Richa Jha and Sumanta Dey win the Crossword Book Award for MACHHER JHOL
What a stupendous win this is for us, the first time ever in the Award’s history that a picture book has won the Children’s category. Author Richa Jha and Illustrator Sumanta Dey jointly won the much-coveted Jury Award for Children’s …
We are nominated for Children’s Publisher of the Year
We are chuffed to see Pickle Yolk Books being nominated for the #KSPAwards2018 in the best children’s publisher category! 🎉🥳 If you’ve enjoyed reading our books, do vote for us here at this link: https://www.kidsstoppress.com/ksp-voting-2018/62
MACHHER JHOL wins the Printed Children’s Book at the Publishing Next Industry Award 2019
We are over the moon at our MACHHER JHOL winning the Printed Children’s Book of the Year (8+years) at the prestigious Publishing Next Industry Award 2019! And much joy at this lovely citation: ‘…a book whose each spread is thoughtfully …
We are Shortlisted for Publisher of the Year at the Publishing Next Industry Awards 2019
We are especially proud of this shortlist at the Publishing Next Industry Awards 2019. This is across all categories in India’s trade publishing and we couldn’t be more chuffed. A humongous hug going out to all our fabulous readers, illustrators, …
MACHHER JHOL is on the FICCI Book award Shortlist
We haven’t stopped celebrating our nomination at this prestigious FEDERATION OF INDIAN CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (FICCI) PUBLISHING AWARD, second year in a row! MACHHER JHOL does us proud again. We congratulate Illustrator Sumanta Dey, designer Abhishek Jha and …
THE MANIC PANIC is on the Jarul Book Award 2020 shortlist
Woohoo! We are thrilled to see THE MANIC PANIC on the final shortlist at the Jarul Book Award 2020. Congratulations @Mithila Ananth and @Richa Jha. 
We are nominated for Children’s Publisher of the Year
We are chuffed to see Pickle Yolk Books being nominated for the #KSPAwards2018 in the best children’s publisher category! If you’ve enjoyed reading our books, do vote for us here at this link: https://www.kidsstoppress.com/ksp-voting-2018/62
MACHHER JHOL is a ‘Highly Commendable Book’ at the South Asia Book Award 2019
The South Asia Book Award is announced annually in the USA to commend outstanding works on South Asia for children and young adults. We are thrilled to see MACHHER JHOL on this list for 2019. Here’s the award announcement for …
We win at the BIWC Awards 2019
We are delighted to see our THATHA AT SCHOOL and MACHHER JHOL win at the inaugural edition of the Best Of Indian Children’s Writing (BIWC)-Contemporary Awards 2019. Congratulations Gautam Benegal, @Sumanta Dey and @Richa Jha. Both titles designed by @Abhishek …
DANCE OF THE WILD wins at the Publishing Next Industry Award 2018!
We finally have a photograph from the Publishing Next Industry Award 2018 ceremony to share! Here’s our founder and publisher receiving the certificate for the DANCE OF THE WILD as the runner-up in the Children’s Book of the Year category. …
Top Honours for THE TREE BOY!
Woohoo! THE TREE BOY gets listed as one of the best South Asian picture books in 2018 by Toka Box! Congratulations, Srividhya Venkat and Nayantara Sarah Surendranath!
Three Pickle Yolk Titles Shortlisted at Peek-a-Book Children’s Choice Awards 2018
We did three books at Pickle Yolk Books this year. Delighted to see all of them on the Peek A Book – Festival of Children’s Literature Children’s Choice Awards 2018 shortlist for different age categories. Congratulations and hugs to the wonderful Mithila Ananth, Srividhya Venkat, Nayantara Sarah …
Two Stupendous Shortlists at the Publishing Next Industry Awards 2018
We are ELATED to find two stupendous nominations at the prestigious Publishing Next Industry Awards 2018: Pickle Yolk Books for Publisher of the Year, and DANCE OF THE WILD for Children’s Book of the Year! In the Publisher of the Year category, we …
DANCE OF THE WILD is a WHITE RAVEN 2018
It gives us utmost pleasure to share that our book DANCE OF THE WILD is a WHITE RAVEN 2018! This is our first title to make this coveted list, and we are beyond ourselves with joy, pride and gratitude.
THIS BABY ELEPHANT IS OURS!
We are super thrilled! Ruchi Mhasane has bagged a Baby Elephant at Kyoorius Design Awards 2018 for her exquisite illustrations in DANCE OF THE WILD. The book is just one step away from the coveted BLUE ELEPHANT! Ruchi, take a bow!
DANCE OF THE WILD ON FICCI Publishing Award 2018 Shortlist!
We are feeling proud at our Dance of the Wild being shortlisted for the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) Publishing Awards 2017 in the Children’s Book of the Year category. Congratulations, Ruchi Mhasane and Richa Jha!
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. Author Richa Jha and illustrator Gautam Benegal, congratulations! And our warmest wishes and heartiest congratulations to …
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 mention in the Publishers Weekly wrap-up of this year’s Bologna Children’s Book Fair? Guess, guess! My …
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 this year’s Leading Reading Schools of India Awards (LRSIA) 2017! Here is the entire list for this year. …
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 to be hanging out with the very best out there. The winners will be announced at …
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 I savoured every moment, enjoyed Crossword’s gracious hospitality, strengthened old bonds, forged new friendships, and had …
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 song, penned by Shobit Arya, publisher of Wisdom Tree, and composed and rendered by Indraneel Hariharan finds …