Well, I’m back with an announcement on the blog site…Amma’s Tales’ very first volume, “Tales of How and Why” is in bookstores in Bangalore and Chennai and should be available at other stores all over India in a few weeks’ time. And if your local bookseller doesn’t have a copy ask them to get it for you and spread the word 
Also we will have our own retail store selling the books up and running soon…we’ll keep you all informed and up to date….
As for this blog, you may find stories you’ve read before (or want to read again) have vanished. It’s all part of our move from a blog space to bookshelves…YOURS! So only a few stories will remain on the blog…of course, brand new stories will be published for a short while but then may vanish… so remember to get a shot of Amma’s Tales regularly! Thanks to every one of you for all your encouragement!
And so here’s an excerpt of stories (low res images) that are in the first volume. The book is for children aged 3 upwards and is perfect for children ages 6 upwards to read on their own! Do head to the stores and help make Amma’s Tales a success. For any additional info for marketing or buying the books you can write to ammastales@gmail.com…Thanks!
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- Why the cuckoo doesn’t build a nest
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- Why the crow sees with one eye
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- How Draupadi created butterflies
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- The forgetful skink
Arthi said,
October 28, 2009 at 7:49 pm
Hema!
Congrats ! I missed the comment about your own retail book store on FB.. What that again? Serious? you go girl.!!
Where is the bookstore.. B’lore or Switzerland..?
Arthi
hvaidyanathan said,
October 29, 2009 at 9:20 am
hey dearie,
If you feel the need to market me out there in the US feel free to contact me and we can set something up 
Am counting on you to do Boston area anyways!
Just an online site for Amma’s tales where you can order books from abroad and suchlike…ave set up my own publishing company for now and am looking to see how bringing out books can be a decent business
Aarti said,
October 29, 2009 at 12:16 pm
Great job Hema!!!
Let me know if you want me to market here…Friends are waiting to see availability of the book and I will try to take them to folks in FL, NJ/NY and Chicago area.
On your way to becoming a media baroness I see
RT
hvaidyanathan said,
October 29, 2009 at 12:24 pm
RT,
Need to speak with you…next week my life sort of settls down with K going back to day care…let me know a good time to call you…Things are moving with the book as you can see and once the online rdering is in place we should be ready to go…person to person marketing like you’ve indicated you can do for me we will have to work it out…how to get you the books at what price can you sell and if and what margin you think you would consider for yourself…anyways, let me know a good time to chat even on Skype or something and we can do that…much love to adorable kids…
ink said,
October 29, 2009 at 3:35 pm
yay!! my order of 10 copies has been placed.
Aarti said,
October 30, 2009 at 9:18 pm
Hey!
Sure..call me at home…am around most of the time. Most people I guess would prefer the online ordering, but anyway let us talk…number is same as the one I had in NJ/NY
aruna kamath said,
November 9, 2009 at 6:25 am
hi hema
just wanted to know if these books are available in smaller bookstores as well or only bigger stores like odyssey and landmark?
i tried to buy them from some – smaller but well-stocked – book stores here in chennai for my daughter but they didn’t seem to be aware of this series. If possible can you pl tell me where they would be available? i’m sure my daughter will love reading them. The art and illustrations are really lovely and from what little i’ve read from the excerpts, they seem very interesting.
thanks
hope to hear from you soon
aruna
hvaidyanathan said,
November 9, 2009 at 7:24 am
Hi Aruna,
Welcome to Amma’s Tales. Am so glad you enjoyed the excerpts…for now in Chennai, the books are available at Higgin Bothams, LAndmark, Vanilla the Children’s place and at Madras Terrace. They should soon be in Odyssey as well. Also we are selling privately as well, and if you live close to Greenways Road I can give you the contact number where you can buy the book as well…
Thanks for reading and I hope your daughter enjoys reading them as much as I did writing them!
Hema