Jwala Kumar and the Gift of Fire: Adventures in Champakbagh

Jwala Kumar and the Gift of Fire: Adventures in Champakbagh
AuthorHansda Sowvendra Shekhar
IllustratorKrishna Bala Shenoi
LanguageEnglish
GenreFiction, Middle grade, Chapter book
PublisherTalking Cub, an imprint of Speaking Tiger Books, New Delhi, India
Publication date
2018
Publication placeIndia
Media typePrint (paperback), E-book
ISBN9789387693975
Preceded byThe Adivasi Will Not Dance: Stories (2015) 
Followed byMy Father’s Garden (2018) 

Jwala Kumar and the Gift of Fire: Adventures in Champakbagh is Indian author Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar’s first book for children.[1] It is a novel and its reading level is age 9 years and above.[2] This book features illustrations by Krishna Bala Shenoi.[3] It was shortlisted for a 2019 Neev Book Award in the category Junior Readers[4] and a 2019 Crossword Book Award in the children’s books category.[5] One positive review has called this book "a must-read for the young to ask questions and to observe the differences in childhoods across India."[6] In the year 2021, this book was reissued with a new title, Jwala Kumar and the Gift of Fire: The Dragon who came to Champakbagh. ISBN 9789354470264[7]

References

  1. ^ Kanishka Gupta (August 9, 2018). "Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar on writing his first children's book, depicting small-town India in fiction". Firstpost. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  2. ^ "Jwala Kumar and the Gift of Fire: Adventures in Champakbagh". Goodbooks. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "Jwala Kumar and the Gift of Fire: Adventures in Champakbagh". Goodbooks. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  4. ^ "Neev Literature Festival 2019 Book Awards". Neev Literature Festival. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  5. ^ "Crossword Book Award: Women writers sweep fiction shortlist". Outlook. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  6. ^ Maaz Bin Bilal (October 7, 2018). "This children's book starring a dragon doesn't shy away from showing the inequalities of India". Scroll.in. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
  7. ^ "Jwala Kumar and the Gift of Fire". Speaking Tiger Books. Retrieved October 25, 2022.


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