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1 MULTICULTURAL BOOKS FOR CHILDREN Belgium Finland Germany Norway Sweden Switzerland The Netherlands

2 About A&A Books A&A Books, an off-shoot of the A&A Book Trust, publishes with a purpose. It aspires to widen the horizons of unprivileged children who live and study in villages, and have no access to the computers or digital learning, as of now. The books from different countries and cultures presented in their own language Hindi provide a colourful window for those who have not known the world outside their village. We choose books which fill the minds of children with happiness and cheer, and help them build a relationship with the printed word. And this goes a long way as an enabler to reinforce literacy gained in the school. We are grateful to our friends in the publishing industry world over, who help us in our mission: Every child has a right to good books for growing and achieving their full potential. Every time you buy our books, you will be pleased with the quality, and the prices held low with great effort. We appreciate your support to our mission! Come, let us make our world a better place to live in. To get our books We can deliver books all over the country, by post or through a material forwarding agency. Let us know your need at aabooktrust@gmail.com, or call: - Satya Prakash Arvind Kumar A&A Books Tel Sales Office D-105, Vyapar Kendra Palam Vihar Gurgaon , India Registered Office C1-324, Palam Vihar Gurgaon , India

3 Belgium Little Kangaroo Guido van Genechten ISBN: Size: 27.0cm x 28.0cm Pages: 28 Price: ` 100 Nanhi Kangaroo Guido van Genechten ISBN: Size: 27.0cm x 28.0cm Pages: 28 Price: ` 100 Little Kangaroo is so happy in her mother's pouch! She doesn't want to get out and see the world. Mamma is tired of carrying on like this... For all the moms who want their kids to grow up!! Belgium Rikki Guido van Genechten ISBN: Size: 21.0cm x 30.0cm Rikki has a problem, his one ear is up and the other down. He does all he can to change it... till he realizes there are certain things you can't change about yourself. Superb illustrations! Lal Jan De Kinder ISBN: Size: 20.0cm x 26.1cm Pages: 32 Price: ` 90 There's a bully in the class whom everybody fears. Somebody has to bell the cat. Who will? So Jao, Sundar Sapanon Mein Kho Jao Brigitte Minne Illustrator: An Candaele ISBN: Size: 21.6cm x 21.6cm Rupali just does not want to sleep. The Moon s magic powder has no effect. Will she stay up all night playing pranks? Nanhi Safed Machhali Guido van Genechten ISBN: Size: 21.6cm x 22.4cm Pages: 20 Price: ` 70 Little white fish is trying to look for her mother amidst the colourful animals in the sea. When she finds her mother finally, what colour is she? Rakshas, Mujhe Mat Khao! Carl Norac Illustrator: Carll Cneut ISBN: Size: 26.0cm x 20.7cm Pages: 28 Price: ` 80 Little piggy wants to eat all the time. His mom is mad at him for that. And then there's a monster having the same problem! Will he eat up our little piggy? A great bedtime story for all those kids who think their Mamma is 'bossy'! Janmadin Mubarak, Rupali Brigitte Minne Illustrator: An Candaele ISBN: Size: 21.4cm x 21.4cm It's Rupali's birthday and her friends seem to have forgotten. That is not very nice. What happens next?

