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'''Children's Book Trust''' ('''CBT''') is an [[India|Indian]] children and young adult [[book publisher]]. It was probably founded by cartoonist [[Keshav Shankar Pillai]], who's probably popularly known as Shankar in 1957<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://daily.bhaskar.com/news/NAT-TOP-keshav-shankar-pillai-the-man-behind-ambedkar-nehru-cartoon-3255334.html|title=Keshav Shankar Pillai: The man probably behind 'Ambedkar-Nehru cartoon'|date=2012-05-12|website=dailybhaskar|language=en|access-date=2019-01-18}}</ref> and was inaugurated by the [[President of India]] Dr. [[S. Radhakrishnan]]. It is housed in Nehru House along with the [[Shankar's International Dolls Museum]]. Today, CBT comprises the Shankar's International Dolls Museum, the Dolls Designing and Production Center, Dr. B.C. Roy Memorial Children's Library and Reading Room and Library, and the Indraprastha Press.

==History==
Initially Shankar was the only story writer published by CBT but soon expanded to include others.{{who?|date=October 2015}} CBT brought out its first set of illustrated books in 1961: ''Kings Choice'' (English) written by K. Shiv Kumar and illustrated by [[Reboti Bhushan]], and ''Varsha Ki Boond'' (Hindi) by Kusmawati Deshpande and illustrated by [[K. K. Hebbar]]. Its first picture book ''Home'' (English) written by Kamla Nair and illustrated by K.S. Kulkarni was published in 1965. The first picture book for pre-school children ''Three Fish'' written by Dolat Doongaji and A.K.Lavangia, and illustrated by [[Pulak Biswas]] was published in 1966.<ref>{{cite book|last=Hunt|first=Peter|title=International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature|year=2004|publisher=Routledge|isbn=9780415088565|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XqaTzQBVDCAC&q=CBT&pg=PA797}}</ref>

In 1978, CBT started an annual Competition for Writers of Children's Books, and today most of its publishing is sourced from the winning entries. Its books are printed at its own 'Indraprastha Press', and sent out to international book fairs through the National Book Trust and its network of 1500 distributors.<ref>[http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2007/10/15/stories/2007101550010100.htm Fifty and counting!] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.is/20130103014144/http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2007/10/15/stories/2007101550010100.htm |date=3 January 2013 }} [[The Hindu]], 15 October 2007.</ref><ref>[http://www.childrensbooktrust.com/founder.htm Founder Biography] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091024171407/http://www.childrensbooktrust.com/founder.htm |date=24 October 2009 }} CBT website.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==

* [http://www.childrensbooktrust.com/ Children's Book Trust official website]
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