Christer Gundersen

An A-maize-ing Story

While Bongie’s family is planting maize in the field, she plants a seed of her own. Bongie takes care of the seed everyday – watering it, making sure it has sunlight, protecting from birds and weeds, and even reading to it. Do you think the seed will grow for Bongie?

ACHOO!

Kabir sneezes all the time. Read to find out what fresh troubles his sneezes bring to Kabir and his friends and family!

A Very Green Day

Greeny has so much energy. She doesn’t want to nap! One day, she decides to run away. After playing in the hot sun for a while, Greeny gets tired and wants to go home. But now she’s lost! How will she get home to her dad?

A Dress for Porcupine

Kooru the porcupine asks her friend Gethum the spider to make a beautiful new year’s dress for her. Gethum tries, but how can she dress an animal with such sharp spikes?

Up World, down world

In a canopy forest in India, the Up World and Down World have always been suspicious of each other. But it all changes when Gopa the dormouse drops her book by accident on Fatima’s head. A story about the biodiversity of the canopy forests and friendship.

Toothless Charu

This is the story of a little girl named Charu who is scared of pulling her loose tooth out. Read the story to find out how Charu becomes toothless.

Uncle Owl

Rats are everywhere in the village! They are destroying rice paddies, wheat fields and chewing clothes and books to bits. The villagers request Uncle Owl to help them scare off the devilish rats.

Which Way is South?

It’s Little Canary’s first time migrating south with his flock. He needs to stay close and follow his mother’s lead. But on the way, he finds himself all alone. How will he find his way south? Will he ever see his family again?

Where Did Your Dimples Go?

Langlen has curly hair like Appa and a cleft chin like Imma. It makes her wonder why brothers and sisters, or parents and children look alike. Is she just a collection of traits, then? So many questions, but Imma and Appa have all the answers.

The Missing Bat

There was a cricket bat missing from Rehman Chacha’s warehouse, and he suspected that young Ahmed had stolen it. A funny tale from Kashmir, the land of the willow trees.

Thembi and the Singing Tree

Thembi’s favourite place is under the big tree behind their house where she sits alone, listening to the singing of the tree. Thembi’s grandmother worries about her and decides to find out why she is lonely.

Tok Tok

The food-loving king of Sonapur could not sleep because of a mysterious sound in his chambers. What could it be?

The Village of Five Poles

After the Electricity Department installs five electricity poles in their village, the villagers are excited. But when the Electricity Department doesn’t return to finish the work, the village is left with five empty poles. What will they do?

The Queen

Nectar, the queen bee, doesn’t want to be stuck in the hive all day. Will she find a new life outside the hive or discover her true purpose along the way?

The Sparrow and The Fruit

When her plump juicy guava falls into a clump of thorns, Gubbi uses every trick she knows, and gets the fruit back. But is it right to use mean tricks to get what you want? Find out by reading this book!

The Magic Mirror

An evil witch curses the village, causing children to turn into scary creatures. Only Sam and Soy are free from the curse. Will Sam and Soy continue to escape the witch’s curse? Will the other children stay scary creatures forever?