Stories from schools

The Bookworm team recommends a list of books on the theme of ‘School’. We all have different memories associated with the word ‘school’. The books listed below open up the lives and experiences of different individuals at school. The list includes picture books on this theme as well.

Only Fools Go to School
Author: Chatura Rao
Illustrator: Proiti Roy
Publisher: Pratham
Language: English, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Hindi & Others
Recommended Age Group: 5-7 years
Sambha doesn’t want to go to school, ever. He thinks school is for fools. One day, the teacher takes him to school. He secretly enjoys himself, but will he want to return the next day?

Chuskit Goes to School
Author: Sujatha Padmanabhan
Illustrator: Madhuvanti Anantharajan
Publisher: Pratham
Language: English, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil, Hindi, Urdu, Assamese & others
Recommended Age Group: 6-10 years
Nine years old Chuskit longed to go to school, to make friends, learn math and play games. But she could not… until Abdul decided to do something about it.

Untold School Stories
Author: Mohammed Khadeer Babu, Nuaiman, Joopaka Subhadra
Illustrator: Suresh B V, Chithra K S, Joolaka Subhadra, Saumya
Publisher: Mango D C Books & Eklavya
Language: Telugu, English, Hindi
Recommended Age Group: 9-13 years
This book is woven from a compilation of stories translated from Telugu. It is full of unique experiences happening among children in school life. These selected stories have subtle and poignant observations regarding children. These force us to think in a new direction after reading them.

Nabiya
Author: Chatura Rao
Illustrator: Ruchi Mhasane
Publisher: Tulika
Language: English, Hindi, Marathi, Kannada, Tamil and others
Recommended Age Group: 7-10 years
A spirited young girl begins to engage with words and pictures in this sensitively told story. Using a collage of colors, textures and drawings, the illustrations evoke Nabiya’s everyday world and the world of the imagination.

Vidroh ki Chap Chap
Author: Rinchin
Illustrator: Lokesh Khodke
Publisher: Muskaan
Language: Hindi
Recommended Age Group: 9-13 years
This is a story about a group of children who raise their voice against villagers and remind their teacher about her role. This powerfully narrated story focuses on different issues of society such as freedom to access resources and freedom of speech. The illustrations capture the text and present the story in a comic form.

Our Teacher
Author: Sundara Ramaswamy
Illustrator: Neeta Gangopadhyay
Publisher: Katha Language: English, Hindi
Recommended Age Group: 9-13 years
Our Teacher tells a heartwarming tale, translated from Tamil, about the value of education as it brings to life the students and teachers from a small school in Tamil Nadu.
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