HarperCollins Publishers India has announced the launch of Booktopus, a new imprint dedicated to pre-schoolers and early readers. This imprint aims to offer a carefully curated selection of high-quality, engaging books designed to spark curiosity and intellectual growth in young children.

With Booktopus, HarperCollins India seeks to cultivate a love for learning by creating enjoyable, imaginative, and stimulating reading experiences.

Tina Narang, Executive Publisher – HarperCollins Children’s Books, expressed her excitement, saying, “We are delighted to introduce Booktopus, a pre-school imprint designed to meet the increasing demand from parents and educators for engaging and educational content.”

Booktopus will feature a diverse range of books, including novelty books that offer a warm hug, torch books revealing hidden images under light, activity books for hours of fun, early learning books introducing fundamental concepts, lift-the-flap books, and much more.

The imprint also introduces an adorable Booktopus mascot, welcoming young readers with open arms—eight of them—to a world of fun and discovery.

Children are already loving the collection! Ridwin Wadhawan, 3, excitedly says, “I love it!”, while Mishka Sood, 5, joyfully exclaims, “What a nice book!” as they explore the Hug Me series.

The first lineup of Booktopus 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, releasing around 200 new books annually and maintaining a catalog of over 2,000 titles across 10 imprints in both print and digital formats. Its authors have been recipients of prestigious literary awards such as the Man Booker Prize, JCB Prize, DSC Prize, Sahitya Akademi Award, Crossword Book Award, and Tata Literature Live!

Additionally, HarperCollins India represents some of the world’s most renowned publishers, including Harvard University Press, Gallup Press, Oneworld, Bonnier Zaffre, Usborne, Dover, and Lonely Planet. The company has won the Publisher of the Year Award five times at Publishing Next Industry Awards (2021, 2015) and Tata Literature Live! (2021, 2018, 2016). HarperCollins India operates as a subsidiary of HarperCollins Publishers.