Wish You Were Here - Tapa dura

Wish You Were Here is a book of nonsense verse about a bizarre family that travels all over the world. From the Eiffel Tower to the Great Wall of China - wherever they go, they send postcards to their stay-at-home relative, saying, 'Wish you were here!' Little do they know, she'd rather not be there at all. Wacky and colourful characters populate the landscapes of the wonders of the world - as re-imagined by two talented Indian poster artists - in what must be the strangest family album ever.

One of our most prolific children's book writers, Anushka Ravishankar has slowly but surely been securing her status as one of the best children's writers of her generation. Her expansive talent shines most brilliantly in her works of nonsense verse – jubilant and artful adaptations of this difficult genre to the cadences of Indian English. Said to be the pioneer of this form, she has earned national and international acclaim for her nine verse books released over the last decade. Rights to her books have been snapped up around the world and she has over 12 awards to her name. Her books owe their success not only to her fabulous verse, but to her willingness to collaborate and experiment with many different artists and designers – whether working with Swiss textile artists or veteran Indian illustrators, the best aspect of Anushka's work is the cohesion she creates between the text, typography and artwork of each scene.