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Welcome To The WoRld of Red TuRTle!

When Rupa Publications, in its 75th year, decided to launch a children’s book

imprint, they searched very hard for an animal, plant or object that would

represent the best qualities of these books.

Fortunately, while hunting under the fat dictionaries and in the numerous

nooks and crannies of their office, the team chanced upon a wonderful

Red Turtle. Red Turtle was smart, cute—and looked very good on book

covers! So they decided to adopt it immediately.

Red Turtle agreed to have its picture appear on every children’s

and young adult book Rupa published, because the titles would be as

interesting, intelligent and good-looking as Red Turtle. The best writers

and illustrators from India—and some from outside India—have written and

designed the books, and they are produced with thought, attention and a

lot of love. Every child will want to read them, for they have all passed the

Red Turtle test.

From fiction to non-fiction, short story and poetry collections to quiz books

and illustrated books, the Red Turtle imprint will publish for children from

age eight upwards and for teenagers. Authors such as Ruskin Bond, Gulzar,

Derek O’Brien, Paro Anand, Samit Basu, Subhadra Sen Gupta and Musharraf

Ali Farooqi all loved Red Turtle too—and they are only some of the writers

we will be publishing in the coming months.

Many new authors and illustrators with exciting new ideas and books are also

Red Turtle’s friends now.

Here we present the first titles that will appear from January to June 2013

in the Red Turtle imprint. We hope that everyone will read, savour

and enjoy each one of them.

BR i ng a Re d T uRT le in To youR l ife, an d you’ll h ave a fR ie n d f oReve R !

J a n u a R y

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TigeRs foR dinneR Tall Tales by Jim CorbeTT’s Khansama

Ruskin Bond illustrations by sunaina Coelho

‘did you see him shooT a TigeR?’ i asked.‘oh, many Times,’ said mehmoud.

‘a TigeR a Week—ThaT Was noThing To caRpeT-sahiB!’‘did The TigeRs come To The house, oR did you go looking foR Them?’

Thus starts Mehmoud’s stories about working as khansama, or cook,

for the great shikari Jim Corbett. As deft with his stories as he is

with koftas, lamb chops, pies and milkshakes, Mehmoud has a

tall tale for every occasion. From wrestling with a cobra in his

bed, being carried away into the river by a muggermuch, to when

a tiger came looking for the cook, these stories leave little Ruskin

spellbound.

Join Mehmoud in the kitchen as he cooks up one delectable

meal after another, and gobble down his delicious stories of

man-eating tigers, incompetent maharajas, missing kitchen boys

and haunted pillows —all brought vividly to life by Sunaina Coelho’s

captivating illustrations.

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Ruskin Bond has been writing

for over sixty years, and now has

over 120 titles in print—novels,

collections of stories, poetry, essays,

anthologies and books for children.

His first novel, The Room on the Roof, received the prestigious John

Llewellyn Rhys award in 1957.

He has also received the Padma

Shri, and two awards from the

Sahitya Akademi—one for his short

stories and another for his writings

for children. In 2012, the Delhi government gave him its Lifetime

Achievement award.

Born in 1934, Ruskin Bond grew up in Jamnagar, Shimla, New Delhi and

Dehradun. Apart from three years in the UK, he has spent all his life in India,

and now lives in Mussoorie with his adopted family.

A shy person, Ruskin says he likes being a writer because ‘When I’m writing

there’s nobody watching me. Today, it’s hard to find a profession where

you’re not being watched!’

sunaina Coelho lives and works in Mumbai

as a freelance designer, creating animation

for television and the Internet and illustrating

for books and magazines. She studied animation

film design at the National Institute of Design,

Ahmedabad. She likes to draw, read, cook

(and eat!), play with her cat and—whenever

possible—travel and see new places.

FORMAT: 6” x 9” Paperback PAges: 72 IllusTRATIOns: 4 colour

CATegORY: Fiction PRICe: `195 TeRRITORY: World IsBn: 978-81-291-2114-1

FOR Ages 9 and up

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Tik-Tik, The masTeR of Time

MusHARRAF ALi FARooQi illustrations by miChelle Farooqi

on The planeT nopTeR, someWheRe deep in The cosmos, young Tik-Tik has a Big pRoBlem

Tik-Tik, a boy from Nopter, wants to grow faster than—or at least as fast

as—his furry enemy, Dum-Dum the cat. So Tik-Tik sets off with his Grandpa

Kip-Kip, a cosmic traveller, on an adventure to find a solution to his problem.

