Picture Books

Ashok by Any Other Name by Sandra S. Yamate - Indian-American

Baya, Baya, Lulla-by-a by Megan McDonald - India

Bringing Asha Home by Uma Krishnaswami - India

Cherry Tree by Ruskin Bond - India

Elephant Dance: Memories of India by Theresa Heine - India

I, Doko: The Tale of a Basket by Ed Young - Nepal

Lights for Gita by Rachna Gilmore - India

Mama’s Saris by Pooja Makhijani - Indian-American

My Mother’s Sari by Sandhya Rao - India

The Road to Mumbai by Ruth Jeyaveeran - India

Ruler of the Courtyard by Rukhsana Khan - India

Silly Chicken by Rukhsana Khan - Pakistan

To Market! To Market! by Anushka Ravishankar - India



Beginner Books

A Basket of Bangles by Ginger Howard - Bangladesh

The Birdman by Veronika Mertenova Charles - India

Chachaji’s Cup by Uma Krishnaswami - India

Four Feet, Two Sandals by Karen Lynn William et al - Afghanistan and Pakistan

Nadia’s Hands by Karen English - Pakistani-American

The Sanyasin’s First Day by Ned Shank - India



Chapter Books

Blue Jasmine by Kashmira Sheth - India

The Conch Bearer and The Mirror of Fire and Dreaming by Chita Divakaruni - India

Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan - India

Iqbal: A Novel by Francesco D’Adamo - Pakistan

Looking for Bapu by Anjali Banerjee - India

Lowji Discovers America by Candace Fleming - Indian-American

Naming Maya by Uma Krishnaswami - India

The Not-So-Spangled Life of Sunita Sen: A Novel by Mitali Perkins - Bangladesh

Ordinary Magic by Malcolm J. Bosse - India/U.S.A.

Rickshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins - Bangladesh

Young Uncle Comes to Town by Vandana Singh - India



South Asian Life and Culture

Going to School in India by Lia Heydlauff - India

Hindu Festivals Throughout the Year by Anita Ganeriv - India

I is for India by Prodeepta Das - India

The Man-Eating Tigers of Sudarbans by Sy Montgomery - India and Bangladesh

Sikh Stories by Anita Ganweri - India

Twist: Yoga Poems by Janet Wong - India



Folktales and Mythology

The Broken Tusk: Stories of the Hindu God Ganesha by Uma Krishnaswami - India

Demons, Gods and Holy Men From Indian Myths and Legends by Shahrukh Husain - India

The Foolish Men of Agra: and Other Tales of Mogul India by Rina Singh - India

The Gifts of Wali Dad: A Tale of India and Pakistan by Aaron Shepard - India and Pakistan

How Ganesh Got His Elephant Head by Harish Johari and Vatsala Sperling - India

Indian Tales: A Barefoot Collection by Shenaaz Nanji and Christopher Corr - India

The Old Woman and the Eagle by Indries Shah - Afghanistan

One Grain of Rice: A Mathematical Folktale by Demi - India

Shower of Gold: Girls and Women in the Stories of India by Uma Krishaswam - India



Teen Books

Ask Me No Questions by Marina Tamar Budhos - Bangladesh/U.S.A.

Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier - Indian-American

The Breadwinner and Parvana’s Journey by Deborah Ellis - Afghanistan

First Daughter: Extreme American Makeover by Mitali Perkins - Pakistani-American

Indie Girl by Kavita Daswani - Indian-American

Keeping Corner by Kashmira Sheth - India

Maya Running by Anjali Banerjee - India/Canada

Meyebela: My Bengali Girlhood by Tasalima Nasarina - Bangladesh

Monsoon Summer by Mitali Perkins - India/ U.S.A.

My Forbidden Face by Latifa - Afghanistan

Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind and Haveli by Suzzane Fisher Staples - Pakistan

Swimming in the Monsoon Sea by Shyam Selvaduri - Sri Lanka

Teens in India by Lori Shores - India

Under the Persimmon Tree by Suzanne Fisher Staples - Afghanistan/Pakistan



Magazines and Internet Resources

Kahani: A South Asian Literary Magazine for Children - www.kahani.com

“South Asians and the South Asian Diaspora in Children’s Literature: An Annotated Bibliography” - www.poojamkhijani.com