Picture books with South Asian main characters

A joyous celebration that captures and conveys the many moving moments and the multiple influences that combine to create our identity.

The sights, sounds, melodies and movie magic of Mumbai burst out from the pages like a party in this high-energy book!

A boy in an Indian village loves painting with his grandfather, but finds himself overwhelmed after his grandfather passes away.

Stunning imagery with a soft colour palette, this beautiful picture book will immerse you in a cosy, rainy day.

After falling into her storybook, a girl finds herself in a land of fairy tales, but doesn’t feel she fits in.

Farah loves everything about mangos! When the mango tree stops producing fruits it leaves her with a problem.

Vibrant illustrations and a compelling story make an Indian farm vividly alive in this retelling of a traditional flood story.

Varun watches his sister at her dance lesson and also wants to dance, but dancing isn’t for boys, is it?

There are fun, frolics and problems aplenty after Nabil pilfers a penguin, Pierre, following a trip to the zoo.

A counting and rhyming story taking us through the celebration of Diwali with friends and family.