BOOK NAME: ANIMAL HOMES AUTHOR: ASHWITHA JAYAKUMAR ILLUSTRATOR: NAFISA NANDINI CRISHNA PAGES: 12 PUBLISHER: PRATHAM BOOKS AGE RECOMMENDED: 2+ We find different Animals, Birds, Insects and water mammals near our home or inside our home or while going out for a nature walk or in a zoo. Sometimes we get questioned by young kids about […]
REVIEW: The Birdie post by Bhavna Jain Bhuta
BOOK NAME: THE BIRDIE POST AUTHOR: BHAVNA JAIN BHUTA ILLUSTRATOR: JAIKAR MARUR PAGES: 20 PUBLISHER: TULIKA AGE RECOMMENDED: 2+ Wondering, how birds communicate with each other. Then this is a great story to know how they do. Chikki”s mother wanted to give a message to bitti aunty, but chikki was lazy to fly to her […]
REVIEW: Snoring Shanmugam by Radhika Chadha
BOOK NAME: SNORING SHANMUGAM AUTHOR: RADHIKA CHADHA ILLUSTRATOR: PRIYA KURIYAN PAGES: 28 PUBLISHER: TULIKA AGE RECOMMENDED: 2.5+ Shanmugam the lion is the king of the jungle, but all he does is sleep Worse, he snores Khorhrhrhrh… Phsheew… Khorhrhrhrh… All animals except Amma the elephant get angry at Shanmugam for eating and sleeping all day. Amma […]
REVIEW: Rooster Raga by Natasha Sharma
BOOK NAME: ROOSTER RAGA AUTHOR: NATASHA SHARMA ILLUSTRATOR: PRIYA KURIYAN PAGES: 28 PUBLISHER: TULIKA AGE RECOMMENDED: 2+ Do you know every rooster sings Kukaroo kuroo raga, there’s a rooster called Ruru who can make different ragas but not Kukaroo kuroo. His friends try to help in all possible ways, but end up hearing new ragas. […]
REVIEW: KOZHUKATTA By Sumi Chandrasekharan
BOOK NAME: KOZHUKATTA AUTHOR: SUMI CHANDRASEKHARAN ILLUSTRATOR: ZAFOUKO YAMAMOTO PAGES: 24 PUBLISHER: TOTA BOOKS AGE RECOMMENDED: 3+ Poonu, the main protagonist of the story, is very forgetful and can’t remember things. He loves food and often gets frustrated for not remembering the favourite foods his wife cooks. One day, while visiting his friend’s house, he […]
REVIEW: You Can’t Find Me! By Jemma Jose
BOOK NAME: YOU CAN’T FIND ME! AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR: JEMMA JOSE PAGES: 24 PUBLISHER: PRATHAM BOOKS AGE RECOMMENDED: 4+ This book was gifted to us by Swati from The Bookmark for an honest review. Mia is the character from the book and challenges the reader to a game of Hide and seek! She is confident […]
REVIEW: Food Monster By Meenu Thomas
BOOK NAME: FOOD MONSTER AUTHOR: MEENU THOMAS ILLUSTRATOR: AINDRI CHAKRABORTY PAGES: 12 PUBLISHER: PRATHAM BOOKS AGE RECOMMENDED: 2+ India has a variety of foods that come in different shapes and sizes. Food Monster takes us on a journey of India’s food, from roti to dosa to chakli to a barfi. I found this book very […]
REVIEW: Grandma’s Eyes By Sandhya Rao
BOOK NAME: GRANDMA’S EYES AUTHOR: SANDHYA RAO ILLUSTRATOR: ASHOK RAJAGOPALAN PAGES: 28 PUBLISHER: TULIKA AGE RECOMMENDED: 2+ Everyone will have fond memories of visiting their grandparents during summer vacation. We enjoy their warmth, their love, their care, spoiling us with lots of goodies and forgetting their lullaby and stories. Those were fond memories. Grandma’s Eyes […]
Review: We Found a Hat by Jon Klassen
Book Name: We Found A Hat Author and Publisher: Jon Klassen Pages: 56 Publisher: Candlewick Press Age Recommended: 3+ Series: Hat Trilogy #3 Two turtles have found a hat. The hat looks good on both of them. They try on each other and they leave behind. Later, they forgot about the hat and went to […]
Review: This is Not My Hat By Jon Klassen
Book Name: This is not my hat Author and Illustrator: Jon Klassen Pages:40 Publisher: Candlewick Press Age Recommended: 3+ Series: Hat Trilogy #2 This is a story about a fish who stole a hat. The small fish tells us a story about how he stole the hat from the giant, enormous fish and how the […]