Interactive Tamil boardbooks for children Agan Adhigaram presents popular stories as boardbooks with interactive features ideal for little fingers June 10, 2025 e-Paper ...

View book recommendations for eight to 12-year-olds written in Chinese, Malay and Tamil by Singaporean authors. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

But parents no longer encourage children to read Tamil books.” Library hour. Four published authors of children’s literature, are at Vanathi, when I arrive.

With more than 350 stalls selling Tamil books, the 35th Chennai Book Fair is a treat for readers of the language. However, the fair has little to offer children when it comes to regional literature.

Monisha Monikantarajan, a children’s book author, blogger, and AMI-certified Montessori assistant, shares, “During my first pregnancy, I eagerly sought age-appropriate children’s books in Tamil.

When her baby boy was born she filled her bookshelf with amazing, colourful and engaging children’s books – but none of them were in Tamil. Children's books she could find were of very low ...

Chennai: Gone are the days of Tamil classics in hefty, hard-bound tomes. At Chennai’s annual book fair, these literary treasures have undergone a vibrant makeover, captivating the young. Two ...

“For instance, we plan to introduce sound books like ‘My First 100 Words,’ where children can see an image and hear its pronunciation in both Tamil and English.

“For instance, we plan to introduce sound books like ‘My First 100 Words,’ where children can see an image and hear its pronunciation in both Tamil and English.