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This gifting season, shine the light on neurodiverse authors and caregivers, for their fantastic award-winning and heart- warming books, many winning awards
Anita and Marvin| For Age 8+ | By Anand, a talent neurodivergent author. A day at the beach takes an unexpected turn for Anita as she meets an intriguing stranger named Marvin and follows him home. As Anita immerses herself into Marvin’s magical world, she realises all is not well with him. Can two strangers from completely different backgrounds be best friends? What is the burden Marvin carries within himself and in the process of helping him, how does Anita get into trouble herself? Read this thoroughly engrossing book by Anand Krishnan, illustrated beautifully by Pooja Saklani to find out.
Mentored by storyteller, award-winning social entrepreneur, and India Inclusion Summit Fellow Shivani Dhillon (whose family is the real-life inspiration for the book), written by children’s author Archana Mohan and illustrated by Prarthana Merchant, the book is the perfect handbook to introduce children to the joys of a beautifully diverse world. 10-year old Sara is off for summer vacation to her aunt’s house in Anjor, a sleepy but picturesque fishing village. But the vacation isn’t just a laze in the sand as she predicted when she and her cousins, Shreya and Noor discover an object that has been missing for millions of years – The Moon’s third eye. What happens next? Can the girls find a way to navigate through their differences ? Will Shreya’s Down Syndrome slow them down or will it boost their chances of solving the mystery?Order copies of the book for this perfect children’s adventure book.
Not That Different | For Age 8+ | Featured on BBC Worldwide| BBC Hindi| NDTV India| Mid-Day| The Quint and loved by Anil Kumble, Harsha Bhogle, Lara Dutta, Sameera Reddy, Shruti Hassan. Mentored by special-needs mom and autism activist Mugdha Kalra, beautifully authored by Archana Mohan and illustrated by Aayushi Yadav? A Comic Book on Autism? For kids? Why not?Here is one that will make them enjoy, think and lead people with differences, in making the world a better place.The first ever children’s comic book to welcome neurodiversity. A must have book for all kids, featured on
Small Stories, Big Thoughts | For Age 10+| Featured in Covered in The Hindu | Deccan Herald | A fabulous collection of short stories that are an ode to the ‘never-say-die’ human spirit, by 17-year-old Aditi Sowmyanarayan, a prolific writer on the autism spectrum who uses text-to-speech to communicate, this book is the best reminder of how it takes people of different kinds to make the world interesting. Aditi is the winner of JKPaper AUTHER Award for the best manuscript in 2022.
Thus She Rose | For Age 16+ | By award-winning author Aditi Sowmyanarayan, who is neurodiverse, here is a gripping saga of complicated relationships, ambition and loyalty. In the picturesque valley of Pahalgam in Kashmir, stands the historic-Jashn- E-Noor villa, whose owner Wajid Majid is the largest apple orchard owner in all of Kashmir. With his loving wife Laiba, son Zain, a graduate from the London School of Economics and darling daughter Zooni, a graduate in life sciences from Oxford, the Majids seem to be a picture of perfection. But as Zooni returns home to Kashmir, she has to confront a harrowing childhood tragedy, a mysterious woman, hidden guilt and fears. How far will the Majids go to protect their perfect façade and will Zooni ever learn the truth? Penned by award-winning author Aditi Sowmyanarayan, who is neurodiverse, ‘Thus She Rose’ is a gripping saga of complicated relationships, ambition and loyalty.
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