They land up on a growing planet called Earth, where Tik-Tik tries to find a

way to speed up time. But will his experiments succeed? And will he ever

be able to outwit the villain Dum-Dum and her accomplices:

the bottom-heavy penguins?

Michelle Farooqi’s charming

illustrations bring to life this

hilarious adventure packed with animals,

insects, birds, aliens, inventions and

discoveries. Tik-Tik, the Master of Time

will have you laughing all the way to the

heart-warming end.

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Tik-Tik, a boy from Nopter, wants to grow faster than—or at least as fast as—his furry enemy, Dum-Dum the cat. So Tik-Tik sets off with his Grandpa Kip-Kip, a cosmic traveller, on an adventure to find

a solution to his problem. They land up on a growing planet called Earth, where Tik-Tik

tries to find a way to speed up time. But will his experiments succeed? And will he ever be

able to outwit the villain Dum-Dum and her accomplices: the bottom-heavy penguins?

Michelle Farooqi’s charming illustrations bring to life this hilarious adventure packed with animals,

insects, birds, aliens, inventions and discoveries.Tik-Tik, the Master of Time will have you laughing all the way to the heart-warming end.

Tik-Tik, the Master of Time

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MushaRRaf ali faRooqi is

an author, novelist and translator.

His latest work, the novel Rabbit Rap (2012) was also illustrated by

Michelle Farooqi. They previously

collaborated on the story collection

The Amazing Moustaches of Moochhander the Iron Man and Other Stories (2011), shortlisted

for the India ComicCon award in

the ‘Best Publication for Children’

category. Farooqi’s children’s

fiction also includes the picture

book The Cobbler’s Holiday: or Why Ants Don’t Wear Shoes (2008).

He is the author of the critically acclaimed novels Between Clay and Dust (2012), and The Story of a Widow (2009) which was shortlisted for

the DSC Prize for South Asian Literature (2009), and longlisted for the

2010 IMPAC-Dublin Literary Award. You can read more about him at this

website: www.mafarooqi.com

MiChelle faRooqi is an artist and illustrator. Trained in eighteenth-

century techniques of drawing and painting, she divides her time between

representational art and illustrating children’s books. She has illustrated

Musharraf Ali Farooqi’s fable Rabbit Rap, and The Amazing Moustaches of Moochhander the Iron Man and Other Stories.

FORMAT: 6" x 9" PLC Hardback PAges: 152 IllusTRATIOns: Black and white

CATegORY: Fiction PRICe: `250 TeRRITORY: Indian subcontinent excluding Pakistan

IsBn: 978-81-291-2109-7 FOR Ages 9 and up

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speak up, speak ouT my FavouriTe eloCuTion PieCes

and how To deliver Them

deRek o’BRien

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a BRillianT compilaTion of The BesT elocuTion pieces

fRom The inimiTaBle deRek o’BRien

Are you stumped about what to speak at the upcoming elocution

contest? Are you wondering how you can speak more confidently?

Then this handy collection is just what you need.

In Speak Up, Speak Out you will find:

• Poetry, prose, drama and speeches suitable for junior, middle and

senior school students;

• An introduction to each piece by Derek, along with his recommendations

on how best to deliver it;

• Derek’s tips on how to become an expert public speaker;

• Classic and rare writings by masters such as Roald Dahl,

Vikram Seth, Ruskin Bond, Mahatma Gandhi, Nelson Mandela

and Barack Obama, among many others.

So, grab this book and let Derek O’Brien take you into a world of literary

masterpieces—and you will discover that all you need to be a winner is to

speak up, and speak it right!

deRek o’BRien was born in

Kolkata. He studied at St Xavier's

Collegiate School, Kolkata;

St Columba's School, New Delhi;

and Scottish Church College,

Kolkata. During his school and

college years, he participated

in numerous public speaking

competitions where he won multiple

awards.

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Derek began his career as a sports journalist but soon shifted to

advertising and worked for a number of years as creative head of Ogilvy.

However, his natural ability as a public speaker led Derek to focus all his

energy and talent on his passion: quizzing.

Today, Derek O'Brien is Asia’s best-known quizmaster and CEO of Derek

O’Brien & Associates Pvt. Ltd. Over the years, he has written more than forty

reference and quiz books.

