The latest Pickle Yolks
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Thatha at School at KGAF 2018
Richa Jha and Gautam Benegal had a great time at this session this morning at Kitab Khana in Bombay as part of the prestigious ... -
Boo! makes the Publishing Next Industry Awards 2017 Shortlist!
We are delighted to see our Boo! When My Sister Died on the prestigious Publishing Next Industry Awards 2017 in the Children’s Book of the Year category. ... -
Love comes our way from the other end of the world!
A note from the publisher: I am more than a month late in posting this update, but here goes… Of all the people I ... -
How to Raise a Feminist
Neha Kirpal at scroll.in writes on some of the recent children’s books by Indian publishing houses that have feminism at its core, whether overtly or in ... -
Two Pickle Yolks in Featured For Their Lip-smacking Unusual Art!
Two of our Pickle Yolk Books titles, The Susu Pals and Vee Loved Garlic, and their inimitable illustrators Alicia Souza and Kunal Kundu are featured in this ... -
Scroll.in Features Boo! When My Sister Died
We have been long time admirers of writer-author-editor-environment crusader Bijal Vachharajani’s words. And so, it gives us immense pleasure to have her talk about ... -
The Manic Panic will soon be in the US!
We are delighted to share this STUPENDOUS news: our forthcoming title The Manic Panic will soon be published in the US by Creston Books! The ... -
Boo! When My Sister Died in The Indian Express
Paromita Chakrabarti’s recommendations for kids’ summer reads in today’s Indian Express includes Boo! When My Sister Died. She writes: “If death is bewildering for ... -
The Wonderoom Wonder
We were overwhelmed by the commendable work Rajiv Gandhi Foundation is doing with children from the settlements in and around central Delhi. Their beautiful ... -
Some BOOKSIDAISY Love!
We have been a big time fan and a keen silent admirer of journalist, author and blogger Lalita Iyer‘s writings. And so, when she ... -
The Unboy Boy is back at NutSpace
We can’t stop cooing about the humongous love NutSpace has always shown towards our books. This time, they have introduced The Unboy Boy (written by Richa ... -
Pickle Yolk Books in the Publishers Weekly Bologna 2017 Wrap-up!
I am doing my best to sound modest and all, BUT over 1.2k exhibitors, over 26k visitors, etc etc, and who finds a little ... -
Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2017!
We have returned from Bologna, all inspired and super charged! Sharing some hastily clicked pics of glimpses of the city centre and of the ... -
Friends and Hugs @Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2017!
Nothing comes close to the warmth and joy you feel in getting to hug friends thousands of miles away from home! With the multi ... -
The Unboy Boy is on the LRSIA 2017 reading list!
We are excited that The Unboy Boy (written by Richa Jha, illustrated by Gautam Benegal) has been selected alongside some other truly awesome books for ... -
Love Like That is on the PUBLISHING NEXT INDUSTRY AWARDS 2016 shortlist!
‘Love Like That’ is on the Publishing Next Industry Awards 2016 shortlist for the best printed children’s book of the year. Happy and honoured ... -
We are in the news today!
I’m in excellent company this lovely bright morning! In Eye, The Sunday Express Magazine. Paromita Chakrabarti and Anushree Majumdar, thanks and hugs for being the ... -
‘Vee Loved Garlic’ in Child Magazine!
Child listed out 2016’s best children’s books by Indian authors in its August issue. And guess what we see there?! Thank you, Kritika Pushkarna ... -
‘Thatha at School’ and ‘Vee Loved Garlic’ off to a fine start!
We couldn’t be more delighted! Our brand new titles Thatha at School and Vee Loved Garlic have got great reviews in the last fortnight. Thatha at School ... -
The Newest Pickle Yolks This Season
The Delhi World Book Fair 2016 kicks off this weekend. I can barely contain my excitement as three of the newest Pickle Yolks are ... -
Da dum design and drama!
So this is how the Pickle Yolk pages get designed. With Abhishek Jha at his Atonal Indian design-cum-music studio, giving final touches to our ... -
Whispers and the Limca Book of Records 2013
Whispers in the Classroom, Voices on the Field, edited by Richa Jha, illustrated by Priya Kurian and contributions by 31 fantastic writers with the ... -
Interaction with students at Shiv Nadar School, Gurgaon
Thanks to my old buddy Shahana, The Unboy Boy went to Shiv Nadar School, Gurgaon earlier this morning for a session with a bunch ... -
Raymond Crossword Book Award 2014
Have returned home with priceless memories of a wonderful experience at The Raymond Crossword Book Award 2014. The Susu Pals did not win, but ... -
Pickle Yolk Books at Bologna Book Fair 2015!
We were excited to attend our first ever Bologna Children’s Book Fair this year! The National Book Trust (India) graciously offered us their stand ... -
Bologna, here we come!
