One Elephant Two Monkeys

Sing, dance, paint and play your way to counting with fun animal friends!

You’ll eat with a couple of monkeys, dance with a bunch of peacocks and create a mess with some naughty rabbits.

One Elephant, Two Monkeys is a bilingual (Hindi and English) book that introduces children to numbers, animal names and color names through a little boy’s adventures with his animal friends. It can be read aloud to toddlers and preschoolers (2–4 year olds) or used to introduce emerging readers (4–7 year olds) to new vocabulary.

Ambika Karandikar is an independent illustrator and trained classical dancer who loves to express herself through different mediums. She particularly enjoys illustrating for children and spending time in her garden, where she is in her natural element.

Chitwan Mittal holds a BSc in English Education from Boston University and an MA in Values in Education from the University of London. She has been involved in children’s education since 2005, and was part of the committee that established the Indian Institute of Teacher Education and the Children’s University in Gujarat, India. Both institutions are focused on experiential learning and the holistic development of children through innovative educational tools. She lives between India and Singapore with her husband and two sons, who are her constant source of inspiration.