Immerse yourself in a fascinating new world this fall!
Our newest book, The Sorcerer of Mandala, is available for pre-order!
South Asia
Summer is better with puzzles!
For those on an armchair tour of India with our activity book, A Puzzling Tour of India, we hope you are having a fantastic time exploring the subcontinent! Please do leave us a review on our retail partners’ sites (KitaabWorld, IMC, Collectivitea, or Amazon) or on Goodreads. And as always, thank you for supporting …
Authentic, not just Diverse
2016 might just be the Year of Diversity. Everyone (or at least everyone on Twitter) is waking up to the fact that our books, movies, and TV shows are strange pale worlds, completely cut off from the reality of everyday life. We now have friends, colleagues, neighbors, even relatives, from cultures that are different from the …
Book Giveaway: A Caption Contest
A Puzzling Tour of India is nearing its launch date and we are going to give away free copies of the book to some of our most creative (and funny!) Yali fans! For our first giveaway contest, send us your best caption for the picture below in the form of comments, tweets or DMs. We will select one …
Sneak Preview – Artwork from Jaipur Jamboree
Jaipur Jamboree is nearly ready for a spring launch! While we are busy crossing our t’s and dotting our i’s, we thought our friends might enjoy a sneak preview of artwork from the book. Say hello to old pals Pavan and Bijilee, and meet new ones – Bhupi, a friendly fellow with a million questions for …
‘Bye, Bye, Motabhai!’ Wins Honor
We have some really fantastic news! ‘Bye, Bye, Motabhai!‘ has been chosen as an Honor Book by the South Asia Book Award for 2014! We are thrilled, delighted, honored….and unbelievably excited! We would like to thank the Award Committee for recognizing our work and allowing us to bring our story to a wider audience. That …
Yali Books Is Born
My name is Ambika. I am an accidental illustrator for children’s books and it has been the happiest unplanned journey of my life. I was lucky enough to have worked on four books with reputed publishing houses in India. I got to read and re-read some superb stories for children and imagine them in art …