Books That Speak Junior: Recent Episodes
Ovi and Stuti
Listen to a 8 year old and a 13 year old read stories and poems for kids in Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati and English.
Hi!
We're sorry to have been inactive lately, but we're back with another story; and that too by our cousin!
Round, fat pooris are a treat in most Indian homes. Why do they puff? There is a whole lot of science behind this simple question.
Why Does A Poori Puff Up?
Author: Varsha Joshi
Illustrator: Sonal Gupta Vaswani
Publisher: Pratham Books
Narrator: Stuti Doshi
Author: Adith A.K.
Illustrator: Amalendu Kaushik
Published by: Pratham Books
Narration: Stuti Doshi
Introducing a new language on our podcast; Gujrati! It is our mother tongue so we jus thought of sharing stories in the language with you guys : )
Original Publisher: Pratham Books
Author: Anupa Lal
Illustrator: Suvidha Mistry
Translator: Nautami Patel
Narration: Stuti Doshi
Published: Pratham Books
Author: Shreya Yadav
Illustrator: Sunaina Coelho
Narration: Stuti Doshi
It's a Ghost! Original story भूत! by Pratham Books
Written by Chandan Yadav
Illustrated by Kaustubh Kamat
Translated by Alisha Berger for Room to Read
Once there was a ghost who loved to scare someone every day. One day, he decided to look for something easy to scare… like a mouse! Will the mouse be as frightened as everyone else?
Long time no see! We haven't been able to post for a long time but we are back with another story!
Author: Prathiba Swaminathan
Illustrator: Alankrita Amaya
Translator: Ashvini Vyas
Author: Preethi Nambiar
Illustrators: Sonal Goyal, Sumit Sakhuja
Translator: Meera Joshi
Narrator: Stuti Doshi
Authors: Mala Kumar, Manisha Chaudhry
Illustrator: Priya Kuriyan
Narration: Stuti Doshi
Author: Vinamrata G Krishnan
Illustrators: Lavanya Naidu, Rajiv Eipe
Narration: Stuti Doshi
Authors: Kunwar Singh, Advait, Stuti Doshi
Hey!
In school, our hindi teacher gave us a project to write a story. So here we present 'एक रात के लिए मेरा घर बना भूत बांग्ला'
Authors: Mala Kumar, Manisha Chaudhry
Illustrator: Priya Kuriyan
Narration: Stuti Doshi
Link to PDF: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/89-peacocks-and-pakodas
Original story Bunty and Bubbly by Pratham Books
Written by Sorit Gupto
Illustrated by Sorit Gupto
Translated by Sandhya Taksale
Author: Kiran Kasturia
Illustrator: Zainab Tambawalla
Translator: Arti Smit
Narration: Stuti Doshi
Author: Mala Kumar
Illustrator: Soumya Menon
Translator: Siddharth Kelkar
Narration: Stuti Doshi
Author: Lavanya Karthik
Illustrator: Lavanya Karthik
Translator: Poonam S. Kudesia
Narration: Stuti Doshi
Author: Rohini Kejriwal
Illustrator: Sahitya Rani
Translator: Deepa Tripathi
Narration: Stuti Doshi
Original Publisher: Pratham Books
Author: Rohini Nilekani
Illustrator: Angie & Upesh
Translator: Utkarsha Manish
Narration: Stuti Doshi
Books That Speak Junior presents a special episodes for the ladies who work very hard to keep their family happy and healthy: Mothers!
Wish all the mothers a very happy mothers day!
Original Publisher: Room to Read
Author: Fongsamay Phommaxay
Illustrator: Nivong Sengsakoun
Translator: Stephanie Wei
या छोट्या मुलीला मोठया आंब्याच्या झाडात लपायला खूप आवडतं. तिला कोण शोधून काढेल बरं?
Original Publisher: Pratham Books
Author: Kanchan Bannerjee
Illustrator: Kavya Singh
Translator: Sandhya Taksale
Today is International Dance Day!
It is celebrated every year on the 29th of April.
Author: Samantha Cutler
Illustrator: Thea Nicole de Klerk
Authors: Mala Kumar, Manisha Chaudhry
Illustrator: Priya Kuriyan
Narration: Stuti Doshi
Presenting the last part of Kallu's World. Hope you enjoyed it : )
Author: Subhadra Sen Gupta
Illustrator: Tapas Guha
Narration: Stuti Doshi
Links to the soft-copy of 'Kallu's world' (parts 1-4):
Part 1 ( In big trouble again!): https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/638-kallu-s-world-1-in-big-trouble-again
Part 2 ( Monkey business on stage): https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/934-monkey-business-on-stage-kallu-s-world-2
Part 3 ( Magu mali and the ambia bhoot): https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/10824-kallu-s-world-3-mangu-mali-and-the-ambia-bhoot
Part 4 ( Hero horoscope man ): https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/10826-kallu-s-world-4-hero-horoscope-man
Authors: Mala Kumar, Manisha Chaudhry
Illustrator: Priya Kuriyan
Narration: Stuti Doshi
Today is world water day!
