Children's Books About India
Explore 23 handpicked children's books set in and about India, chosen to help kids grow up curious about the wider world.
Books in this collection
The Night Diary
You’re Safe With Me (Lantana Global Picture Books)
A Puzzling Tour Of India
Alone In The Forest
Book Uncle and Me
Buddha Stories
Chaat And Sweets
Chloe in India
Flowers Of India
Fruits Of India
Gandhi
Hope Is A Girl Selling Fruit
Indian Childrens Favorite Stories
Milky Way
My Face Book Urduenglish Urdu Edition
My Mothers Sari
One Grain Of Rice A Mathematical Folktale
Queen of the Hanukkah Dosas
The Enduring Ark
The Grand Plan to Fix Everything
The Problem with Being Slightly Heroic
The Wheels On The Tuk Tuk
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Common questions
What ages are these books for?
Of the 23 books here, 4 are for ages 0-2, 6 for ages 3-5, 4 for ages 5-9, 7 for ages 8-12 and 1 for ages 11-14. The remaining 1 is not yet sorted by age.
Where should we start?
Three good first picks are Festival of Colors by Surishtha Sehgal Kabir Sehgal, The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani and You’re Safe With Me (Lantana Global Picture Books) by Chitra Soundar. All 23 books on this page are handpicked, so any of them is a fine place to begin.
Looking for more from the wider region?
All 23 of these books also appear in the broader South Asia collection, which has 31 books in total.
Are there bilingual, award-winning or folk-tale picks here?
Yes. This collection includes 1 bilingual edition, 1 book tagged award-winning by its publisher and 5 folk tales, fairy tales or myths.
Is every book here available?
Every book links to Amazon. 4 of the 23 are currently listed only on Amazon; the rest also link to Bookshop.org.