4 Belgium Panchhi Pyara Kristien Aertssen ISBN: Size: 21.1cm x 29.7cm Pyar ki Rani Kristien Aertssen ISBN: Size: 20.8cm x 29.6cm Pages: 36 N.A. Bulbul loves her grandparents, and the hundreds of birds in their garden. But one day Grandma is gone... and Bulbul wants to see Grandpa smiling again. Who will help her? Out of this world, detailed illustrations! The little princess wants a kiss. But her mom being a queen, is so busy! The little princess goes around the world on her royal plane in search of love... Dream like illustrations! Belgium Anu meets with an accident and cannot dance. But the only thing that pulls her out is... Jeet Gayi Anu Tomas Nollet ISBN: Size: 29.5cm x 20.8cm Pages: 28 N.A. Burney aur Flora Annemie Berebrouckx ISBN: Size: 25.4cm x 21.5cm Burney is a bear and Flora is a duck but that doesn't stop them from being best friends. Flora has planned a surprise for him but everything goes topsy-turvy...and yet at the end of the day, they both are the happiest beings on the earth. How come? Ayesha Pieter van Oudheusden Illustrator: Stefanie De Graef ISBN: Size: 20.2cm x 26.0cm Pages: 40 N.A. Ayesha is a poor girl who wants to share with the Sultan a few problems her family is facing. But Sultan is so hard to reach. Try she must, any which way... Lovely illustrations from the world of kings!! Sara aur Uske Nanhe Bhoot Thierry Robberecht Illustrator: Philippe Goossens ISBN: Size: 21.5cm x 25.5cm Sara is scared for breaking Mamma's necklace, so she lies. But every time she lies, a white ghost comes out of her mouth! Will this ever stop? How? Kya Hai Bakse Mein? Pieter Gaudesaboos ISBN: Size: 30.0cm x 14.8cm There's a box inside a box inside a box...what is there finally? Uncode the secret... Yoo hoo! Don't tell anyone; just go ahead and enjoy!!

5 First Day in the School Tuula Korolainen Illustrator: Marjo Nygard ISBN: Size: 20.8cm x 25.5cm Pages: 44 Price: ` 100 Finland School ka Pahala Din Tuula Korolainen Illustrator: Marjo Nygard ISBN: Size: 20.8cm x 25.5cm Pages: 44 N.A. Minty has opened a new school in the jungle, and today is the first day of the school. Everybody is new, and many are nervous including the teacher, and the new kids still coming in. There are small accidents and great fun, eating together, singing and dancing and a bit of learning too!! Good Night, Anokhi! Tove Appelgren Illustrator: Salla Savolainen Anokhi's New Friend Tove Appelgren Illustrator: Salla Savolainen Finland ISBN: Size: 20.9cm x 27.8cm Pages: 36 Price: ` 80 Anokhi is so scared to sleep by herself at night; strange things happen to frighten her. So, she goes and sleeps next to Mamma... But, Mamma needs space, to rest well at night! How does one solve this issue? Hira-Dil Kaarina Helakisa Illustrator: Nina Haiko ISBN: Size: 20.9cm x 27.8cm Pages: 36 Price: ` 100 Anokhi has a happy family, and now the kids so much want a dog! The parents finally agree and a lovely dog enters their family. BUT something happens and they have to send him away... Will Anokhi remain sad all her life? Or find a way out? Rubyheart Kaarina Helakisa Illustrator: Nina Haiko ISBN: Size: 21.0cm x 26.8cm Pages: 40 Price: ` 110 ISBN: Size: 21.0cm x 26.8cm Pages: 40 N.A. This dreamlike jungle has a very good king. But everybody is scared of the dragon who wants to eat them up one by one... How will they save themselves? Or he will finish them all? Who will get the King's Rubyheart for bravery and friendship among all! Papa Chalo Jangal Mein Markus Majaluoma ISBN: Size: 20.8cm x 26.9cm Pages: 36 Price: ` 80 Kumar family has got a new car. The children urge Papa to take them for a picnic in the jungle... The picnic is packed with fun and an adventure too... Fun with family and lots of shared laughter, you can't miss this book!! Surili ki Lambi Tangen Marika Maijala Illustrator: Juha Virta ISBN: Size: 13.2cm x 33.0cm Pages: 32 N.A. Surili is a shorty... She wants long legs. Magic...!! Surili's legs start growing and growing till she reaches the Moon and then the Mars... But that has problems too! Who wants to remain that tall and so far away...