Ecstatic to have these first ever catalogues for the Pickle Yolks! Kudos to my super creative bro Abhishek Jha Atonal Indian for the design, ... -
Voice Over Recording!
It was immense fun recording the voice over for the apps for The Unboy Boy and The Susu Pals (which eventually didn’t get released). ... -
Confessions of a Fledgling Publisher and a Somewhat Author – 1
So I sit at my desk, feeling low at every blob of disappointment that’s flying in from all sides these past couple of days. ... -
Proud to be associated with Multicultural Children’s Book Day!
The MCBD spotlight is on us today! We are delighted to be a proud sponsor of the Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2015 in ... -
Standees!
Every big little thing gives us joy! Which explains why we’ve been walking about with that silly grin on our faces ever since Abhishek ... -
Nutspace @Inknuts has us teary eyed – all over again!
I was bang in the middle of relocating to Delhi when this new mail popped in my inbox. “Hi Richa I dramatised The Unboy ... -
Why are we in the snuggliest mood ever today?
Because of this that landed in our mailbox! Nothing gives us more pleasure than seeing our books being snuggled with and enjoyed. Here’s the ... -
A launch and a review!
Feb 6, 2014 This has been both a delightful and a tear-jerker of a day in equal measure. The Unboy Boy and The Susu Pals got launched at ... -
Our hot-off-the-press snugglies at Buzzing Books, Noida!
Dec 20, 2013 Way before our newest babies made their way to the bookstores and stockists, they met a group of deliciously infectiously enthusiastic ...
Music to our ears!
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Jha gets to the core of a certain truth about children—their idiosyncracies, politics, joys and anxieties—which most adults have very little access to.
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There are picture books for children, and then there are picture books that do more than just tell a story. Two new picture books by Richa Jha attempt to embed lessons in the narrative.
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Writer Richa Jha ties up with illustrator Gautam Benegal in this story and together they charmingly bring out how cool and nice it is to be yourself.
ArtNavy, Saffron Tree, India -
We loved the story and its narrative laced with underlying humour, the real-life like characters and their quirks and have read the book many times over and each time there’s something new we discover in the illustration, almost as if it were a “look and find’ adventure of our own!
Divya Purandar, One Story a Day, India -
Gautam Benegal, the book’s illustrator, draws them all — monsters, witches and ghouls — and there’s not an inch which isn’t filled with his charming squiggles. Apart from his drawings, what makes The Unboy Boy endearing is its idea that there really is no such thing as un-boy boy or an un-girl girl.
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This book, about two best friends, Rhea and Dia, who do everything together. Even do susu together. I can’t tell you how happy this makes me because when I was a child I always envied the way men stood at the urinals and continued a conversation they’d started outside the loo, no sign of embarrassment. So while I’m not sure the Bean and any of her friends will end up sharing a toilet seat, I am blown away by the fact that Richa thought of it and used it. The ultimate test of friendship!
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I was pleasantly surprised with how the author has managed to break stereotypical notions in a picture book for young girls.
Sidika Sehgal, Eurekabookstores, India -
...a great job of demonstrating how Gagan experienced inner conflict with regards to the pressures he felt to be a typical “boy” while still pursuing his own interests. I would highly recommend this book in a classroom setting to facilitate discussions about diversity, gender, and stereotypes.
Renee Cormier, Africa to America, US
Media Bytes
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One Story A Day: Reliving Childhood – The Susu Pals
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Saffron Tree
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Mother Daughter and Son Book Reviews – The Susu Pals
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The Hindu
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Mint Lounge
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Nilanjana S Rao – Business Standard – Crossword Award shortlist for Kids
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Eureka Bookstore – The Susu Pals
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The Mad Momma
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Kyoorius – Interview
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Mother Daughter and Son Book Reviews – The Unboy Boy, and an Interview
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Goodbooks
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Indian Mom’s Connect – The Susu Pals
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Mid-Day
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Kids Stop Press
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Time Out, Bengaluru
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The Unboy Boy on Goodreads!
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Goodbooks – The Unboy Boy
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Indian Moms Connect – The Unboy Boy
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Young India Books – The Unboy Boy
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DNA – The Unboy Boy
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Africa to America – The Unboy Boy
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One Story A Day – The Unboy Boy
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Ah! The Books We Love!! :o)
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The Susu Pals on GoodReads
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Emily Kilgore reviews The Unboy Boy for MCBD 2015
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Jill reviews The Unboy Boy at Life is Not Bubble Wrapped
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The Shelves of Nikon’s review of The Susu Pals
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Kids Print – The Susu Pals
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Author Barbara Ann Mojica reviews The Unboy Boy for MCBD 2015
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