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A & A book trust has launched an absolutely amazing series called Saat Samunder Paar Se (meaning From Across the Seven Seas). This series brings selects book from different countries for translation into Indian languages starting with Hindi. In a nutshell, this is a series of refreshing books introducing our children to stories and art in different cultures. For the writers and illustrators world over this is a opportunity to say hello to India and her children.

Dosti aur Mauj Masti
By Aino Havukainen and Sami Taivonen
Hindi Translation: Arundhati Deosthale with Arja Bjorklund
Paperback: 32 Pages
Date of Publishing: February 2012
Price: Rs 60
Supported by FILI, Finland

Veera has her friends Tatu and Patu visiting her farm. They are boys from the big city and have never seen a village or a farm. They see many animals for the first time and learn such interesting things about the life on a farm... including the shearing the sheep, mud bath of the pigs, and milking the cow!!

Veera brings Tatu and Patu to us from Finland! Enjoy learning playfully.


Surili ki Lambi Tangein
By Marika Maijala and Juha Virta
Hindi Translation: Arundhati Deosthale with Raija Stolbow
Paperback: 36 Pages
Date of Publishing: February 2012
Price: Rs 60
Supported by FILI, Finland

Manju is a shorty!! She would love so much to have long legs. And imagine!! Her dream does come true, and magic does happen... only thing is Manju is not thrilled any more about having the longest legs in the world. Why so?

Manju comes to us from Finland, let’s hear her magical story now…


Hira Dil
By Kaarina Helakisa
Hindi Translation: Swati Purandare
Illustrations by Nina Haiko
Paperback: 42 Pages
Date of Publishing: January 2012
Dimension: 21.5cm x 27.0cm
Price: Rs 80
Supported by FILI, Finland

There’s a ferocious dragon in the jungle, everybody is so scared of him! Even the king doesn’t know what to do. The dragon eats things by tons, even the flowers are not safe. But then there’s a little girl with long green hair, she gets everybody together to find a way out. And it sure works!! What could it be? Who would win the Rubyheart this year?

This lovely story celebrates friendship with all those around you, and a great way to face a challenge together!!

This brave and smart girl comes to us from Finland.


School ka Pahla Din
By Tuula Korolainen
Hindi Translation: Swati Purandare
Illustrations by Marja Nygard
Paperback: 40 Pages
Date of Publishing: January 2012
Dimension: 21.5cm x 26.0cm
Price: Rs 80
Supported by FILI, Finland

Minty is a sweet little new teacher who has started a new school!! She is perhaps more nervous than her students. But the first day turns out to be such fun for everyone!!

Catch on with fun & games, laughter and a bit of adventure with new friends in the forest full of flowers and plants...

Come on everybody, peep into this cool, cool school!! This wonderful story comes to us from Finland.


Pippi
Pahuchi Park Mein
By Astrid Lindgren
Hindi Translation: Arundhati Deosthale
Paperback: 28 Pages
Date of Publishing: January 2012
Dimension: 21.6cm x 27.2cm
Price: Rs 50

The Stockholm police is troubled!! They can't nab the bad people troubling everyone else in the City Park. Pippi takes it upon herself to fix the baddies and make the park a fun place again.

How does she manage to catch the whole gang and help the police?


Pippi
Lambe Moje
By Astrid Lindgren
Hindi Translation: Arundhati Deosthale
Paperback: 32 Pages
Date of Publishing: January 2012
Dimension: 21.6cm x 27.2cm
Price: Rs 60

Pippi Longstocking is the most loved girl among children and grown ups all over the world. She lives by herself and is full of fun. She is also the world's strongest girl, watch her in action and laugh a lot.

Pippi comes to India from Sweden to 'celebrate the girl child' project and is now available in English and Hindi as well.


Mamma Moo aur Kavve ka Christmas
By Jujja Wieslander
Hindi Translation: Swati Purandare
Illustrations by Sven Nordqvist
Paperback: 32 Pages
Date of Publishing: January 2012
Dimension: 21.6cm x 27.2cm
Price: Rs 60

Mamma Moo and everybody else on the farm is all excited about Christmas. But the crow has no friends to share the joy with. He gives all presents to himself before the time comes and then feels sad that it's all over.

