As always, just as with my Japan Booklist, suggestions are most welcome!
Update: I've been tracking down a lot more books in Hindi and English so that section has gotten pretty long; I've moved it to the end of the post.
Folktales
Seven Blind Mice
retold by Ed Young
Pattan's Pumpkin: A Traditional Flood Story from Southern India
retold by Chitra Soundar
The Very Hungry Lion
retold by Gita Wolf
The King's Choice: A Folktale from India
retold by K. Shivkumar
The Magic Cooking Pot: A Folktale of India
retold by Faith Towle
Indian Tales: A Barefoot Collection
edited by Shenaaz Naji & Christopher Corr
Picture Books
Good Night India
by Nitya Khemka
Same, Same But Different
by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw
Monsoon
by Uma Krishnaswami
Priya Dreams of Marigolds & Masala
by Meenal Patel
The Wheels on the Tuk Tuk
by Kabir Sehgal and Surishtha Sehgal
P Is for Poppadoms! An Indian Alphabet Book
by Kabir Sehgal and Surishtha Sehgal
Ganesha's Sweet Tooth
by Sanjay Patel & Emily Haynes
Mama's Saris
by Pooja Makhijani
Hot, Hot Roti for Dadda-ji
by F. Zia
Chachaji's Cup
by Uma Krishnaswami
In The Heart of the Village: The World of the Indian Banyan Tree
by Barbara Bash
The Boy Who Grew a Forest: The True Story of Jadav Payeng
by Sophia Gholz
Tiger Trek
by Ted Lewin
A Jar of Sound
by Anjali Raghbeer
My Gandhi Story
by Nina Sabnani
Sugar in Milk
by Thrity Umrigar
India & Persia
Stories with Recipes
Thukpa for All
by Praba Ram & Sheela Preuitt
10 Gulab Jamuns: Counting with an Indian Sweet Treat
by Sandhya Acharya
Indigo Kits
I also have an Indigo Natural Dye Kit from Bella Luna Toys
Festivals & Traditions
Festival of Colors
by Surishtha Sehgal and Kabir Sehgal
Holi
A Ride on Mother's Back: A Day of Baby Carrying Around the World
by Emergy & Durga Bernard
Holi
Mythology
Ancient Mythology: India, Persia, Babylon, Egypt
by Charles Kovacs
Demons, Gods & Holy Men from Indian Myths & Legends
(World Mythology Series)
retold by Shahrukh Husain
Ayurveda and Yoga
Modern Ayurveda: Rituals, Recipes & Remedies for Balance
by Ali Cramer
Essential Chakra Yoga: Poses to Balance, Heal, and Energize the Body and Mind
by Christina D'Arrigo
Yoga Prezels deck
by Tara Gruber
I also have four yoga mats
Mandalas
I also have many Grapat mandala kits from Bella Luna Toys:
green cones
orange cones
purple eggs
fire cones
pink flowers
little blue coins
little mushrooms
green trees
yellow beehives
blue raindrops
grey stones
Jataka Tales
I Once Was a Monkey: Stories Buddha Told
by Jeanne M. Lee
Buddha Stories
retold by Demi
The Golden Deer
retold by Margaret Hodges
The Magic Plum Tree
retold by Freya Littledale
The Monkey and the Crocodile: A Jataka Tale from India
retold by Paul Galdone
The Brave Little Parrot
retold by Rafe Martin
The Hungry Tigress: Buddhist Myths, Legends and Jataka Tales
retold by Rafe Martin
Chapter Books
The Conch Bearer
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
fantasy
Starcursed
by Nandini Bajpai
twelfth century, YA romance
Ahimsa
by Supriya Kelkar
1942 - Mahatma Gandhi and the freedom movement
The Night Diary
by Veera Hiranandani
1947 - Partition of India
Resources for Learning Hindi
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Duolingo (online)
Varnamala Geet book & CD set
by Madhu Aggarwal