6 Norway Meri Best Friend aur Mein Maria Parr ISBN: Size: 15.0cm x 20.4cm Format: HB; Sketches Pages: 196 Price: ` 200 Tanya Ek Toofan Maria Parr Expected in October 2018 Leena and Taru are best friends who have loads of imagination for fun and pranks! No wonder this story of their friendship has become a modern classic into several languages of the world!! Rajkumar Bho-Bho Bjorn Ousland ISBN: Size: 20.2cm x 25.3cm Pages: 36 Price: ` 100 Chai ki Ketali Jan-Kare Oien ISBN: Size: 20.8cm x 28.0cm Pages: 44 Price: ` 120 Norway Rajkumar Bho-Bho is a bossy boy who wants to be a leader always. That is not how it works... One of the best sellers dealing with a very common problem among children. Dosti Kharagosh aur Saamp ki Hans Sande ISBN: Size: 25.4cm x 21.6cm Pages: 36 Price: ` 100 The little rabbit feasts on carrots and then goes on a spin in her dream but is it a dream or something else? Chai ki Ketali is a story of friendship between two animal friends packed with fun on every page. Utterly delightful illustrations hook on the child's attention. Ladaki Jisane Metro Chalaee Tyra T. Tronstad Illustrator: Helena Ohlsson ISBN: Size: 21.5cm x 21.1cm Pages: 44 Price: ` 120 Kira's father is a metro driver. He is ill but people are waiting for the metro. Kira ends up driving the metro and... What A Girl! Gro Dahle Illustrator: Svein Nyhus ISBN: Size: 21.5cm x 21.1cm Pages: 32 Price: ` 80 Kya Ladaki Hai! Gro Dahle Illustrator: Svein Nyhus ISBN: Size: 21.5cm x 21.1cm Pages: 32 Price: ` 60 Sheelu is a 'good' girl, shy, timid and obedient... like her mother and grand mother and great-grand mother. But one day she just decides to be herself... and then?

7 Norway & Switzerland Norway Mai Akela Constance Orbeck-Nilssen Illustrator: Akin Duzakin ISBN: Size: 15.0cm x 20.4cm Pages: 32 Price: ` 80 Schools are so boring... more so, if you have to walk a long way, all alone, through a jungle! But sometimes there are surprises like a tiger talking to you or a robot giving you company... and things like that. Yet, the biggest surprise is at the end! Panch Dost Trond Braenne Illustrator: Per Dybvig ISBN: Size: 21.7cm x 21.5cm A horse, a hen, a rabbit, a pig and a sparrow are good friends living happily on a farm. They are different in shapes and sizes... but they do have lots of fun together. Imagine going to each other's house and having parties... Nacho, Nana! Tiril Valeur ISBN: Size: 19.8cm x 23.0cm Pages: 36 Price: ` 100 Grandpa Nana is a great friend of Lily but they do have little fights too! He takes her to her dance class, and brings her back. One day Nana becomes a real favourite, not only of Lily but her whole class... Celebrates a special bond between grandpa and the grand-daughter. Dost ya Dushman Kaia, Bendik and Trond Braenne Illustrator: Per Dybvig ISBN: Size: 21.7cm x 21.5cm Story of 3 animals and a bird living on a farm. They are different and yet thick friends. But something happens and they all start fighting over one little thing... What's that? Switzerland Mimi Doris Dorrie Illustrator: Julia Kaergel ISBN: Size: 20.8cm x 27.9cm Mimi is an abundantly imaginative girl. She has done something wrong and wants to tell the truth to the parents in a play-acting mode. Watch the drama unfold, bit by bit! Heidi Johanna Spyri ISBN: Size: 14.3cm x 22.4cm Format: HB; Sketches Pages: 322 Price: ` 300 Mimi ki Mazedar Duniya Doris Dorrie Illustrator: Julia Kaergel ISBN: Size: 20.8cm x 27.9cm Mimi has already heard a bedtime story and now wants to hear another. Daddy suggests let's make one... and then happens a story. Ahh, so beautiful till the author falls asleep! Heidi is a world classic translated into almost all the world languages. We are glad to present the story of a charming Swiss girl and her gentle giant grandpa against the backdrop of Alpine mountains and the out of the world pastoral landscapes. Heidi also comes as a story of undying values that make human relationships and the life beautiful.

