Books by Carsum Din

Excited seven-year-old Jamal has his bubble burst when he is called 'dirty, ' on a children's camping trip. Upset, he uses his mother's old eraser on himself with unexpected consequences. Should he continue to use the eraser or not?

Earth Mother has a Big Cough and it is getting bigger.While minding her business in the rainforest tending to some baby scorpions, little person, Lily Litter- Picker, Eco- Warrior, conservationist and litter - picker is grabbed by a Woolly Spider Monkey and a Hyacinth Macaw. They tell her in turn that Earth Mother''s Big Cough will get worse if people keep polluting and they will all become sick. But the World Leaders at the ''People of Earth Mother'' (POEM) building refuse to listen, ignoring Lily until the people get the Big Cough too. To stop the pollution spreading, Lily Litter- Picker locks up all the grown - ups, including the World Leaders to give Earth Mother a chance to get better. Will Lily Litter- Picker be in time to save Earth Mother and the people from Earth Mother''s Big Cough or will everyone get very, very sick?This is a fantasy story of a little litter- picking superhero called Lily Litter- Picker, set in the real world, an adventure picture book for readers interested in conservation and saving the planet. It allows for discussion about how the planet and its animals can recover very quickly if the pollution is reduced, as it did during the early days of ''Corona Virus - Covid 19 Lockdown''.

Nimmi is a naughty girl with special needs nicknamed, ''Nimmi Don''t'' because she always does the wrong thing when she gets in a mood - which is often. But sometimes the moods come about because she likes to do things in the right order and when things happen in the wrong order makes her feel wrong inside.Without her daily and weekly routines being followed in just the right way she becomes horrid and blames others for her feeling bad inside herself.In this story, a simple trip to the supermarket on the wrong day breaks the weekly shopping routine, which ends in unhappiness and confusion for Nimmi, Mum, Nan and a few random animals she meets on the street.On her way back from the supermarket, Nimmi Don''t blames the animals for her unhappiness and sets about making them unhappy too.Why should they be happy when she is unhappy?Is there anything that Nimmi can do to make herself happy inside herself and give the animals their happiness back?An exciting read together or read alone book with pictures for early to intermediate readers, with fun, colourful and lively characters.''Nimmi Don''t'' explores special needs and mental health through a character who lives in a world where she can only be happy if things are just so... otherwise, she becomes unhappy inside herself and she can''t fix it easily.The story looks at themes of routine and stability, reflection time on happy events, feeling safe and loved unconditionally. It raises issues relating to these themes on children''s mental health through a down syndrome character.This page-turner with a simple, fun plot will keep early and intermediate readers amused and entertained while addressing some important mental health issues.The topics raised in this story are important to all children regardless of their age and where they live.

Tor comes home from school angry and annoyed every day because he is bullied. His parents are keen to stop his tantrums but they are still learning about how to be good parents. To show how much they love him they buy him lots of presents, but he soon gets tired of toys.  They really don''t know what else to do to make him happy.While playing in the garden he notices a tiny, fluffy, ginger kitten playing in Mr Bramblebush''s garden, next door.Tor feels a sharp pain in his heart when he sees how much the kitten loves Mr Bramblebush and wishes he had a kitten too.He decides he wants ''Tat,'' (as he can''t say his C''s properly) the kitten from next door to be his best friend, even if it means getting into a lot of trouble.Planning to kitten - nap ''Tat'' is his best idea yet, he will do anything to get the love of the kitten he wants to be his new best friend.How will Tor get the kitten from Mr Bramblebush?