Shortlisted books (2018-2022)

Thatha’s Pumpkin

Cat, Come Back

Cat’s Diwali

Ammu and The Sparrows

Journey to the Forbidden City

Young Pandavas: The City of Elephants

The Torchbearers

The Piano: Story of a Friendship

The Adventures of the Kohinoor

No Nonsense Nandhini

The Chirmi Chasers

The Miracle on Sunderbaag Street

Mini’s Questions

Friends Behind Walls

The Clockwala’s Clues

Topi Rockets from Thumba

When the World Went Dark

Uncle Nehru, Please Send An Elephant!

The Best At It

That Night

The Girl Who Was a Forest: Janaki Ammal

The Homework

Jamlo Walks

Paati’s Rasam

Bumoni’s Banana Trees

Ikru’s First Day of School