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Illustrated books for curious minds, ages 4–8

Little Questions.
Big Discoveries.

Explore inspiring scientists, timeless stories and wonderful discoveries through beautifully illustrated books that spark curiosity and imagination.

Picture books for ages 4–8 · Available on Amazon

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Cover of Bobbin and the Wobble Bridge, showing a small fox in a yellow coat beside a rope bridge over a pond, with a duckling and a turtle

Big Feelings

Bobbin and the Wobble Bridge

Ages 4–8

Five warm, funny stories about a small fox in a big yellow coat, and the friends who help her through wobbly, cross, sad and jealous moments.

Cover of Marie Curie: A Little Girl with Big Questions, showing young Manya holding a magnifying glass beside grown-up Marie holding a glowing test tube

Big Questions

Marie Curie

Ages 4–8

The true story of a little girl in Warsaw whose head was full of questions, and who grew up to become the first person to win two Nobel Prizes.

Cover of Albert Einstein: The Boy Who Kept Wondering, showing young Albert gazing at a brass compass while an older Einstein smiles behind him

Big Questions

Albert Einstein

Ages 4–8

A little boy is given a compass and can’t stop wondering what moves the needle — the true story of how Albert Einstein’s questions changed science.

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Big Questions

Real people. Remarkable discoveries.

True stories of real scientists for young readers, each one starting with a child’s big question.

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Hindu Mythology Stories

Timeless stories. Meaningful lessons.

Illustrated, age-appropriate retellings of traditional Hindu stories, shared with warmth and respect.

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Big Feelings

Gentle stories for wobbly moments.

Warm, funny animal stories that help little ones name and handle big feelings, together with a grown-up.

Free printables

Keep the curiosity going after the last page

Colouring sheets, word searches and simple science activities for grown-ups to print and enjoy with young readers.

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Why “Tarkasa”?

tarka तर्कreasoning+jijñāsā जिज्ञासाcuriosity=Tarkasa

Tarkasa brings together two Sanskrit words: tarka (तर्क), reasoning and logical thinking, and jijñāsā (जिज्ञासा), the desire to know. Together they describe what we hope every book sparks: the curiosity to ask questions, and the thinking that helps answer them.

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