Hathi Chiti Tales Of India

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As a homeschooling family, we have a ton of books in our home library. I'm always on the hunt for interesting new books to add, which is why I agreed to review a new series called The Hathi Chiti Tales of India Collection. I was intrigued because I really value exposing my kids to other cultures, and we're even doing an Around the World study this year! So these books came at the perfect time.

First off, I know you're wondering what Hathi Chiti means. I know I was curious. Hathi is an Indian word for elephant, and Chiti is an Indian word for ant. As you'll notice, the logo for Hathi Chiti features an elephant and an ant, and they are "best buds" from Indian folklore.

The two books we received to review are In the Indian Night Sky and The Traveller, The Tiger, and the Very Clever Jackal.

The first book, In the Indian Night Sky, is simply stunning. It's printed on black paper with colored ink, which is so unique and beautiful! Since the story is about the night sky it really adds an extra special element to the tale to have the pages printed this way. The book attempts to offer a fun explanation for why people feel positively about the moon, but not so much about the sun and wind. If you're looking for a truly different book to add to your collection this is it.





The second book, The Traveller, the Tiger, and the Very Clever Jackal, is a retelling of an Indian folktale about...you guessed it! A traveller, a tiger who tries to outwit him, and a clever jackal who saves the day. Like most folktales there is a takeaway lesson; you're never too old to wise up!

Other books in the Tales of India Collection are Patnaxi's Crezy Long Journey Home, about the first grain of talking rice imported to the New World and his high seas adventure, and The Unfortunate Tale of Kachuva the Tortoise, about a talkative tortoise who doesn't know when to keep his mouth shut!

The books are all available on the Hathi Chiti website, along with other merchandise. You can keep up with Hathi Chiti on Facebook and Twitter.

Keeping it real: I received complementary copies of the two books pictured above for review purposes. All opinions expressed here are my own.