A few days back I wrote a post on How I select books for my kid. CLICK HERE to read the post. I got a few messages saying, my kid won’t read any book. He/She says I don’t want to hear any story or says I am too tired to read a book. One exhausted parent […]
How I choose Books for my kid?
This is one of the common questions I get often. So I thought I will jot it down. Choosing a kids book is quite a huge process. No two kid like the same book. Some like board books, some like paperbacks, some like bright pictures, some like interactive books and some like wordless books. According […]
REVIEW: The Invisible Boy By Trudy Ludwig
BOOK NAME: THE INVISIBLE BOY AUTHOR: TRUDY LUDWIG ILLUSTRATOR: PATRICE BARTON PAGES: 40 PUBLISHER: KNOPF BOOKS FOR YOUNG AGE RECOMMENDED: 4+ The invisible boy is a beautiful read that revolves around a young boy named Brian. Brian often feels he is invisible inside the class and neither his teacher nor his classmates notice him. He […]
UNDER THE GROUND- A STUDY FOR PRESCHOOLERS
Under the ground is a different topic I picked two weeks ago for Nathan’s story basket. This was an unusual topic and I didn’t find many ideas on Pinterest. So I decided to go with a flow and explore each topic from the book. There are 8 topics in the book and we explored each […]
REVIEW: The Sea Saw By Tom Percival
BOOK NAME: THE SEA SAW AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR: TOM PERCIVAL PUBLISHER: SIMON SCHUSTER CHILDREN’S UK PAGES: 32 AGE RECOMMENDED: 3+ The sea saw by Tom Percival is a story about Sofia and her lost teddy. Sofia’s teddy is passed by her mother and it was so dear to her. She carried it with her everywhere […]
Instant Poha and idly rava idly
Poha idly/aval idly/idly/rice rava idly/instant idly is made from idly rava/rice rava and poha. I stumbled into this recipe when I didn’t have anything to prepare breakfast. I had poha, curd and idli rava and mixed everything to make this recipe. This is an easy recipe as it doesn’t need any grinding/soaking/fermenting. Traditional idly batter […]
Fail Proof Chicken Dum Biriyani
WHAT IS A BRIYANI? Biryani is basically rice cooked with meat in layers and on very slow heat or dum. There are many ways of preparing the biriyani and each biriyani has its own unique taste. Today we prepared a pakki style Hyderabadi chicken biriyani. This is basically rice and gravy cooked separately and layered […]
REVIEW: Stanley’s Stick By John Hegley
BOOK NAME: STANLEY’S STICK AUTHOR: JOHN HEGLEY ILLUSTRATOR: NEAL LAYTON PAGES: 30 PUBLISHER: HODDER CHILDREN’S BOOKS AGE RECOMMENDED: 4+ You give a stick to the child, you will hear all types of imaginary stories. Stanley’s stick is a story of Stanley and his stick. It is an ordinary stick that Stanley owns and yet he […]
REVIEW: NATHAN’S NATURE WALK BY VIVIDLY WRITTEN
@vividlywritten is a personalized book store that does exclusive personalized books for each kid. When they reached me for a personalized book, I suggested a book about trees around us. They did a fabulous job by putting up very interesting trees and also a few facts about each of them. The illustrations were realistic and […]