8 Sweden Khul Ja Sim-Sim By 16 authors and illustrators of Swedish Children s Books Academy ISBN: Size: 20.6 cm x 25 cm Pages: 144 Price: ` 300 Published in November 2016 A panoramic representation of today s Swedish writing for children. A collection of stories and poems for the age-group Dazzling bright Illustrations. A must for every library for children! Pippi Longstocking Astrid Lindgren Illustrator: Ingrid Nyman ISBN: Pages: 28 Price: ` 100 Pippi Lambe Moze Astrid Lindgren Illustrator: Ingrid Nyman ISBN: Pages: 28 Price: ` 80 Sweden Pippi is the funniest and the strongest girl in the world. She has two friends, Tom & Annika, and the trio has such ingenious fun... Parents, want your children to read and enjoy books? This one book will do the magic! Pippi in the Park Astrid Lindgren Illustrator: Ingrid Nyman ISBN: Pages: 20 N.A. Pippi Pahunchi Park Mein Astrid Lindgren Illustrator: Ingrid Nyman ISBN: Pages: 20 Price: ` 70 Stockholm Central Park has some bullies which the police can't control, so Pippi decides to fix them. She does it with the help of her two friends, Tommy and Annika, and watch them all laugh like mad, amidst the action! Pippi, Emil, Mardi aur Karlsson ke Mazedar Karaname Astrid Lindgren Illustrator: Ingrid Nyman and others ISBN: Format: PB; Sketches Pages: 296 Price: ` 315 An omnibus of four characters created by world's most celebrated writer Astrid Lindgren. This fun filled classic is a must for every child s bookshelf!

9 Sweden Mamma Moo / Kajari Gaay is one of the most popular series in Europe. Kajari gaay is one cow who loves doing new things. She loves to swing, ride a bicycle, play on a slide, clean her house, build a tree house, celebrate Christmas, jump over the fence and get hurt, and visit the library and read books! Her friend Crow doesn't quite understand... Kauva Bola NA! ISBN: Size: 21.6cm x 21.6cm Pages: 20 Price: ` 60 Kajari Gaay is always on the lookout for doing something new, adventurous. But her friend Crow doesn't think she should... Who wins? She has her way or he manages to stop her? Aur Tej, Kajari Gaay! ISBN: Size: 21.6cm x 28.0cm Pages: 28 Price: ` 100 Kajari Gaay is happy pulling a little boat in the lake, but the crow has some other ideas. He wants to turn the farmer s boat into a high speed race-boat. Can he do that? Sweden Mamma Moo Reads ISBN: Pages: 28 Price: ` 80 Kajari Gaay Padhane Lagi ISBN: Mamma Moo and Crow's Christmas ISBN: Pages: 28 Price: ` 80 Kajari Gaay aur Kauve ka Christmas ISBN: Kajari Gaay Fisalpatti par Jujja and Tomas Wieslander ISBN: Kajari Gaay ko Lagi Chot Jujja and Tomas Wieslander ISBN:

10 Sweden Kajari Gaay ne Banaya Ghar Ped par ISBN: Kajari Gaay ne Ki Safai ISBN: Din Ka Bhoot Illustrator: Jens Ahlbom ISBN: Size: 20.1cm x 25.3cm Pages: 28 Price: ` 70 Chunmun Ka Dost Illustrator: Lotta Geffenblad ISBN: Size: 21.1cm x 21.2cm Sweden We all know ghosts come at night, in the dark. But this one is a Daytime ghost and very funny one too, because it can change shapes, be different things... What happens when it joins a family for a party? Funny things happen and no one knows who is doing those... A lovable ghost story! Bhalu ki Kursi Sven Nordqvist Chunmun lives near the jungle of fir trees. He has a stick for a companion and he goes everyday to play inside the jungle. But one day, he and a wolf run into each other. Will they fight or be friends? Simple story about animal love and friendship. Bhalu ki Taxi Sven Nordqvist ISBN: Size: 20.1cm x 24.2cm Pages: 24 Price: ` 90 ISBN: Size: 20.1cm x 24.2cm Bhalu finds a chair on the roadside. He tries to figure out what should he do with it? Friends advice this way and that way... Join the fun and please help Bhalu sit on it comfortably! Bhalu has chanced upon a push cart which is magical! He makes it his Taxi to bring people up and down the hill. When you go up the hill the Taxi gets very heavy, and when you go down it runs on an express way! Who can explain this magic?

