India, Incredible India

About the author

Jasbinder Bilan was born in a stable in the foothills of the Himalayas that had been in her family for generations. Her debut novel Asha and the Spirit Bird won the prestigious Costa Children's Book Award and The Times Chickenhouse Fiction Prize. Her debut non-fiction India Incredible India was shortlisted for The Week Junior Book Awards 2023. Jasbinder studied for an MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. She lives in England, with her husband, two sons and an adorable dog named Enzo. She works as a teacher and in her free time (when she's not out walking Enzo) and loves writing stories for children.Nina Chakrabarti studied illustration at Central Saint Martin’s College and the Royal College of Art, London. She uses line drawing to explore her love of the decorative arts, inspired by her past in Kolkata, India, where she grew up, and the exuberance of London, where she lived for many years. She is the author of the bestselling My Wonderful World of Fashion which has been translated into ten languages.

Product details

• Authors: Jasbinder Bilan
• Assisted by: Chakrabarti Nina (Illustration)
• Publisher: Walker Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 7 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 13.08.2026
• EAN: 9781529533835
• ISBN: 978-1-5295-3383-5
• No. of pages: 80
• Subjects: JUVENILE NONFICTION / Curiosities & Wonders, JUVENILE NONFICTION / History / Asia, India, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Reference / Atlases, Interest age: from c 9 years, People & Places (Children's/Ya), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Diversity & Multicultural, Children’s / Teenage reference: Atlases and maps, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Places / Asia, Atlases (Children's/YA), JUVENILE NONFICTION / Holidays & Celebrations / Diwali, JUVENILE NONFICTION / Family / Grandparents