Initially Shankar was the only story writer published by CBT but soon expanded to include others.
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.
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.
[2] 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.