He is currently a member of Parliament, and also the chief whip of the

Trinamool Congress in the Rajya Sabha.

To know more about Derek O’Brien and his company, visit www.derek.

in. You can also connect with him through Facebook at www.facebook.com/

DOBnA, and on Twitter, where his handle is @quizderek.

FORMAT: B Paperback PAges: 208 CATegORY: Reference PRICe: `195

TeRRITORY: World excluding USA IsBn: 978-81-291-2115-8 FOR Ages 10 and up

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The sToRy of india’s fReedom movemenT

nAyAntARA sAHgAL

When The people of india Rose againsT oppRession and inequaliTy, They WRoTe one of hisToRy’s

mosT inspiRing sToRies

India, the brightest jewel in the Raj crown, was also a land burdened with

harsh taxes, unjust laws and innumerable restrictions. When Indians, under

the leadership of some of the most remarkable men and women ever to be

born, decided to overturn the yoke of a foreign power, their struggle was

one of extraordinary bravery, truthfulness and fortitude.

The story of India’s freedom movement is a unique tale of how the

ordinary people of a country defeated the mightiest empire in the world

through the forces of satyagraha and ahimsa. In this masterful account,

Nayantara Sahgal describes the twists and turns that led to this: the lives of

the leaders, revolutionaries and masses; the horrors of oppression; and the

triumphs of the Indians as they finally made their tryst with destiny.

A lucid telling by one of the country’s finest writers, this account

encompasses every important detail of the freedom struggle, and will inform

and inspire all young readers.

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nayantaRa sahgal is the author

of nine novels, six works of non-

fiction and wide-ranging literary

and political commentary. She

has received the Sahitya Akademi

Award, the Sinclair Prize, and the

Commonwealth Writers' Prize.

She is a member of the American

Academy of Arts and Sciences,

has a Distinguished Alumna Award

from Wellesley College, USA, and

from Woodstock School, India, and

an Honorary Doctorate of Letters

from the University of Leeds. In 2011, she received the Nanjanagudu

Thirumalamba Award for her contribution to Indian literature, and in

2009, Zee TV's Awadh Samman. A resident of Dehradun, she has also

been awarded the Doon Ratna.

FORMAT: B Paperback PAges: 152 IllusTRATIOns: Black and white

CATegORY: Non-fiction PRICe: `195 TeRRITORY: World IsBn: 978-81-291-2116-5

FOR Ages 12 and up

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The liTTle BiRd Who held up The sky

WiTh his feeT

PARo AnAnd illustrations by aJanTa GuhaThaKurTa

When dangeR comes To a laRge foResT filled WiTh Big, BRave animals,

only a Tiny BiRd can save eveRyone

The forest stands still as the black clouds begin to roll in again. Every year,

the Monsoon Army’s rain comes down harder, destroying trees and plants,

nests and burrows. And the rain brings with it gushing, flooded rivers. This

year, all the animals know the army will not stop till it has washed away their

homes. Should they flee? Should they fight? Or will they trust the unlikeliest

hero among them to save their lives?

Find out what happens when even the littlest one

decides to be brave, in this story of extraordinary

courage, told by one of India’s best children’s writers.

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PaRo anand is a writer, performance

storyteller and children’s-literature

activist. She has headed the National

Centre for Children’s Literature at the

National Book Trust, India, and runs

‘Literature in Action': a programme

designed to encourage creativity

amongst young people.

In 2006, Anand’s book, No Guns at my Son’s Funeral, was included

on the IBBY (International Board on

Books for Young People) Honour

List as the best book for young

people. The Little Bird Who Held Up the Sky With His Feet is on 1001 Books

to Read Before you Grow Up—a list of the world’s best books of all time.

ajanta guhathakuRta studied fine arts

at the College of Art, Delhi, and has worked as

art director at Penguin Books India. She is now a

freelance illustrator. In 2002, Ajanta received the

Certificate of Honour presented by IBBY. She can

be contacted at: [email protected].

