Lightroom Bookstore

28/07/2022

Join us this Saturday, July 30 for the launch of The Magic Couch by Shilpa Rao. Published by Talking Cub and illustrated by Sahitya Rani, this fun picture book is for children aged 4 and above. Do please register by calling or mailing us.

13/07/2022

Join us this Saturday, July 16 for a session with the wonderful Menaka Raman for the launch her latest book, and a new Hole Book, The Great Escape.

17/01/2022

25/12/2021

Merry Christmas from us all!

26/01/2021

Remembering the constitution and all that it stands for. The store will remain open today.

03/12/2020

We asked Arshia Sattar if she would be willing to come by and sign some copies of her latest, Mahabharata for Children. And she was! It was a very special afternoon and we can't wait to read the book.

14/09/2020

The Roald Dahl Story Day Contest!
Roald Dahl's birthday was yesterday, September 13 and to celebrate, there is an exciting contest lined up! The winning entry will get a gorgeous Roald Dahl Centenary Box set of 10 hardbound editions, courtesy Penguin.
To win this set, you can do either or both of the following:
1. Write a letter to us telling us a bit about yourself and about your two favourite Roald Dahl books and why you like them.
OR
2. Re-imagine the covers of your two favourite Roald Dahl books, and draw, sketch, paint them or anything else that is your preferred medium.
If you are so inclined, we would love to receive these in the post. Our address is Lightroom Bookstore, 1 Lewis Road, Cooke Town, Bangalore 560005 but if it is not easy, you could send your entries to [email protected].
The contest closes on October 7, 2020 and is open to anyone below 15.

23/07/2020

Here is a brilliant and fun snippet of Art is a Verb by Likla Lall and Rohina Thapar, the creators of the book.

Art is a Verb is a book that celebrates the marriage of language and art through the works of Indian artists and the joy of verbs and action words, the first in the Arts Integrated series from publisher Art1st. The book recently won the Bronze Medal in the Interactive Children’s Book Category of the IPPY Award 2020.

Art1st, Ritu Khoda

22/07/2020

Post lockdown, we are open again!

11/07/2020

As we continue to be in a state of uncertainty, here is a beautiful and positive story about not giving up read aloud by the wonderful, Poornima Hatti. The Most Magnificent Thing by Ashley Spires is published by Kids Can Press.

18/06/2020

Museum in a Book: Episode 2 with Flow India, has been featured in this article.

An experimental event this weekend will encourage children to view a book as more than just a story