November is turning out to be a fabulous month for us at Pratham Books. So many things have been happening in this month and we still have so much to look forward to.
1. Aviva Great Wall of Education and Pratham Books
The Aviva Great Wall of Education has collected many books this year – thanks to the generous donations made by people all across the country. Many people also donated book sets through our store. You can continue to donate to the wall till the end of November. Click here to see how you donate books to this initiative.
2. Bookaroo – Children’s Literature Festival
People in Delhi – Bookaroo is just around the corner. This year’s festival will take place on 26th and 27th November, 2011. Please note that the venue has changed and will now be held at Sanskriti Kendra, Anandgram, Mehrauli Gurgaon Road. The venue is gorgeous and is well connected by the metro. So, mark your calendars, set your alarms and bring your little ones to this amazing festival of books! You can see the schedule for both days here and here.
3. Bangalore Book Fair
The Bangalore Book Fair is back! Find us at Stall No. 254 at Gayatri Vihar, Palace Grounds, Bangalore. The book fair is on till 27th November, 2011 (between 11am-8pm). See you there!
4. Our Books are Going to the Children’s Literature Festival in Pakistan
Idara-e-Taleem-o-Aagahi (ITA) and the Oxford University Press (OUP), in collaboration with Foundation Open Society Institute (FOSI) Pakistan, are conducting the Children’s Literature Festival in Lahore on 25th and 26th November, 2011. We are happy to announce that our Urdu and English books will be displayed at the festival. You can read more about the festival here.
5. Bookaroo in the City Reaches about 100 Schools Across Delhi
If you follow this blog often, you know that we have been talking about Bookaroo in the City frequently. A few more days to go before Bookaroo in the City concludes (and Bookaroo begins!). This year we have reached around 100 schools across Delhi in 2 weeks. Phew! A tiring but heart-warming exercise.
We hope that all of you are having a great month and we hope to see you at some of the events mentioned above. Is November turning out to be a great month for you too? Leave us a comment and tell us why.
Happy November-ing!