FORMAT: B Paperback Flexi PAges: 96 IllusTRATIOns: Black and white


FOR Ages 9 and up

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my favouRiTe sToRies: Bosky’s panchaTanTRa

guLzAR translated from the hindi by rohini Chowdhury

illustrations by raJiv eiPe

unending fun, Timeless Wisdom and The magic of sToRies come alive

in These immoRTal panchaTanTRa Tales

There was once a king who had three stupid sons. A learned man visited

the kingdom and offered to teach the boys the true qualities of kings—

kindness, bravery and a sense of justice. He narrated to them

one story a day, and these became known as the well-loved

Panchatantra tales.

Gulzar turns these stories into story-poems, to be read

aloud or enjoyed alone. He describes how a rabbit outwits a

hungry lion, and tells us why a girl married a mouse. He amuses

us with a story about a mosquito who was an unwelcome guest,

and one about the foolish donkey who could not stop singing.

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Poet, filmmaker, lyricist and writer,

gulzaR was born in Deena,

Jhelum, which is now in Pakistan. He

has written numerous poems, short

stories, plays, ballets, children’s

books and film and television serial

scripts, and has received both

national and international acclaim

for these works. He has received

the National Film Awards seven

times in various categories. He won

the Sahitya Akademi Award for

best writing in Urdu in 2002, and

was conferred the Padma Bhushan in 2004. Gulzar believes his best is yet

to come!

Rohini ChowdhuRy writes for both children and adults, and has more

than twenty books and several short stories to her credit. Her published

writing is in both Hindi and English, and covers a wide spectrum of literary

genres including translations, novels, short fiction, comics and non-

fiction. Her most recent translation is that of the widely acclaimed Hindi

novel Tyagpatra (The Resignation) by Jainendra, into English. She has also

translated the seventeenth-century Braj Bhasha text Ardhakathanak, widely

regarded as the first autobiography in an Indian

language, into modern Hindi and into English.

Rajiv eiPe studied fine arts at Sir J. J. School of Art,

Mumbai, and animation film design at the National

Institute of Design, Ahmedabad. He currently lives in

Bangalore and spends his time doing animation and

illustration projects.

FORMAT: B Paperback PAges: 72 IllusTRATIOns: Black and white


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FORMAT: B Paperback PAges: 184 CATegORY: Fiction PRICe: `195

TeRRITORY: World IsBn: 978-81-291-2119-6

YOung ADulT

guns on my Red eaRThswAti senguPtA

a Boy, BaRely fouRTeen, poinTs a gun aT a man and his Wife. They have noThing he can looT,

excepT The plaTe of Rice in fRonT of Them…Shanto has managed the impossible. He has escaped from the heavily

fortified Lalgarh police station in the heart of Jangalmahal. Few outsiders

dare enter these forests. It is a place where armed bands of men and women,

Maoists, rule the roost. It is a place where even police contingents don’t

travel after dark.

Shanto is a child soldier, a hungry boy recruited into a bloodthirsty army

of rebels. And when he gets involved in an operation that leads to the

gruesome killing of thirty-eight people, he decides to quit the rebels' cause.

But now, both the police and his former comrades are hunting him down.

Will he emerge unscathed? Or will this be the final end of innocence for him?

swati senguPta studied English in Jadavpur University and then worked

as a journalist for various newspapers in Kolkata. She quit her full-time job

in September 2012 and freelances for newspapers when she is not

working on her second book.

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BesT indian sToRies foR childRen

edited by

deePA AgARwAL

WandeR inTo an enchanTed land of sToRies...Vain animals and talking fish, eccentric older brothers, mysterious happenings

that only a clever detective can solve, hair-raising jungle adventures and

much, much more appear in this gem of a collection.

In Best Indian Stories for Children, the classic works of literary giants like

Rabindranath Tagore, Premchand and Rudyard Kipling accompany the

offerings of modern masters like R. K. Narayan, Salman Rushdie, Vikram

Seth and Paul Zacharia. There are nonsense verses in Bengali and Oriya,

translations of stories of Gijubhai Badheka and B. R. Bhagwat, among others.

Well-loved contemporary writers like Ruskin Bond and Paro Anand too find

place in the book.

Selected with much love and thought, the stories and poems in this

anthology provide an unforgettable experience for readers of all ages.

Author, poet and translator, deePa agaRwal writes for both children and

adults and has about fifty published books to her credit. She has received

several awards for her work.