Water means a different thing to everyone....
Author: Munda Writers' Group
Illustrator: Ramani Ranjan Sarangi
Translator: Amrit Mishra
Narration: Stuti Doshi
Author: Chammi Iresha
Illustrator: Chamath Prasanga Lokuliyana
Translator: Magdalena Cooper
red by : Ovi Doshi
Author: Sukhada Rahalkar
Illustrator: Sukhada Rahalkar
Translator: Poonam S. Kudesia
Narration: Stuti Doshi
Translated by Ashok Londhe
Original story छुनछुन की छतरी by Akshay Dixit
Illustrated by Mitrarun Halder
narration Ovi Doshi
Written by Asawari Doshi
Illustrated by Cornelius Wambi Gulere, Kabini Amin, Niloufer Wadia, Nompumelelo Mdluli, Olivia Fraser, Rathi Varma, Shailja Jain Chougule, Smitin Brid, Srikrishna Kedilaya, Tracy Hanson, Vibha Lohani, and Zainab Tambawalla
narration Ovi Doshi
Author: Mazhar Ahmad
Illustrator: 211 Studio
Translator: Sandhya Taksale
Narration: Stuti Doshi
Author: Tanu Shree Singh
Illustrator: Jemma Jose
Translator: Bishakha Chakraborty
Narration: Stuti Doshi
Link to the online copy: https://storyweaver.org.in/stories/150018-mummy-ka-chashma
Authors: Mala Kumar, Manisha Chaudhry
Illustrator: Priya Kuriyan
Narration: Stuti Doshi
Author: Annie Besant
Illustrator: Alicia Souza
Translator: Sandhya Taksale
Narration: Ovi Doshi
Author: Zac O'Yeah
Illustrator: Niloufer Wadia
Narration: Stuti Doshi
The child helpline number in India is 1098 (Mentioned in the story as well)
Author: Sejal Mehta
Illustrator: Rohan Chakravarty
Translator: Mrinalinee Vanarase
Narration: Ovi Doshi
This ancient story from the life of the great sage, Gautama Buddha, carries a deep lesson about conservation. A disciple finds out that getting the Buddha to sanction a new shawl for him is no easy matter!
Author: Arvind Gupta
Illustrator: Debasmita Dasgupta
Narration: Stuti Doshi
The boy in this story could not complete his homework because of a certain mischievous cat. Sounds like a silly excuse? Well, read about what happened to him, and you'll see how one thing can lead to another, and another, and another...
Written by Anushka Ravishankar
Illustrated by Priya Kuriyan
Published By StoryWeaver
Author: Anupa Lal
Illustrator: Suvidha Mistry
Translator: Mukund Taksale
Narration: Stuti Doshi
तुम्हाला एखादी खास मैत्रीण हवी आहे का? या पुस्तकात बघा म्हणजे तुमच्या लक्षात येईल की तुम्हाला अगोदरच तशी मैत्रीण आहे.
Jane Goodall studied chimpanzees in the forests of Africa by living with them in their natural habitat. My school teacher gave me an idea to write a biography in Hindi on a woman whom I find inspiring. So sharing it with you all. : )
Written by: Stuti Doshi
Sources of information:
- Goodnight stories for rebel girls
- 'Jane' a documentary by National Geographic
When Meera peers into a teacup, she discovers a whole new world of science.
Written by Pooja Vijay
Illustrated by Proiti Roy
Published By Pratham Books
Read by Stuti
Translated by Jui Kulkarni Original story Gorillas Go to the Beach by Jemma Jose
Illustrated by Jemma Jose
Published By Pratham Books
Today we have a guest appearance!
Our cousin sister Avni tells us a poem called Little Plant.
Sringeri Srinivas is back! It is Annual Haircut Day, once again. But there is a lockdown in his village due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The barbershop is closed. What will the lovable banana farmer do this time?
Read by: Ovi Doshi
Published By Pratham Books
Relevelled by Rohini Nilekani
Original story Annual Haircut Day - ONCE AGAIN! by Rohini Nilekani
Illustrated by Angie & Upesh
सोना मूळचीच हुशार. तिनं आपल्या बाबांना कशी मदत केली, हे तुम्ही कदाचित वाचलं असेल. या गोष्टीत, आई जे काम करते आहे, तेच तिलाही करायचं आहे.
मेरे पलंग के नीचे
Translated by Anupa Lal
Original story Under My Bed by Anupa Lal
Illustrated by Suvidha Mistry
Published By Pratham Books
Uma never eats her breakfast. Instead, she just plays with it. Can anything be done to stop her from playing with her food?
Written by Meera Ganapathi
Illustrated by Renuka Rajiv
Published By Pratham Books