Guba Publishing

A search and find picture book for children to learn about 12 seasonal festivals in Bangladesh through finding different members of a forgetful Bangladeshi family. The illustrated spreads show traditional festivals and children learn about the location and elements associated with the local culture.

Product Description: Children's illustrated picture book in Bengali

Author: Inshra Sakhawat Russell

Illustrator: Syed Rashad Imam Tanmoy

Format: Hardback

For ages: 4 to 8 years

Pages: 40 

Size: 10”x12"

ISBN: 978-1-946747-23-5

About the Author: Inshra Sakhawat Russell is a Bangladeshi-British designer with 15 years of experience in visual communication. She works as a creator of audio-visual content in her hometowns of London and Dhaka.

About the Illustrator: Syed Rashad Imam Tanmoy (or Tanmoy) is an editorial cartoonist and comic book artist from Bangladesh. He is the associate editor for "Unmad", the longest running South Asian satire magazine. His Graphic novel Mujib, based on the autobiography of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the Founding Father of Bangladesh, has been published in 10 episodes.

Twin sisters Surya and Chandra live in Shanti, a beautiful village by the Bay of Bengal. The sisters love to sing, but every time they do, something strange happens. Surya's tunes create heat while Chandra's melodies make everything cold! The villagers start to feel afraid, so the girls keep their powers a secret from the world. Until one summer, when disaster strikes! The rain clouds disappear for many days leaving Shanti dry and barren. As the villagers pray for a miracle, Surya and Chandra decide they must help. Can the sisters figure out the true purpose of their powers and save their home? Sophie Cousinié's gorgeous watercolor artwork perfectly complements Shazia Omar's lovely rhythmic storytelling in this sweet story about sibling love, self-discovery, and the power of unleashing your inner strength. 

Product Description: Children's illustrated picture book in English

Author: Shazia Omar

Illustrator: Sophie Cousinié

Format: Hardback

For ages: 4 to 8 years

Pages: 32 

Size: 8”x10"

ISBN: 978-1-946747-19-8

About the Author: Shazia Omar is a writer, activist and yogini. She has written two novels (Like a Diamond in the Sky, Penguin 2009 and Dark Diamond, Bloomsbury 2016) and a mind, body, spirit book (Intentional Smile: A Girl's Guide to Positive Living, Bloomsbury 2016). She writes a column for Daily Star (Kundalini Rising). When not working, writing or teaching yoga, Shazia is busy playing with her two beautiful children. www.shaziaomar.com

About the Illustrator: Sophie Cousinié is a French artist and illustrator. She studied theatre, literature and anthropology and has previously worked in various fields, as a teacher, social worker and cultural mediator, before becoming a full time artist. Her unique drawings, hand-made with ink and painted with watercolors, range from animal portraits to representing humans in ordinary life situations. Sophie has done exhibitions and live drawing events in France and England and has also taken part in an international artistic residency in Kolkata, India.

Rani, wearing her beloved seashell necklace, enjoys going to school and playing with her little sister, Asma. But her family falls into hard times and she must leave school to support them. Though she is upset at first, a chance meeting at a refugee camp helps Rani to understand the true meaning of family and friendship. This story is part of The Asia Foundation’s Gom Acho Collection.

Product Description: Children's illustrated picture book in English

Author: Raya Rahman & Shazia Omar

Illustrator: Sayeef Mahmud

Format: Hardback

For ages: 4 to 8 years

Pages: 32 

Size: 8”x10"

ISBN: 978-1-946747-30-3

About the Authors: Shazia Omar is a writer, activist and yogini. She has written two novels, "Like a Diamond in the Sky" and "Dark Diamond" and a mind, body, spirit book "Intentional Smile: A Girl's Guide to Positive Living". She writes a column for The Daily Star Magazine in Bangladesh called Kundalini Rising.  

Raya Rahman is the founder and editor of a children's bilingual picture book company called Guba Publishing. She works in partnership with cause driven  non-profit organizations to publish diverse and multicultural children's stories and learning resources.

About the Illustrator: Sayeef Mahmud is an illustrator by day and animator by night based in Dhaka. Most of his work focuses on the surrounding that he belongs to with the mix of science fiction and fantasy. Urban space drawings have been a big part of his work for the past 5 years. Wants to work hard enough till he can afford to be a full-time farmer for the rest of his time.

While serving customers at the teashop where he works, Bokul overhears their discontentment with refugees arriving in their town. He can't help but feel the same way until one day at the beach, he meets some boys from the refugee camp. Their kind gesture and his grandmother's wisdom helps Bokul to embrace a more compassionate outlook. This story is part of The Asia Foundation's Gom Acho Collection. 

Product Description: Children's illustrated picture book in English

Author: Asma Ul Husna Sanchita

Illustrator: Sayan Mukherjee

Format: Hardback

For ages: 4 to 8 years

Pages: 32 

Size: 8”x10"

ISBN: 978-1-946747-28-0

About the Author: Sanchita is a creative writer, a cartoonist and a teacher from Dhaka, Bangladesh. As a cartoonist, a few of her cartoons have been exhibited in competitions held by 'Unmad' and 'Bangladesh Cartoon Association'. She is also the author of two illustrated children’s stories in Let's Read Asia of The Asia Foundation. Sanchita’s purpose in life is to make this world a little bit better for the next generation through her stories.

About the Illustrator: Sayan Mukherjee is a story illustrator, character designer, lifestyle and mural artist born and raised in India. After spending several years working within the advertising world, Sayan went into his solo career pursuing his passion for illustration and storytelling. Sayan likes to preserve all the good memories in his sketchbooks. He always carries his sketchbook when he travels and captures moments with his brush strokes.

A young Rohingya boy learns from his grandfather that the white elephant is a symbol of peace and unity. When his people are violently exiled from their homeland of Myanmar, the boy must find a way to bring back cultural harmony. And save the white elephant. This story is part of The Asia Foundation's Gom Acho Collection.

Product Description: Children's illustrated picture book in English

Author: Mayyu Ali

Illustrator: Nabidur Rahman

Format: Hardback

For ages: 4 to 8 years

Pages: 48 

Size: 8”x10"

ISBN: 978-1-946747-26-6

About the Author: Mayyu Ali is a Rohingya poet and the author of EXODUS: Between Genocide and Me. He has published op-eds in The New York Times, The Washington Post, TIME, Financial Times, The Independent, CNN, and Al Jazeera. He is the editor and co-founder of The Art Garden Rohingya, a community-led online platform which aims to revive Rohingya art, literature and culture. Mayyu was born in Arakan, Myanmar. During the violence in August 2017, he fled to Bangladesh with his family.

About the Illustrator: Nabidur Rahman is an animator, illustrator, VR artist and filmmaker from Bangladesh. Nabidur is passionate about telling stories. He uses different mediums of creative visual arts to express his thoughts and worldview through artwork. Nabidur obtained a degree in animation filmmaking at The Korea National University of Arts.