India
A Tangle of Brungles
By Shobha Viswanath, Culpeo S. Fox (Illustrator)
A Tangle of Brungles. Shobha Viswanath. Illustrated by Culpeo S. Fox. Karadi Tales Picturebooks, 2018. First published in Chennai, in 2018. ISBN 9788181903600. 40 p. (Ages 7-9). Picture book.
A coven of witches brew up a potion to summon Mr. Brungles, who one of the witches wants to marry. Accompanied with stunning illustrations, this book is a creative way to teach children the terms for collective nouns. Would pair with The Witches by Roald Dahl. The author is the co-founder and publishing director of Karadi Tales Company, an independent children’s publishing house based in Chennai, India. Watch a video on A Tangle of Brungles by Shobha Viswanath. [mi]
China & Taiwan
Taiwan
Grandma Lives in a Perfume Village
By Fang Suzhen, Huang Xiumin (Translator), Sonja Danowski
Grandma Lives in a Perfume Village. Fang Suzhen. Translated by Huang Xiumin. Illustrated by Sonja Danowski. NorthSouth Books, 2015. Originally published in China by China Children’s Press and Publication Group. ISBN 9780735842168. 48 p. (Ages 4-8). Picture book.
An international collaboration, this Batchelder Honor book pairs a story by the prolific Taiwanese author Fang Suzhen with exquisite art from German illustrator Sonja Danowski, recipient of the Golden Island Award in the 2015 Nami Island International Picture Book Illustration Concours. A touching story of a young child learning to accept his grandmother’s death. [cr/dj]