Every year we curate a listicle of the new releases largely from India (especially the ones we get as review copies from publishers/authors across the country).
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Here are the new releases we discovered in 2026!
PICTURE BOOKS
Many of Us by Falguni Gokhale for 5-8 years (24 pages)
What’s the Point of KIKI? by Nandita da Cunha for 5-8 years (28 pages)
THE TRICKSTER One time I wanted two moons by Meenakshi Bharadwaj (40 pages)
There’s a new series of books that bring corporate grade online safety tools to little people. Meet The Adventures of Cyber Ved series by Neha Agarwal and Amit Chitnis for 5-9 years (28 pages): Instead of fear, the stories focus on empowerment. The authors use superhero narratives and fairytale analogies to keep it fun, engaging and relatable.
Cyber Ved and the Password Gobbler
Cyber Ved and the Friendly Fraudster
Cyber Ved and the Phishy Prankster
Cyber Ved Trilogy (3 books) – get the above 3 books for the price of 2!
EARLY CHAPTER BOOKS
Nami and Jhalak: Stinkypur Guardians by Varsha Seshan (80 pages)
CHAPTER BOOKS
The Amazing Generation: Packed with facts, stories and secrets to help kids break free from phones for 8-12 years (240 pages). Amardeep has shared a detailed review with inside pages here in the kbc fb group. Quoting her:
“Sometimes, you come across a book that feels like a true gem – that holds the power to change an entire generation merely by explaining reality in simple, easy to understand words. The Amazing Generation is one such book, and it holds to power to make our children (and us) realise how technology and the tech giants have hypnotised us!
The authors explain through a fairytale of glowing stones, and gems how wizards cast a spell to make us believe that social media, video games and watching videos will give us friendship, fun and entertainment.
Then through real life stories of teens, and adults who spent their teens gaming, they explain what it actually gives – loneliness, anxiety and the inability to explore oneself!
The greatest problem? The apps and games are designed such that one spends maximum time and money on them- 5 day streak, rewards to lure you back, codes and hacks for double points, and if course spend money to advance more.
The most startling revelation for Neil was that the very tech giants who make these apps and games, know how bad and addictive they are and have banned them for their own kids, while profiting off of other kids in the world!
What I liked the most in the book is how it introduces the concept of being a rebel – not having a smartphone, not having a social media account, using technology for your benefit instead of letting it use you! Further it also explains how you can do that, by going out and making actual friends, developing actual hobbies, and pursuing actual interests.
If you buy just one book this month, it should be this one. Buy it, gift it. It’s life changing, and guaranteed to make your child think twice about screen time.”
Rocket Champs by Niyatee Sharma for 8-12 years (96 pages). This book can be ordered from Scholastic India via our kbc storefront as well.
Kanmani And Co.: Five Friends (And A Cat) Tackle The World by Lalitha Ramanathan for 8-12 years (160 pages). This book can be ordered from Scholastic India via our kbc storefront as well.
NON FICTION
Unstoppable Us, Volume 3: How Enemies Become Friends, from the author of the multi-million bestselling Sapiens (Unstoppable Us, 3) for 8-12 years (208 pages)
Lightning Kid by Viswanathan Anand for 9-14 years (264 pages)
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