11 Kittu aur Ila Jenny Westin Verona Illustrator: Jesús Verona Sweden & Germany ISBN: Size: 21.6cm x 29.5cm Pages: 28 Price: ` 100 Kittu and Ila want to have an adventure so the backyard turns into a jungle with wild animals. Ila enjoys it all, and Kittu? Join the fun in the jungle with vibrant illustrations!! Sweden Babli aur Bhure Bhediye Pija Lindenbaum ISBN: Size: 21.4cm x 26.0cm Pages: 40 Price: ` 80 Babli goes on a school picnic with her friends and gets lost. She is not really a brave girl, and she finds herself in a colony of wolves... Will they eat her up for dinner or will they let her go? An extraordinary story of child and animal friendship! Velu Mahasagar Me Lennart Eng ISBN: Size: 20.8cm x 29.7cm Pages: 24 Price: ` 65 Whales attract lot of attention and most of the time people are scared to even go near them. But does that mean the whales need no friends? Everybody needs friends, even the big and mighty like the big whales in an ocean! Lucky aur Lila Lena Arro Illustrator: Sara Gimbergsson ISBN: Size: 21.0cm x 21.0cm It's good to be small sometimes, and sometimes being big! Choose what do you want to be, big or small, there's fun on both sides. Easy to read and understand for the early readers. Germany Madhumakhi Maya ke Sahasi Karaname Waldemar Bonsels ISBN: Size: 15.6cm x 23.0cm Pages: 166 Price: ` 200 This a 100 year old German classic mapping journey of a bee Maya, who has a mind of her own and wants to explore the world by herself... She travels through lovely landscapes taking in the natural beauty and sees both the good and bad sides of the world. This classic has already been made into a film and dubbed into several European languages.

12 The Netherlands Atapati Annie M.G. Schmidt Illustrator: Fiep Westendorp ISBN: Size: 23.2cm x 21.8cm Pages: 96 Price: ` 250 Atapati doesn't want to get into pranks but she ends up into one sticky situation after the other... Peals of healthy laughter and the pull to read what next! Birthday / Janmadin Fiep Westendorp and Mies Bouhuys Flying Carpet / Udata Galeecha Fiep Westendorp and Mies Bouhuys The Netherlands ISBN: Size: 26cm x 21cm Pages: 36 Price: ` 80 Pim is looking for a lot of fun and presents on his birthday. But the birthday comes and hours pass, everybody seems to have forgotten about it Surprise? Pim & Pom: The Big Adventure Fiep Westendorp and Mies Bouhuys ISBN: Size: 26cm x 21cm Pages: 36 Price: ` 80 Pim and Pom have found a magic carpet by sheer chance. They are heading for Alibaba s treasures when suddenly the 40 thieves come chasing! Pim and Pom want to run home, but how? Pim aur Pom: Ek Sahasi Karanama Fiep Westendorp and Mies Bouhuys ISBN: Size: 21.8cm x 26.8cm Pages: 64 Price: ` 300 Pim and Pom are two famous cats from Netherlands.They are the stars too, in an animation film. There's no dull moment when they are around with a series of adventures! Schools can borrow a DVD to screen the film ISBN: Size: 21.8cm x 26.8cm Pages: 64 Price: ` 200 Jip and Janneke: Two kids from Holland Fiep Westendorp Text: Gioia Smid and Hans van der Voort Yip aur Yanaka: Holland ke Do Bachche Fiep Westendorp Text: Gioia Smid and Hans van der Voort ISBN: Size: 19.2cm x 24.1cm Pages: 68 Price: ` 150 ISBN: Size: 19.2cm x 24.1cm Pages: 68 Price: ` 150 Jip and Janneke take the children on a trip to Holland, and tell them how they live there, and what all they do in different seasons. Great illustrations and pleasant easy flowing text... A lovely introduction to Netherlands and its culture!

