Kisne Khaye Malpuye
Heartwarming. Tickling. Picture Book in Hindi.
An award-winning, heartwarming story of a little girl Meena, who tries getting creative with excuses, only to learn that being truthful was the best way forward.
About the Book
Kisne Khaye Malpuye won the first prize in the Hindi Picture Book category of the XVI Competition for Writers of Children’s Books, held by Children’s Book Trust, in 2001. First Published in 2003, the book is now in its 20th reprint.
Beautifully illustrated by Manasi Mewadi.
The Story Behind The Cover
A funny little story about a little girl who has a late-night gastronomical adventure and makes innocent excuses to her grandmother about some disappeared sweets in the morning.
Her mischief is eventually caught, and she learns the lesson that being truthful is always the right choice to make.
Formats and Editions
PAPERBACK
ISBN 13: 978-8170119500
ISBN 10: 8170119502
No of Pages: 16
Publisher: Children’s Book Trust
Date: January 1, 2003
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About the Author
Amit Pandey has been around since 1970. He is a learning designer by profession, a storyteller by passion, and a patient by providence. He thinks finding comical twists in the ironies of life can be very therapeutic.

Amit considers himself an empathetic, reliable, spiritually inclined loner. He also considers himself entitled to his humble opinion 🙂 Living off his keyboard since 1995, he started his career as a copywriter for an advertising agency. His other vocational adventures include being a desk writer for a bimonthly, an assistant editor in a textbook publishing house, an instructional designer in a multinational corporation and a consultant learning designer for eLearning programs.
He is modestly schooled with a bachelor’s degree in science and post graduate qualifications in publishing and advertising. He thinks he can write, in both English and Hindi. His other published works include 16 short stories, a literary novel, and a witty medical memoir about his lifelong affair with Takayasus Arteritis. Having dabbled with children’s literature, literary fiction and medical memoir, he aims to explore as many genres of writing as possible before his passing. He can be found sharing random stuff at amitpandey.org.