But Mamma Moo has a surprise to cheer him up. He also has one for her too!! What a lovely cheerful bright Christmas friends can make for each other.

This Christmas is very special, it's all about sharing caring and surprises!!


Kajari Gaay Padhne Lagi
By Jujja Wieslander
Hindi Translation: Swati Purandare
Illustrations by Sven Nordqvist
Paperback: 32 Pages
Date of Publishing: January 2012
Dimension: 21.6cm x 27.2cm
Price: Rs 60

Mamma Moo also known as Mamma Mu was born in Sweden and has been going round the globe. She is a real fun-loving cow, and has a very special friend, a crow. But what happens when she starts reading?... That inspires Crow to write a Nobel award-winner book!!

You will enjoy Mamma Moo's new love for reading and a new world she discovers for herself!! She is already in India, we are all reading aren't we?


Ladki Jisne Metro Chalayi
By Tyra T Tronstad
Hindi Translation: Arundhati Deosthale with Mira B Laurantzon
Illustrations by Helena Ohlsson
Paperback: 44 Pages
Date of Publishing: January 2012
ISBN: 978-93-80141-29-9
Dimension: 21.5cm x 21.7cm
Price: Rs 80

Kira's father drives metro in the city. She knows how important his job is — to reach people where they need to go. But he is unwell… so what will happen to all those people? No worries, Kira is around to help.

Help she does but does anybody know that?


Kya Ladki Hai!
By Gru Dahle
Hindi Translation: Arundhati Deosthale with Mira B Laurantzon
Illustrations by Svein Nyhus
Paperback: 40 Pages
Date of Publishing: January 2012
ISBN: 978-93-80141-31-2
Dimension: 21.5cm x 21.7cm
Price: Rs 60

Shilu, true to her name is a gentle and obedient girl who does just the right things as she is taught and supposed to do. But one day she decides not to be just a nice girl anymore…

and you know who is the happiest about this change, her grandma, and great grandma and great-great grandma!

How?…


Mimi
By Doris Dorrie
Hindi Translation: Arundhati Deosthale with Xenia Osthelder
Illustrations by Julia Kaergel
Paperback: 32 Pages
Date of Publishing: April 2011
Dimension: 21.6cm x 27.2cm
Price: Rs 60

Mimi is a bit nervous. She knows she has done something wrong and doesn’t want to upset her parents. But she chooses a very imaginative way to let them know!! Will they understand or will they scold her still?... Mimi is just like you and me, she wants her parents to understand her!!

She is coming to make friends with us all the way from Germany, on a Girl child Special Flight!!


Mimi
Discovers the World
By Doris Dorrie
Hindi Translation: Arundhati Deosthale
Illustrations by Julia Kaergel
Paperback: 32 Pages
Date of Publishing: April 2011
Dimension: 21.6cm x 27.2cm
Price: Rs 60

Mimi is sitting with her father at home. Both of them are trying to do something interesting. Father gives her a blank paper, and together they build a beautiful story, which only they can see and share!!

You want to see how it’s done, come, ask Mimi!!


Naye Ghar Mein Buglee
By Salla Savolainen
Hindi Translation: Pushpa Aggarwal
Paperback: 26 Pages
Date of Publishing: January 2011
ISBN: 978-93-80141-16-9
Dimension: 17.3cm x 22.6cm
Price: Rs 50

Buglee’s family has moved their house. She doesn’t like the new house, can’t find her favourite things and has no friends here. So she goes out with her big sister Tina to play in the park. Tina makes new friends but Buglee is bored… But she has her own way of making friends!!

But she does manage to get back home. The new house isn’t too bad after all… Salla Savolainen brings this lovely story for us all the way from Finland joining us in our series Saat Samunder Par Se.


Papa Chalo Jungle Mein
By Markus Majaluoma
Hindi Translation: Arundhati Deosthale
Paperback: 36 Pages
Date of Publishing: January 2011
ISBN: 978-93-80141-17-6
Dimension: 21.6cm x 27.2cm
Price: Rs 60

Dad has brought a new car – he comes home tired but again the children have their way. They want to go to the forest for mushrooms right away. They bring along the mushroom books and other necessities, along with the neighbour, Mr Dheer and his flagpole. Thus begins an exciting picnic packed with crazy events.

