Aani
and the Tree Huggers
Jeannine Atkins,
Illustrated by Venantius J. Pinto
Based on true events
in India in the 1970s, young Aani and the other women in her village
defend
their forest from developers by wrapping their arms around the trees,
making it
impossible to cut them down.
Amazing
Mallika
Jami Parkison,
Illustrated by Itoko Maeno
A tiger cub who
lives in India's Ranthambhore Park wildlife preserve learns some ways
to
control her quick temper.
Ashok
by Any other Name
Sandra S. Yamate, Illustrated
by Janice Tohinaka
Ashok is an Indian
American boy who wishes he had a more "American" name. In a series of
mishaps, he searches for the perfect name for himself.
Audrey and Barbara
Janet Lawson
Audrey and her cat Barbara plan an adventure that will take them across the ocean to India.
Baya,
Baya, Lulla-by-a
Megan McDonald,
Illustrated by Vera Rosenberry
As a mother in rural
India sings to her baby, a weaverbird builds a nest for its young.
Binya's Blue Umbrella
Ruskin Bond, Illustrated by Vera Rosenberry
Binya, a young girl living in rural India, trades her leopard-claw
necklace for a dainty blue umbrella, but the local tea shop
proprietor wants the umbrella for his own.
Bringing Asha Home
Uma Krishnaswami, Illustrated by Jamel Akib
A biracial Asian Indian American boy finds his own special
way to bond with his sister while the family awaits her adoption
from India.
Chachaji’s Cup
Uma
Krishnaswami, Illustrated by Soumya
Sitaraman
A boy learns about his family history and the
Partition of India from his great uncle, through stories told over a
beloved
old teacup.
Cherry
Tree
Ruskin Bond,
Illustrated by Allan Eitzen
A young girl nurses
a cherry tree from sprig to seedling and is rewared one year by the
sight of
small miracle--its first pink blossoms.
The Closet Ghosts
Uma Krishnaswami, Illustrated by Shiraaz Bhabha
Moving to a new place is hard enough without finding a bunch of mean, nasty ghosts in the closet. When Hanuman answers Anu's plea for help, she rejoices — until she realizes those pesky ghosts don't seem to be going anywhere.
Elephant
Dance: Remembering India
Theresa Heine, Illustrated
by Sheila Moxley
Grandfather tells
many stories about his native India in answer to Ravi and Anjali's
questions,
such as the tale of a procession of elephants on the feast of Divaali
when he
was a boy.
Fine
Feathered Friend
Jamila Gavin, Illustrated
by Dan Williams
In India, Raju is
angry about spending two months on his aunt and uncle's farm while his
family
attends a wedding in England, but things looks much brighter after he
becomes
mother to a newly-hatched chick.
Lights
for Gita
Rachna Gilmore,
Illustrated by Alice Priestley
Recently immigrated
fromndia,
Gita is looking forward to celebrating her
favorite holiday, Divali, a festival of lights, but things are so
different in
her new home that she wonders if she will ever adjust.
Gifts
for Gita
Rachna Gilmore,
Illustrated by Alice Priestley
During a visit from
her beloved grandmother, Gita realizes that her memories of India have
faded
and that America is her true home.
Grandpa Chatterji
Jamila Gavin, Illustrated by Mei-Yim Low
Neeta and Sanjay discover their loving and surprising Indian
grandfather.
Grandpa's Indian Summer
Jamila Gavin, Illustrated by Mei-Yim Low
Neeta and Sanjay go to visit their grandfather in Calcutta.
The Happiest Tree: A Yoga Story
Uma Krishnaswami, Illustrated by Ruth Jeyaveeran
Meena is a tree in the class play, but trees have to stay
still and Meena has trouble doing that. In yoga class, Meena
learns to be a special kind of tree, one that is more than
a costume in a play.
Kali and the Rat Snake
by Zai Whitaker, Illustrated by Srividya Natarajan
In contemporary Southern India, an Irula boy named Kali--the
son of the best snake catcher in the village--experiences
trouble fitting in at his school.
Lily's Garden of India
Jeremy Smith, Illustrated by Rob Hefferan
Lily's mother has a beautiful garden of plants from all over
the world. When Lily visits the Indian section of the garden,
she discovers her own adventure.
Mama's Saris
Pooja Makhijani, Illustrated by Elena Gomez
An East Indian American daughter pleads with her mother to
be allowed
to wear one of her mothe's colorful saris in honor of her
seventh
birthday.
Monsoon
Uma Krishnaswami, Illustrated by Jamel Akib
A child describes waiting for the monsoon rains to arrive
and the worry that they will not come.
My Mother's Sari
Sandhya N. Rao, Illustrated by Nine Sabnani
A little girl is entranced by her mother's sari and imagines
all the different things she can do with it.
My Name Is Bilal
Asma Mobin Uddin, Illustrated by Stephanie Barbara Kiwak
Bilal, worried about being teased by his classmates for being Muslim, thinks maybe it would be better if people don't know he is Muslimand introduces himself as “Bill” rather than “Bilal.”
The
Road to Mumbai
Ruth Jeyaveeran
Shoba and her pet
monkey, Fuzzy Patel, set out overnight by flying bed to attend Fuzzy's
cousin's
wonderful wedding in Mumbai, India.
Robi
Dobi: The Marvellous Adventures of an
Indian Elephant
Madhur Jaffrey,
Illustrated by Amanda Hall
An Indian elephant
befriends a mouse, a butterfly and a parrot, and together they have
many
adventures.
Roses
for Gita
Rachna Gilmore,
Illustrated by Alice Priestley
Although Gita misses
her grandmother and her grandmother's garden in India, she discovers a
new
friend and a new garden at her next door neighbor's house.
Ruler
of the
Courtyard
Rukhsana Khan,
Illustrated by R. Gregory
Christie
After confronting what
she believes to be a
snake in the bath house, Saba
finds the courage to overcome her fear of the chickens in the courtyard.
Silly
Chicken
Rukhsana Khan
In Pakistan, Rani
believes that her mother
loves their pet chicken Bibi
more than she cares for her, until the day that a fluffy chick appears
and
steals Rani's own affections.
Swami
on Rye: Max in India
Maira Kalman
Max, the famous
dog-poet and Hollywood director, faces fatherhood and searches for the
meaning
of life in exotic India
Tiger
on a Tree
Anushka Ravishankar,
Illustrated by Pulak Biswas
After trapping a
tiger in a tree, a group of men must decide what to do with it.
Umbrella
Thief
Sybil Wettasinghe,
Illustrated by Cathy Hirano
When each of the
umbrellas he brings back to his village disappears, Kiri Mama devises a
plan to
track down the thief.