Childrens Literature

Author Subhadra Sen Gupta, illustrator Rajiv Eipe declared winners of Big Little Book Award 2020

Instituted by the Parag initiative of Tata Trusts, the chosen language of the fifth edition of the Big Little Book Award was English.

JK Rowling publishes first two chapters of her new children's book, The Ickabog

Set in an imaginary land, The Ickabog is a stand-alone story “about truth and the abuse of power” for children from seven to nine years old and is unrelated to Rowling’s other books.

A case for subversive children's stories: Contrasting the messaging in The Rainbow Fish with Room on the Broom

When we allow children to live out their bully-duping fantasies, to make fun of adult institutions, encourage imagination over reality, disruption over self-righteousness we enable them to figure out how they can improve the status quo.

For adults and young readers, 15 book recommendations that make for perfect reads during coronavirus lockdown

Routine helps keep anxiety and despair at bay. As does a good book. These 15 reading recommendations span light reads for adults a well as young readers of different ages. | #LockdownList with @HarperCollinsIN

Coronavirus Outbreak: As kids find themselves stuck at home, children's literature community offers up readings, constructive conversation

A group of writers and illustrators from the children's literature community came up with a plan to have a different author read out a story at 11 am everyday. One writer read out a story set in Sikkim; she used the setting as a segue into explaining why it is not acceptable to call people ‘coronavirus’ (the word has become a slur used against those from Asia)

Children’s literature in India undergoes revolution as publishers experiment with regional languages, genres

Children's literature in India has had a long presence, but with liberalisation in the early '90s, a shift occurred. The idea that children should read for pleasure wasn't recognised till parents had more money to spend on books. But publishers and educators are now willing to spend more on children's literature in Indian languages, driving up its demand with each passing day.

Little Black Sambo: A look at the bizarre history of Helen Bannerman's racism-riddled children’s story

Why has Little Brave Sambo (or Little Black Sambo) endured, why do people defend it so passionately and perhaps most intriguing of all, why do people keep re-writing it to try and make it more politically correct?

Little Black Sambo: Why the many attempts to rectify racism of Helen Bannerman's popular story failed

Why has Little Brave Sambo (or Little Black Sambo) endured, why do people defend it so passionately and perhaps most intriguing of all, why do people keep re-writing it to try and make it more politically correct?

Child-appropriate literature: Should young readers be shielded from certain kinds of writing, or characters?

Much as I would today like to reply “Children should read whatever they bloody well want”, it would be silly to pretend there can be a one-size-fits-all answer

Navneet Education recalls children's book following backlash to story depicting animal abuse

The story in question, published by Navneet Education in a book called It's Story Time, contains graphic descriptions of a dog killing animals and subsequently being killed by its master. It also contains a graphic illustration