Papa Chalo Jungle Mein is the crunchiest, wackiest series by an amazing artist, Markus Majaluoma, from Finland joining us in our series Saat Samunder Par Se.


Kajri Gaay ne Banaya Ghar Ped Par
By Jujja Wieslander
Hindi Translation: Arundhati Deosthale with Louise Casenberg
Illustrations by Sven Nordqvist
Paperback: 32 Pages
Date of Publishing: January 2011
ISBN: 978-93-80141-15-2
Dimension: 21.6cm x 27.2cm
Price: Rs 60

Seeing the children building wooden houses in the tree, Kajri Gaay too has a brain-wave. As always, she must instantly act on that… Watch her in action, on the tree… Nevermind the Crow’s advice.

She is already in India, and calls you to catch on her adventures in our series Saat Samunder Paar Se. Watch her antics and join the fun!!


Kajri Gaay ko Lagi Chot
By Jujja Wieslander
Hindi Translation: Arundhati Deosthale with Louise Casenberg
Illustrations by Sven Nordqvist
Paperback: 32 Pages
Date of Publishing: January 2011
ISBN: 978-93-80141-14-5
Dimension: 21.6cm x 27.2cm
Price: Rs 60

Kajari Gaay also known as Mamma Mu was born in Sweden and has been going round the globe. She is a real fun-loving cow, and has a very special friend, a crow. But what happens when she ‘hurts herself’?...This time it’s the crow’s turn to have some fun!!

You will love her and all the games she discovers for herself!! She is already in India, and calls you to catch on her new adventures our series Saat Samunder Paar se.


Rajkumar Bho-Bho
By Bjorn Ousland
Hindi Translation: Arundhati Deosthale with Inger Randi Rognoy
Paperback: 32 Pages
Date of Publishing: August 2010
ISBN: 978-93-80141-12-1
Dimension: 21.6cm x 27.2cm
Price: Rs 50
Published with the financial support of NORLA

Bho-Bho and his sister visit their grandfather. Bho-Bho finds a costume of a prince and starts bossing around. His sister and friend Bhura play act for a while but get tired of being ordered around!! Bho-Bho realizes that bossing doesn’t work with friends…

Lively pictures, subtle message that goes across ‘playfully’!!


Dost ya Dushman
By Kaia, Benedik and Trond Braenne
Hindi Translation: Arundhati Deosthale
Illustrations by Per Dybvig
Paperback: 32 Pages
Date of Publishing: August 2010
ISBN: 978-93-80141-10-7
Dimension: 20.5cm x 20.5cm
Price: Rs 50
Published with the financial support of NORLA

Dost ya Dushman, taking forward the story of ‘five friends’ unfolds a funny quarrel based entirely on misunderstanding!! Can you imagine the five good friends Horse, Bird, Rabbit, Pig and Hen fighting over a twig which each of them thinks, they have chanced upon?

Wholly enjoyable story for the new readers!!


Naye Ghar Mein Gadbadi
By Av Lene Ask
Hindi Translation: Arundhati Deosthale with Inger Randi Rognoy
Paperback: 24 Pages
Date of Publishing: August 2010
ISBN: 978-93-80141-13-8
Dimension: 17.3cm x 22.6cm
Price: Rs 50
Published with the financial support of NORLA

The ‘Gadbadi’ family as you know, never has a dull moment... And now, they are changing their house. Nothing goes smooth and they spend the first night outside in a tent…

Lovely story of a cool, cool family on a move!!


Chai ki Ketali
By Jan-Kora Oien
Hindi Translation: Arundhati Deosthale with Inger Randi Rognoy
Paperback: 40 Pages
Date of Publishing: August 2010
ISBN: 978-93-80141-11-4
Dimension: 21.6cm x 27.2cm
Price: Rs 60
Published with the financial support of NORLA

Utterly delightful story of Bunny rabbit, his grandma, and friendly Hedgehog!! Grandma is visiting Bunny and poor boy has just broken the kettle she had so caringly given him…He is nervous and does everything he can think of to save the situation!!

