CHILDREN’S BOOKS: AN INDIAN STORY

This fascinating story about Children’s Books in India is narrated using extensive research and enough anecdotal evidence to make its perusal informative and enriching for anyone interested in this burgeoning field of literary production and study. This is probably the first time that publishers, authors, illustrators, editors, translators, librarians and educators have collaborated to share their research and wide-ranging experiences to chart the terrain and offer desirable future directions. The book clarifies its scope and delimitations at the outset by stating its linguistic and chronological as well as regional contours, and therefore anticipates any critiques in relation to inclusions and exclusions. The citations and bibliography that conclude each chapter adhere to academic best practices, serve to pique the reader’s interest and encourage further exploration of the themes and concerns that may be of interest or study. The ground covered is extensive in range and this is finely balanced with the depth of analysis that is rarely found when such genre-specific histories are written.