HARPERCOLLINS INDIA ANNOUNCES THE LAUNCH OF ITS NEW IMPRINT, BOOKTOPUS

NEW DELHI, March 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- HarperCollins Publishers India launches its new imprint Booktopus which will exclusively feature a range of high-quality, memorable books that foster curiosity and intellectual growth for pre-schoolers and early readers. Booktopus' mission is to inspire a love for learning in young children by creating engaging, fun and imaginative experiences.

Tina Narang, Executive Publisher – HarperCollins Children's Books, says, "We are delighted to launch Booktopus, a new imprint for pre-schoolers, an age segment where there is a growing demand from parents and educators for engaging content.

This exciting new imprint will include a wide range of books from novelty books that offer a hug and torch books with hidden pictures that light up; activity books filled with hours of fun to early learning with basic concepts, lift the flap and much, much more.

We are sure young readers will not only love the books on offer but also the adorable Booktopus mascot as he extends an eight-arm-wide welcome inviting them to dive into fun and learning." As Ridwin Wadhawan, 3 years old, says, 'I love it!' And Mishka Sood, 5 years old, says, 'What a nice book!' as she flips through a Hug-Me book.

The inaugural range includes Hug Me board books, Torch books, Puzzle books, Touch-and-Feel books, Slide board books, Sticker books, Build It kits, Lift-a-Flap books and My First 100 board books.

About HarperCollins Publishers India HarperCollins India publishes some of the finest writers from the Indian subcontinent and around the world, publishing approximately 200 new books every year, with a print and digital catalogue of more than 2000 titles across 10 imprints. Its authors have won almost every major literary award including the Man Booker Prize, JCB Prize, DSC Prize, New India Foundation Award, Atta Galatta Prize, Shakti Bhatt Prize, Gourmand Cookbook Award, Publishing Next Award, Tata Literature Live!, Gaja Capital Business Book Prize, BICW Award, Sushila Devi Award, Sahitya Akademi Award and Crossword Book Award. HarperCollins India also represents some of the finest publishers in the world including Harvard University Press, Gallup Press, Oneworld, Bonnier Zaffre, Usborne, Dover and Lonely Planet. HarperCollins India is also the recipient of five Publisher of the Year Awards – in 2021 and 2015 at the Publishing Next Industry Awards, and in 2021, 2018 and 2016 at Tata Literature Live. HarperCollins India is a subsidiary of HarperCollins Publishers.

Contact Details: Nisha Singh, Email: [email protected] Photo: Logo: (Disclaimer: The above press release comes to you under an arrangement with PRNewswire and PTI takes no editorial responsibility for the same.). PTI PWR PWR PWR

Source: PTI