Sunrise stories … Here is Katha’s first collection of folktales from Northeast India, lovingly retold and illustrated for children. The story of creation from the Ao people, a Khasi tale of how the peacock’s tail got its golden spots, the story of the hornbill girl from the Meitis, the Tejimola legend of Assam … and many more.

Chosen in 101 Best Indian Children’s Books by Young Zubaan

Author: Easterine Iralu, Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih, Mamang Dai, Santanu Phukan, T Bijoykumar Singh, Thingnam Anjulika Samom

Illustrator: Amanda Suutari, Ludmilla Chakrabarty, Neeta Gangopadhyay, Nityan Unnikrishnan, Prashanta Kumar Nayak, Sanjay Sundaram, Sonali Biswas, Sujata Singh, Taposhi Ghoshal, Uma Krishnaswamy

Series: Northeast Library,The Library of Folktales and Mythology,India Library