Books That Speak

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  • Siyaar ki haar (The Jackal’s Loss) - Hindi- Kids Stories - Pratham Books
    A clever hare helps his friend, the tortoise. Read on to see how they tricked the jackal.
    Original story by Saura Writers' Group, beautiful illustrations by Pradip Kumar Sahoo, translated into Hindi by Rajesh Khar and Amrit Mishra, published by Pratham Books. Narrated by Asawari Doshi.
    Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/21226-siyaar-ki-haar
    Youtube link for this story: https://youtu.be/N9XvGCz37NQ
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    5 min
  • Bijune vinali jaadu (Biju Spins Some Magic)- Marathi - Kids Stories - Pratham Books
    Biju and his family are weavers in rural Odisha. They create beautiful fabrics to sell in the cities of India and abroad. This is the tale of Biju’s adventures when he accompanies his father to Delhi to sell the saris, and in the process impresses a city boy with his skill. Jaya Jaitly’s fun-filled story is illustrated by Bhramara Nayak in the Patachitra style.
    Beautiful story written by Jaya Jaitly, artistically illustrated by Bhramara Nayak in the Patachitra style, translated into Marathi by Sandhya Taksale, published by Pratham Books. Narrated by Asawari Doshi.
    Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/13804-bijune-winli-jadu
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    21 min
  • Kintsugi - The Japanese Art of Mending -English - Kids Stories - Pratham Books
    The story is an informative piece about the unique art of Kintsugi - The Japanese art of mending broken pottery.
    Story written by Vibha Lohani, illustrated by Aman Randhawa, P.G. Dinesh, Suvidha Mistry, and Vibha Lohani, published by Pratham Books. Narrated by Asawari Doshi.
    Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/15...
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    4 min
  • Teen phukat (Three for Free - A Folktale from Taiwan) - Marathi - Kids Stories - Pratham Books
    Once upon a time, in a little village by a mountain, an old man came to sell his dumplings. He sold one for one cent, two for two cents and three for free! As the villagers started gobbling up the dumplings three at a time, strange things started happening around them. Read this tantalising tale from Taiwan to see what happened in this village by the Ban Pin Shan Mountain!
    Story written by Greystroke, illustrated by P.G. Dinesh, translated into Marathii by Utkarsha Manish, published by Pratham Books. Narrated by Asawari Doshi.
    Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/15559-teen-phukat
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    11 min
  • Rajaa aur badshah (Raza Meets the King) - Hindi- Kids Stories- Pratham Books
    रज़ा के अब्बा, रहमत खान, मुग़ल बादशाह अकबर के शाही दर्ज़ी हैं। रज़ा अब्बा के साथ बादशाह के नये कपड़े पहुँचाने महल गया। तब उसे पता चला कि बादशाह कपड़ों के मामले में ज़रा नखरैले हैं... मुग़ल काल के भारत में, रज़ा की होशियारी की प्यारी सी कहानी!
    Story written by Subhadra Sen Gupta, illustrated by Tapas Guha, translated into Hindi by Manisha Chaudhry, published by Pratham Books. Narrated by Asawari Doshi.
    Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/711-raza-aur-badshah
    Youtube link for the story: https://youtu.be/HYvfaagdBwE
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    13 min
  • The Missing Bat - English - Kids Stories - Pratham Books
    There was a cricket bat missing from Rehman Chacha's warehouse, and he suspected that young Ahmed had stolen it. A funny tale from Kashmir, the land of the willow trees.
    This humorous story written by Vaishali Shroff, illustrated by Tapas Guha, published by Pratham Books. Narrated by Asawari Doshi.
    Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/127-the-missing-bat
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    6 min
  • Singing the Truth: The Story of Miriam Makeba- English-Kids Stories - Pratham Books
    Learn about the amazing life of a little girl who grew up to use her gift of singing to help bring freedom to South Africa.
    Wonderful story written by Bianca de Jong , Jade Mathieson, illustrated by Louwrisa Blaauw, published by Pratham Books. Narrated by Asawari Doshi.
    Coincidentally we are releasing her story on 9th Novembner, which is her death Anniversary. Small tribute from us..
    Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/13939-singing-the-truth-the-story-of-miriam-makeba
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    6 min
  • How Does the Toothpaste Get into the Tube? - English Stories - Pratham Books - Kids Stories
    Squeezing out the toothpaste from the tube every morning is simple. But do you know how it got into the tube? Let's tell you how.
    Written by Veena Prasad, beautiful illustrations by Rajiv Eipe, published by Pratham Books on their Storyweaver platform. Narrated by Asawari Doshi.
    Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/3566-how-does-the-toothpaste-get-into-the-tube
    Youtube link: https://youtu.be/V__JJVR0o4Y
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    7 min
  • The Woodcutter of Gura-A Folktale from Ethiopia - Marathi - Kids Stories- Pratham Books
    The woodcutter of Gura set out to chop-chop-chop wood one day. He climbed up a tree, perched himself on a branch and began cutting. The village priest who was passing by warned him that if he cut the very branch he was sitting on, he would surely fall down and die. Find out what the woodcutter did in this hilarious tale from enchanting Ethiopia.
    Story written by Veena Seshadri, illustrated by Greystroke, translated into Marathi by Utkarsha Manish, published by Pratham Books. Narrated by Asawari Doshi.
    Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/663-gura-yethil-lakudtodya
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    6 min
  • The Woodcutter of Gura - A Folktale from Ethiopia - English - Kids Stories- Pratham Books
    The woodcutter of Gura set out to chop-chop-chop wood one day. He climbed up a tree, perched himself on a branch and began cutting. The village priest who was passing by warned him that if he cut the very branch he was sitting on, he would surely fall down and die. Find out what the woodcutter did in this hilarious tale from enchanting Ethiopia.
    Story written by Veena Seshadri, illustrated by Greystroke, published by Pratham Books. Narrated by Asawari Doshi.
    Storyweaver link: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/660-the-woodcutter-of-gura-a-folktale-from-ethiopia
    Youtube link for this story: https://youtu.be/yQe4vQnnAM0
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    9 min

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BooksThatSpeak is our effort to help our kids fall and stay in love with books and stories - even if it means that they are listening to the stories instead of reading them.