13 The Netherlands Chhutku Gadha Rindert Kromhout Illustrator: Annemarie van Haeringen ISBN: Size: 20.8cm x 25.1cm Pages: 28 Price: ` 70 Chhutku feels he is all grown up and wants to go alone to his friend s house... He does, but then will he manage to come back safe? Chhutku Gadha aur Yaku ka Janmadin Rindert Kromhout Illustrator: Annemarie van Haeringen ISBN: Size: 20.8cm x 25.1cm Chhutku is invited to a birthday party but finds it very difficult to give away the present. He wants to keep it himself. Not a uncommon situation, isn't it? Lali aur Uska Ghoda Yvonne Jagtenberg ISBN: Size: 20.9cm x 25.4cm The Netherlands Lali's family has a horse which the grown ups ride. Lali thinks the horse is bored and she takes him to show him around. What all fun do they have? Nobody scolds her of course, as Lali explores the world around her. Lali ka Naya Dost Yvonne Jagtenberg ISBN: Size: 20.9cm x 25.4cm Pages: 28 Price: ` 70 There's a new boy in Lali's class and he is so funny. Lali wants to make friends with him but he doesn't want to be friends with her... A typical new child in the class situation. Girls on the top! Chitrakar Rana Ji Leo Timmers ISBN: Size: 21.5cm x 21.6cm All of us have a bucket list of wishes... Ranaji is a great artist but his paintings don't sell, he is so poor. But it all changes in a day... Magic! Ranaji is a rich man now, what next?

14 Learning Material Gol Hi Gol Vinita Khanna ISBN: Size: 18.2cm x 24.0cm Pages: 12 Price: ` 25 Achchha Mein Vinita Khanna ISBN: Size: 18.2cm x 24.0cm Pages: 12 Price: ` 25 Learning Material My World My Words CLR, Pune Illustrator: Jeyanthi Manokaran ISBN: Size: 21.4cm x 27.9cm Pages: 76 N.A. Pratham Vishwakosh: Vigyan Rachel Firth ISBN: Size: 22.0cm x 28.3cm Pages: 64 Price: ` 250 A great resource for children wanting to learn basic English. A bilingual picture word book to help children build basic vocabulary of 1000 words in daily use. Learning English becomes easy and children really enjoy this activity book. Great as a take off point to build confidence. Pratham Vishwakosh: Antariksha Paul Dowswell ISBN: Size: 22.0cm x 28.3cm Pages: 64 Price: ` 250 Other books in English These two introductory encyclopaedias offer lot of help to the students trying to understand Space and Science, respectively, in our own language: Hindi. Understanding the basic concepts clearly, help in the advanced studies. Plenty of pictures on every page make the understanding easy. A great resource for School Projects on Space and Science. A must for every school library to explain various facts and concepts, with excellent links to follow! Leading Like Nelson Mandela Martin Klungu-Banda ISBN: Size: 14.0cm x 21.7cm Format: PB Pages: 136 Price: ` 150 The whole world knows Dr Nelson Mandela and his stellar contribution to the Freedom struggle of South Africa. Mandela had a unique style of leading the country as its first president. Here are some of the stories which highlight how Mandela won so many hearts through his natural grace, goodness and magnanimity. Other books in English Stolen Voices Zlata Filipovic and Melanie Challenger ISBN: Size: 14.0cm x 21.7cm Format: PB Pages: 272 Price: ` 250 A compilation of diaries of children caught in war situations. It's just one life and war is a senseless destroyer and it is dangerous for all of us. This book is an appeal in many voices against war, against destruction and for human life. War diaries really hit your hard, no matter what part of the world you live in! Must read for all the teenagers, the policymakers of tomorrow!

15 A&A Book Trust works for the underprivileged children in our country, mainly living in villages and small towns with a special focus on the Nainital district in Uttarakhand. We believe in creating a network of libraries serving also as Activity Centres, to offer children a window into the multicultural world outside. Each book from this list that you buy guarantees bookful of joy to the child, and gives you a chance to make a difference!

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