But the problem has equally hilarious solution!! Guaranteed to make everyone laugh, be it adults or the kids!!


Panchhi Pyara
By Kristien Aertssen
Hindi Translation: Arundhati Deosthale with Maggy Jacqmin
Paperback: 32 Pages
Date of Publishing: February 2010
ISBN: 978-93-80141-06-0
Dimension: 21.6cm x 27.2cm
Price: Rs 60
Flemish book from Belgium produced with the help of VFL, Antwerpen

Panchi Pyaara is a touching story of a family, and their love for birds. And finally it’s thanks to the birds that grandpa comes out of his sadness. What a joy it must be for Bulbul, and the countless birds in the tree.

Kristien Aertssen’s absolutely delightful illustrations are a celebration of the Flemish creativity.


Rikki
By Guido Van Genechten
Hindi Translation: Arundhati Deosthale with Sofie Wuyts
Paperback: 32 Pages
Date of Publishing: February 2010
ISBN: 978-93-80141-08-4
Dimension: 21.6cm x 27.2cm
Price: Rs 60
Flemish book from Belgium produced with the help of VFL, Antwerpen

Rikki has a funny problem, one of his ears doesn’t stand straight. Everybody makes fun of him for that. Rikki tries different thing to make the ear stand but it just doesn’t. Will he remain sad and lonely always?

Guido Van Genechten is major artist from Belgium, and Rikki is too is known to all the children.


So Jao, Sundar Sapno mein kho Jao
By Brigitte Minne
Hindi Translation: Arundhati Deosthale with Sofie Wuyts
Illustrations by An Candaele
Paperback: 32 Pages
Date of Publishing: February 2010
ISBN: 978-93-80141-07-7
Dimension: 20.5cm x 25.0cm
Price: Rs 60
Flemish book from Belgium produced with the help of VFL, Antwerpen

It is bedtime for Rupali, the naughty little duck. But she doesn’t want to go to bed as yet, there are so many interesting things to do!! She finds clever ways to escape the magic powder of Moon which puts the rest of the world to sleep!!

Finally moon gets very upset with her and decides to come down to the earth…


Willy
By Geert De Kockere
Hindi Translation: Arundhati Deosthale with Sofie Wuyts
Illustrations by Carll Cneut
Paperback: 32 Pages
Date of Publishing: February 2010
ISBN: 978-93-80141-06-0
Dimension: 20.5cm x 20.5cm
Price: Rs 50
Flemish book from Belgium produced with the help of VFL, Antwerpen

Willy is a nice roly-poly elephant with two big ears to hear better than anyone else, and four giant legs like pillars, a dangling trunk, a fat bottom and a tassel at the end. Sometimes he is laughed at because of his ears, his legs, his trunk, his fat bottom or his tassel, but his friends are always there to comfort him.

The subtle message is never let your head down when people laugh at you for something you have, and others don't.

Loveable Willy has been the winner of a Book Peacock in Belgium (2000).


Kajri Gaay ne ki Safai
By Jujja Wieslander
Hindi Translation: Arundhati Deosthale with Louise Casenberg
Illustrations by Sven Nordqvist
Paperback: 32 Pages
Date of Publishing: October 2009
Dimension: 21.6cm x 27.2cm
Price: Rs 50

Kajari Gaay also known as Mamma Mu was born in Sweden and is loved by children wherever she goes in the world. She is a very special cow, and has a very special friend, a crow. Here Kajari Gaay gets into mood of spring cleaning with her friend crow and what’s the result? A BIG trouble of course… Let’s check them out!!

We have invited her to India specially to meet you in our series Saat Samunder Paar se. Tons of fun guaranteed!!


Kajri Gaay Fisalpatti Par
By Jujja Wieslander
Hindi Translation: Arundhati Deosthale
Illustrations by Sven Nordqvist
Paperback: 32 Pages
Date of Publishing: October 2009
Dimension: 21.6cm x 27.2cm
Price: Rs 50

Kajari Gaay also known as Mamma Mu was born in Sweden and has been going round the globe. She is a very special cow, and has a very special friend, a crow. Kajari Gaay loves children and is so much like them. She wants to do all that children do, and so she is on a slide which the children play on and jump from to swim in the lake. She completely ignores the crow’s advice against doing any such thing and lands in BIG trouble!!

