Updated On: 06 January, 2026 09:31 AM IST | Mumbai | Nandini Varma
Both stories are action-packed. Children play detectives who search for the root of strange happenings

Peace Pulao and The Forbidden Snacks Society. Pic courtesy/HarperCollins children’s books
The Forbidden Snacks Society by Menaka Raman and Peace Pulao by Vibha Batra are part of Doubles (HarperCollins Children’s Books), a new collection of two food stories for children. In Raman’s adventure narrative, several children are enrolled by their parents at a mysterious wellness camp, where they survive on green drinks, boiled mushrooms and llama milk curd. One day, they embark on a mission to uncover the secrets of the camp. In a flipped mystery narrative, Batra explores what it can take for two families, who own restaurants serving the Pasinabad Pulao, to set aside their differences and save the legacy of their grandparents.

Vibha Batra (right) Menaka Raman