Meri Pratham Hindi Sulekh Boxset: Four Hindi Workbooks to Practice Words and Sentences
Books in Hindi and English
Aana and Chena (English and Hindi Edition)
by Sowmya Rajendran
Where Hummingbirds Come From (English and Hindi Edition)
by Adele Marie Crouch
Little Anbu (English and Hindi Edition)
by Christy Shoba Sudhir
Takdir the Tiger Cub (English and Hindi Edition)
by Latika Nath
Line and Circle (English and Hindi Edition)
by Radhika Menon
Best Friends (English and Hindi Edition)
by Nina Sabnani
A Bhil Story (Hindi)
by Nina Sabnani
A Bhil Story (English)
by Nina Sabnani
The Runaway Peppercorn (Hindi)
by Suchitra Ramadurai
The Runaway Peppercorn (English)
by Suchitra Ramadurai
Ekki Dokki (Hindi)
by Sandhya Rao
Ekki Dokki (English)
by Sandhya Rao
And Land Was Born (Hindi)
by Sandhya Rao
And Land Was Born (English)
by Sandhya Rao
Dancing Bees: The Mad Mad World of Creepy Crawlies (Hindi)
by Ranjit Lal
Dancing Bees: The Mad Mad World of Creepy Crawlies (English)
by Ranjit Lal
The Tamarind Tree (Hindi)
by Lata Mani
The Tamarind Tree (English)
by Lata Mani
The Spider's Web (Hindi)
by Lata Mani
The Spider's Web (English)
by Lata Mani
India books I don't have but would be interested in:
The Mahabharatha: A Child's View
by Samhita Arni
Sita's Ramayana
by Samhita Arni
The Why-Why Girl
by Mahasweta Devi
Granny's Sari
by Asha Nehemiah
Barefoot Hussain
by Anjali Raghbeer
A Trail of Paint
by Anjali Raghbeer
Handmade in India
by Olivia Fraser
Mayil Will Not Be Quiet
by Niveditha Subramaniam
Your Turn Now
by Lubaina Bandukwala
Why Are You Afraid to Hold My Hand?
by Sheila Dhir
Excuses, Excuses
by Anushka Ravishankar
To Market! To Market!
by Anushka Ravishankar
Excuse Me, Is This India?
by Anushka Ravishankar
Little Indians
by Pika Nani
Amazing India: A State-by-State Guide
by Anita Vachharajani
Haroun and the Sea of Stories
by Salman Rushdie
Four Friends (English and Hindi Edition)
by Kala Shashikumar
Mukand and Riaz (Hindi)
by Nina Sabnani
Bhimrao Ambedkar: The Boy Who Asked Why (Hindi)
by Sowmya Rajendran
Sunu-sunu Snail: Storm in the Garden (Hindi)
by Sandhya Rao
A Silly Story of Bondapalli (Hindi)
by Shamin Padamsee
A Silly Story of Bondapalli (English)
by Shamin Padamsee
All About Nothing (Hindi)
by Deeya Nayar and Nina Sabnani
All About Nothing (English)
by Deeya Nayar and Nina Sabnani
Gajapati Kulpati (Hindi)
by Ashok Rajgopalan
Gajapati Kulpati (English)
by Ashok Rajgopalan
Gajapati Kulapati Gurrburrrroom! (Hindi)
by Ashok Rajgopalan
Gajapati Kulapati Gurrburrrroom! (English)
by Ashok Rajgopalan
Gajapati Kulapati Kalabalooosh! (English)
by Ashok Rajgopalan
Gajapati Kulpati Kalicha Kulicha (Hindi)
by Ashok Rajgopalan
Sorry, Best Friend (Hindi)
by Githa Harihan and Shama Futehally
Sorry, Best Friend (English)
by Githa Hariharan and Shama Futehally
A big THANK YOU to Madhu Aggarwal from Parrots Books who got in touch with me to offer her support. For students who want to learn Hindi, she particularly recommended Varnamala Geet (Hindi Alphabet Chart with CD) and Beginning Hindi: A Complete Course by Joshua Pien.
This is a big thick book that would be covered in 2 years of a high school language program.
*NEW* Hindi books available online for free at the International Children's Digital Library
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