 THE
ADVENTURES OF A NEPALI FROG (1996)
Author: Kanak Mani Dixit
Illustrator: Sublias Rai
Price: NRs. 120
Bhaktaprasad Bhyaguto is a young frog just
out of his tadpole teens', who charts his way from Kathmandu valley to travel
through the hills and plains of
Nepal
.
Along the way, he discovers the geographical and demographic diversity of the
country, overcomes several challenges, makes friends with a host of
anthropomorphized creatures, and gains an understanding of both his country
and, in the end, himself. Bhaktaprasad Bhyaguto is a wonderful chapter book that allows children
to learn the mechanics of language development. Characters in this book are
realistic and developed wonderfully. |
 DHUMDHAM KO
GHUMGHAM: BHAKTAPRASAD BHAGUTAKO
NEPAL
YATRA (1996)
Translation of (The
Adventures of a Nepali Frog)
Translator: Basant Thapa
Illustrator: Subhas Rai
Price: NRs. 100
The Adventures of a Nepali Frog has been translated into Newar Bhasa, Dutch, Korean,
German, Urdu, Italian, Japanese, and Maithili. It is also available in Nepali
Braille. Also to be published in 11 Indian languages by National Book Trust,
New Delhi, India, of which the Assamese translation is out. |
 A TEACHERS GUIDE TO ADVENTURES OF A NEPALI FROG (2003)
Author: Perry Keil Thapa
Price: NRs. 150
This guide- book is designed to stimulate the teacher and
to provide insight into novel ways of teaching a book. The tried and tested
ideas and activities make the book a complete manual. It is an attempt to help
the teachers towards pioneering ways in teaching literature. |
 THE LEECH AND OTHER STORIES (1998)
Author: Kanak Mani Dixit
Illustrator: Subhas Rai
Price: NRs. 150
At a time when people are at odds with one another and are
not able to live in harmony, this book talks about living in harmony with other
species. The book provides many values that are important to the development of
creative and concerned individuals, like respect for other species' right to
life and livelihood, conflict resolution, appreciating the finer qualities of
life. The fresh air the nightlife and the sights and sounds ordinarily missed,
and so on. |
 COWBUDHI RA ARU KATHA (1998)
Translation of The Leech and I and
Other Stories by Kanak Mani Dixit
Translator: Basant Thapa
Illustrator: Sublias Rai
Price: NRs. 110 |
 CHHANDAKA EK SAYA EK KABITA (1995)
Edited by Kamal Mani Dixit
Price: NRs. 110
A collection of 101 Nepali recitable poems written with a meter called 'chhanda' and recited
in a certain specific way. A audio cassette
accompanies the book in order to facilitate recitation and helping demonstrate
the ways chhanda poems should be recited. |
 KAAG KAAG KAUWA (1996)
Author and Illustrator: Punyasheel Gautam
Price: NRs. 150
This is a unique children's primer that offers far more
than what an ordinary alphabet book does. While it does familiarise children with the letters of the alphabets, the book also does it in a very
creative way so that children learn their alphabets singing and performing.
This books indicates clearly how children should be allowed ideally learn. |
 MANGALE KO
CHANGA (1993)
Author and Illustrator: Punyasheel Gautam
Price: NRs. 125
Mangale is a
youngster who loves kites. He gets together with his friend Gopi and together they buy a kite and have a great time flying. They decide, instead
of bringing the kite back, to let it soar up to the moon. The boys would come a visit the kite in a rocket. This book is about
friendship, about duty, about enjoyment and about ambition. A young child
learns vocabulary related to kite flying. As it is written in narrative verse,
children find it very easy to remember and recite. The book introduces children
to the art form of collage. |
 SANBABU KA
CHARAHARU (1998)
Translation of Bahuyar Pakhira by Mousurni Bhournik
Translator: Kamal Mani Dixit
Price: NRs. 80
This is a sensitive book about a family in
Calcutta and their love of
birds and everything that flies. Through the pretext of their story about
birds, we get a peek into the life of this family, and about the importance of
appreciating the subtleties of life as well as nature. The mother works and
comes home late, the father tries cooking, and birds are cared for. This book
can be used for life messages at different level. |
 SUKULI BUKULI
KO PUSTAKALAY (1999)
Author and Illustrator: Punyasheel Gautam
Price: NRs. 200 (set of 8 books) NRs. 30 (each)
This set of eight creative books; each dealing with a
different topic. its innovative text introduces
children to numbers, simple words and phrases. The
illustrations, mostly simple line drawings, appeals to the children's
imagination. |
 Khadkhadai
Writer: Punyasheel Gautam
Illustrator: Punyasheel Gautam
Price: NRs. 70
An original book based on the Chitwan jungles, this book provides the perspective from a young boy’s an a young rhinoceros’s point of view. Punyasheel Gautam spent over a week in Chitwan’s Patihani and in the adjoining National reserve in order to
gather material to write this book. In that sense, it is a very important
addition for Nepali children’s literature. |
 Treaty of
Kathmandu
Writer: Kanak Mani Dixit
Illustrator: Santa Hitang
Price: NRs. 225
Treaty
of
Kathmandu is a charming story of conflict
resolution. It is a story of sharing of the
Kathmandu
skies between people and birds. The conflict would have gone on were it not for
the facilitation of a wise king. This is a must read in these times where
everyone needs to listen to the other's point of view. |
 Kathmandu Sandhi
Writer: Kanak Mani Dixit
Illustrator: Santa Hitang
Translator: Basant Thapa
Price: NRs. 200
This is
the Nepali translation of 'Treaty of Kathmandu'. |
 Chhanda ko Chhahara
Edited
by RBS Teachers
Illustrator:
Santa Hitang
Price:
NRs. 150
A
collection of 108 Nepali recitable poems written with
a meter called "chhand and recited in a certain
specific way. This is the second such book published by Rato Bangala kitab. Useful both for classroom teaching and an individual
reading, this book is loved by all who enjoy and appreciate the nuances and
richness of the Nepali language. |
 What
Matters (Selected Short Stories By Rato
Bangala Students)
Illustrated : Kaushal Shrestha
Price:
NRs. 100
Current and
relevant stories packaged through a writer's workshop at
Rato
Bangala
School. This book will
provide exciting reading material to all young adults, and encourage them to
write on issues that matters to them. |
 Khutta Ganee Khel
Writer: Dhruba Ghimire
Illustrator: Anukul Gurung
Price:
NRs. 60
This book will inspire students to
observe nature carefully. The game of counting legs of insects can be applied
to many different situation. This book will be useful
for science teachers. |
 Aghi Aghi Roto Pachhi Pachhi Keto
Writer: Druba Ghimire
Illustrator: Isha Ojha
Price:
NRs. 60
This book explains the long process of
growing corn and eventually making corn bread. The young reader will empathize
with the boy who has to wait through the whole process to get his bread. |
 Chanchali's Football
Writer: Manisha Aryal
Illustrator: Kaushal Shrestha
Price:
NRs. 120
Girls can and should play football is
the message of this book. This book captures well the conflict between boys and
girls as they grow up. Realistic art work based on the banks of the Bagmati adds attraction to this book. |