We have invited her to India specially to meet you in our series Saat Samunder Paar se. Tons of fun guaranteed!!


Paanch Dost
By Trond Braenne
Hindi Translation: Arundhati Deosthale
Illustrations by Per Dybvig
Paperback: 32 Pages
Date of Publishing: March 2009
ISBN: 978-93-80141-03-9
Dimension: 21.4cm x 21.4cm
Price: Rs 50
Published with the financial support of NORLA

An extremely engaging story by Norway's master story-teller Trond Branne, showing how friendship knows no barriers. We all can be different in what we look like, and yet enjoy together.

As a part of Saat Samundar Paar se, this picture book comes to us from Norway.


Amber aur Naani
By Iben Sandmose
Hindi Translation: Arundhati Deosthale
Paperback: 32 Pages
Date of Publishing: March 2009
ISBN: 978-93-80141-02-2
Dimension: 21.5cm x 20.3cm
Price: Rs 50
Published with the financial support of NORLA

As a part of Saat Samundar Paar se, this picture book comes to us from Norway.


Maa-Beti ka Gussa
By Tor Age Bringsværd
Hindi Translation: Arundhati Deosthale
Illustrations by Tina Soli
Paperback: 32 Pages
Date of Publishing: March 2009
ISBN: 978-93-80141-00-8
Dimension: 21.3cm x 21.6cm
Price: Rs 50
Published with the financial support of NORLA

As a part of Saat Samundar Paar se, this picture book comes to us from Norway.


Dosti Khargosh aur Saanp ki
By Hans Sande
Hindi Translation: Arundhati Deosthale
Illustrations by Gry Moursund
Paperback: 36 Pages
Date of Publishing: March 2009
ISBN: 978-93-80141-01-5
Dimension: 26.2cm x 21.1cm
Price: Rs 60
Published with the financial support of NORLA

An Amazing story about a baby rabbit and her dream in which she befriends a garden pipe turning him into a snake!! Gry Moursund's free strokes tell children the story the way enjoy reading and being read to.

As a part of Saat Samundar Paar se, this picture book comes to us from Norway.


Anokhi ka Naya Dost
By Tove Appelgren
Hindi Translation: Arundhati Deosthale with Viktoria Roof
Illustrations by Salla Savolainen
Paperback: 32 Pages
Date of Publishing: September 2008
ISBN: 978-81-8452-013-2
Dimension: 21.3cm x 27.9cm
Price: Rs 60

Anokhi and her brother and sisters want a dog in the house and they find one too. Everybody is so happy with the arrival of Sheru in their family. And then suddenly it so turns out that they have to send away Sheru... What will happen to him now? And more importantly, how will Anokhi cope with it?

As a part of Saat Samundar Paar se, our International picture books series Anokhi comes to us from Finland.


So bhi Jao Anokhi
By Tove Appelgren
Hindi Translation: Arundhati Deosthale with Viktoria Roof
Illustrations by Salla Savolainen
Paperback: 32 Pages
Date of Publishing: September 2008
ISBN: 978-81-8452-012-5
Dimension: 21.3cm x 27.9cm
Price: Rs 60

Anokhi has a problem, perhaps you have known that too. She can't sleep at night. Not only that she keeps thinking of scary things and feels scared too. How will she and her mother solve this problem so that they both can sleep well at night?

As a part of Saat Samundar Paar se, our International picture books series Anokhi comes to us from Finland.


Pippi, Emil, Mardi aur Karlsson ke Karnamein
By Asrid Lindgren
Hindi Translation: Arundhati Deosthale
Paperback: 296 Pages
Date of Publishing: November 2007
ISBN: 81-845200-8-5
Dimension: 14.0cm x 21.5cm
Price: Rs 170

As our tribute to Sweden's and the world's best writer for children Astrid Lindgren, we are proud to launch an Omnibus of Astrid Lindgren's works into Hindi. The volume is specially put together for disadvantaged children and is available to them and the NGOs, institutes/govt schools at a special price.


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