness
The Art of Bitfulness || Nandan Nilekani Tanuj Bhojwani

 

 

Do you have a cousin for whom fantasy >>>> reality? 

Samsara 

Saksham Garg 

Samsara
Samsara || Saksham Garg

Where The Cobbled Paths Lead 

Avinuo Kire 

Where the Cobbled Path Leads
Where the Cobbled Path Leads || Avinuo Kire

Sinbad and the Trumpet of Israfil

Kevin Missal 

Sinbad and the Trumpet of Israfil
Sinbad and the Trumpet of Israfil || Kevin Missal

Sinbad and the Tomb of Alexander 

Kevin Missal 

Sinbad and the Tomb of Alexander
Sinbad and the Tomb of Alexander || Kevin Missal

Rising Like a Storm 

Tanaz Bhathena 

Rising Like A Storm
Rising Like A Storm || Tanaz Bhathena

 

For the health-conscious buddy

On The Pickle Trail

Monish Gujral

On The Pickle Trail
On The Pickle Trail || Monish Gujral

 

Degh To Dastarkhwan

Tarana Husain Khan 

Degh To Dastarkhwan
Degh To Dastarkhwan || Tarana Husain Khan

 

Whose Samosa Is It Anyway 

Sonal Ved 

Whose Samosa Is It Anyway
Whose Samosa Is It Anyway || Sonal Ved

 

This Handmade Life

Nandita Iyer

This Handmade Life
This Handmade Life || Nandita Iyer

 

For the matchmaker in your circle

Something I’m Waiting To Tell You

Shravya Bhinder 

Something I'm Waiting To Tell You
Something I’m Waiting To Tell You || Shravya Bhinder

 

When I Am With You 

Durjoy Dutta

When I Am With You
When I Am With You || Durjoy Dutta

 

Between You Me And The Four Walls 

Moni Mohsin

Between You Me And The Four Walls
Between You Me And The Four Walls || Moni Mohsin

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