FORMAT: B Paperback PAges: 192 CATegORY: Fiction/Anthology PRICe: `195


FOR Ages 11 and up

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The Red TuRTle good Book guidecompiled and edited by

PReeti singH

aRe you WondeRing Which Books To choose fRom The sTuffed shelves of liBRaRies and BooksToRes? as a paRenT oR a TeacheR, hoW do you inTRoduce

The BesT Books eveR WRiTTen To youR childRen?In this book, you will easily be able to find:

Reading lists that are age appropriate;

Titles divided into genres to help readers pick the best of

what interests them;

Recommendations by school teachers, principals, parents

and even well-respected authors;

The best Indian books for young readers;

Checklists for children to record their readings and rate them.

There’s no better friend than a book, and The Red Turtle Good Book Guide will help parents, teachers and children find just the right ones!

PReeti singh is a voracious reader, author of one novel, and is currently

working on a series of books on Indian history for children.

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c l a s s i c R u s k i n

B o n d R e d T u R T l e W a n T e d T o s e e

T h e s e f a v o u R i T e s T o R i e s W i T h B R a n d n e W i l l u s T R a T i o n s, s o W e h a v e a W h o l e R a n g e

o f c l a s s i c B o n d s f o R y o u n g R e a d e R s !

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c l a s s i c R u s k i n

B o n d R e d T u R T l e W a n T e d T o s e e

T h e s e f a v o u R i T e s T o R i e s W i T h B R a n d n e W i l l u s T R a T i o n s, s o W e h a v e a W h o l e R a n g e

o f c l a s s i c B o n d s f o R y o u n g R e a d e R s !

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angRy RiveR illustrations by

arChana sreenivasan

The exTRaoRdinaRy advenTuRe of a giRl facing The fuRy

of an angRy RiveR It was a small island in the middle of a big river, and just large enough for Sita

and her grandparents to live with their three goats, the hens, a vegetable

patch, and a peepul tree. But one day, the river flooded, and took everything

with it, including Sita.

How will Sita survive when the angry river

sweeps her away? Find out in this classic story of

courage and friendship, now with a brand new look.

aRChana sReenivasan is a visual communication

designer, but enjoys illustrating stories the most.

She illustrates for magazines, picture books and

comics, among other things.

Archana holds a post-graduate diploma in

animation film design from the National Institute of

Design, Ahmedabad. She lives in Bangalore.

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hanuman To The Rescueillustrations by

Prasun mazumdar

The sToRy of hanuman and his daRing JouRney To lanka

Prince Rama is exiled for fourteen years from Ayodhya, his kingdom. His

beautiful wife, Sita, is abducted by the powerful demon king, Ravana. But

the great monkey-god, Hanuman, comes swiftly to her aid and, after an epic

struggle, Sita is rescued unharmed.

Ruskin Bond recounts this most exciting of stories from the Ramayana in

a brightly illustrated edition that will delight all young readers.

PRasun MazuMdaR is an illustrator, painter

and graphic designer. He studied at the National

Institute of Fashion Technology, Delhi, from where

he received a Bachelor’s in design degree.

Prasun has illustrated and designed children’s

books such as The Kashmiri Storyteller and

Secrets, both by Ruskin Bond, and Gind by

Harini Gopalswami Srinivasan.



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sToRies shoRT and sWeeT

illustrations by arChana sreenivasan

ClassiC short stories for Children by

a master storyteller

Can trees really walk; how do a young

boy and an old woman become

best friends; what happens when

a mischievous ghost starts living in

your house; what do you do when

nothing but a sweet can satisfy your

hunger? Humour, love, friendship,

trust—every emotion, every mood,

that makes growing up special and

worth remembering, comes to life in

this beautifully illustrated collection.

Gentle and thoughtful, funny

and memorable, these stories are

a fascinating read for people of

all ages.

The Blue umBRellaillustrations by

arChana sreenivasan

a bittersweet story of a girl, a village

and a beautiful silk umbrella...

As soon as Binya saw the blue

umbrella, she wanted it so badly

that she was willing to give her lucky

leopard’s claw pendant in exchange.

No one in the village had such a

fine umbrella, and everywhere

Binya went the umbrella went too.

Gradually it faded to a pale blue,

but still there were many who envied

Binya her treasured possession. And

the most envious of them all was old

Ram Bharosa, the shopkeeper, who

decided that he must own the blue

umbrella, by means fair or foul...

A heart-warmingly funny story

that has also been made into an

acclaimed movie, The Blue Umbrella

is Ruskin Bond at his finest.



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