Last week we had put out the 2009 books published in India and this week, I present the 2010 list. Looks like finally, we are going to see interesting adaptations of Histories and Biographies – they do seem to dominate the list.

I am especially excited about Luke and the Fire of Life – the sequel to Haroun and the Sea of Stories, and Samhita Arni’s take on the Ramayana, seeing what a fantastic job she did with the Mahabharata.

Watch this space for news on book launches, releases and of course, our picks!  Mission Moon (Puffin India) authored by Dr. SK Das is being launched in Bangalore on the 27th of this month.

Beginner Readers (5 to 7)

1. Fruits of India by Jill Hartley, Helmut Wolf (Tara Books)
2. Flowers of India by Jill Hartley, Helmut Wolf (Tara Books)
3. Vegetables of India by Jill Hartley, Helmut Wolf (Tara Books)
4. Golden Sparrows and the Fireflies (Katha)
5. GT Express! (Katha)
6. Days with Thathu (Katha)
7. Kisne Banaya? (Katha)
8. I am Najar-Am-Radh (Katha)
9. Yes, Hutoxi by Radhika Chadha (Tulika Books)

In Hindi

1. Amma Kahan Hai? By Vinita Khanna & Neeta Gangopadhyaya (Arvind Kumar Publishers)
2. Baba Aae By Vinita Khanna & Neeta Gangopadhyaya (Arvind Kumar Publishers)
3. Achchha Main By Vinita Khanna & Neeta Gangopadhyaya (Arvind Kumar Publishers)
4. Kho Gai Genda By Vinita Khanna & Neeta Gangopadhyaya (Arvind Kumar Publishers)
5. Gol Hi Gol By Vinita Khanna & Neeta Gangopadhyaya (Arvind Kumar Publishers)
6. Rang Hi Rang By Vinita Khanna & Neeta Gangopadhyaya (Arvind Kumar Publishers)
7. So Jao, Sundar Sapanon Me Kho Jao by Brigitte Minne & An Candaele (illus.) (translated from the Flemish) (A&A Book Trust)
8. Panchhi Pyara by Kristien Aertssen (translated from Flemish) (A&A Book Trust)
9. Rikki by Guido van Genechten (translated from Flemish) (A&A Book Trust)
10. Dost Ya Dushman by Kaia, Bendik, Trond Brænne & Per Dybvig (illus.) (translated from Norwegian) (A&A Book Trust)
11. Rajakumar Bhon-Bhon by Bjørn Ousland (translated from Norwegian) (A&A Book Trust)
12. Nae Ghar Me Gadabadi by Lene Ask (translated from Norwegian) (A&A Book Trust)
13. Chaya Ki Ketali by Jan-Kåre Øien (translated from Norwegian) (A&A Book Trust)

Middle Readers (7 to 9)

1. The Curse of the Broken Step by Bubbles Sabarwal & Anjali Raghbeer (Scholastic)
2. Biographies for Young Children by Anushka Ravishankar (Scholastic)
3. Song of the Bookworm by Anushka Ravishankar (Scholastic)
4. Tree with a Travelling Heart by Paro Anand (Scholastic)
5. Potli Baba Ki Kahani: Goopi Gayne Bagha Byne by Gulzar (Scholastic)
6. Music is My Aeroplane by Jack Thomas (Scholastic)
7. The Indus Investigators: Mohenjodaro Mystery by Ilona Aronovsky (Scholastic)
8. Gandhi, The Path to Greatness: A Short Biography by Lushin Dubey (Scholastic)
9. The Big Fat Bunky and the Littlest Monkey by Anita Varma (Young Zubaan)
10. For the Love of a Cat (Katha)
11. How to Weigh an Elephant (Katha)
12. Unnikatha (Katha)
13. I am Aan (Katha)
14. When In Delhi (Katha)
15. Zain and Ana: Atleast a Fish by Anushka Ravishankar & Shilo Shiv Suleman (Scholastic)
16. Christmast Stories by various authors (Scholastic)
17. Diwali Stories by various authors (Scholastic)
18. Eid stories by various authors (Scholastic)
19. The Book of Indian Ghost Stories by S. Mukherji (Scholastic)
20. Funny and Funnier by Shirshendu Mukhopadhyay (translated from the Bengali by Palash Baran Pal & Abhijit Gupta) (Scholastic)

Older Readers (10+)

1. Confessions of a List Maniac: The Life and Times of Layla the Ordinary by Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan (Scholastic)
2. Romantic Stories from Indian History by Devika Rangachari (Scholastic)
3. Panna by Kamala Das (Puffin India)
4. Puffin Classics: The Land of Cards: Stories, Poems and Plays for Children by Rabindranath Tagore (Puffin India)
5. Ash and Tara and the Emerald Dagger by Jeanne Perrett (Puffin India)
6. Mr Oliver’s Diary by Ruskin Bond (Puffin India)
7. A Clear, Blue Sky: Stories and Poems of Conflict and Hope (Puffin India)
8. We, the Children of India: Preamble to Our Constitution by Leila Seth (Puffin India)
9. The Killers of Kathmandu (Feluda comics) by Subhadra Sengupta (Puffin India)
10. Danger in Darjeeling (Feluda comics) by Subhadra Sengupta (Puffin India)
11. Puffin Lives: Mahatma Gandhi by Subhadra Sengupta (Puffin India)
12. Puffin Lives: Akbar by Kavitha Mandana (Puffin India)
13. The Potion of Eternity: Pearls of Wisdom by Sonja Chandrachud (Puffin India)
14. The City of Jewels by Michaela Clarke (Puffin India)
15. Adventures in the Underground Forest by Prasenjit Gupta (Puffin India)
16. Butterfingers by Khyrunnisa A (Puffin India)
17. Ash and Tara and the Palace of Silence by Jeanne Perrett (Puffin India)
18. The Pyre of Queens by David Hair (Puffin India)
19. The Yellow Bird by Lila Mazumdar (Puffin India)
20. Earthquake, Fire and Flood by Ruskin Bond (Puffin India)
21. Global Indians by Ranjini Manian (Puffin India)
22. Atisa and Hieun Tsang by Anu Kumar  (Puffin India)
23. I did my MBA at 16 by Subroto Bagchi (Puffin India)
24. Puffin Classics: The Burmese Box and Other Stories by Lila Mazumdar (Puffin India)
25. Puffin Lives: Subhas Chandra Bose by Anuradha Kumar (Puffin India)
26. Luka and the Fire of Life – Salman Rushdie (Random House)
27. The Riddle of the Seventh Stone by Monideepa Sahu (Young Zubaan)
28. Star Stuck: A Foxy Four Adventure by Subhadra Sen Gupta (Young Zubaan)
29. Terror on the Titanic: A Morningstar Agency Adventure (Scholastic)
30. Sahayadri Adventure: Anirudh’s Dream by Deepak Dalal (Tarini Publishing)
31. Sahayadri Adventure: Koleshwar’s Secret by Deepak Dalal (Tarini Publishing)
32. Willy by Geert De Kockere & Carll Cneut (translated into Hindi from the Flemish) (A&A Book Trust)