BOOK NAME: JOURNEY TO CONSTELLATION STATION AUTHOR: LINDSAY C BARRY ILLUSTRATOR: JAMIN HOYLE PUBLISHER: CITY DIFFERENT BOOKS PAGES: 50 AGE RECOMMENDED: 5+ This book was gifted to me by the author for an honest review. All words and opinions are honest and are my own. Ever wanted to travel to space on a train? Now […]
How to make edible sand?
A year back when Nathan just turned 2, we experienced the worst summer, also there was a severe water shortage and we were finding ways to entertain him. Randomly I ground a pack of old biscuit packs and set up a quick sensory bin and later got to know when they were called edible sand. […]
How to make Humpty Dumpty craft/ Dinosaur Egg Craft Using Band aid?
A simple craft we did when he was very fond of dinosaurs. Anything and everything he recollects it with a dinosaur. So a simple fine motor activity using a band-aid. Why peeling a sticker is important? Sticker peeling develops different skills in kids. Accidentally, a toddler learns many new pre-writing skills while doing a simple […]
How to make dried grain sticking craft?
This texture-based inexpensive craft was done by Nathan when he was around two years old. I drew the bird on the paper and applied glue to each side. Slowly he started sticking grain to the glued parts and a beautiful collage is ready for a toddler. A very simple activity to do with younger […]
REVIEW: Gajapati Kulapati GURRBURRRROOOM! By Ashok Rajagopalan
BOOK NAME: GAJAPATI KULAPATI GURRBURRRROOOM! AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR: ASHOK RAJAGOPALAN PAGES: 20 PUBLISHER: TULIKA AGE RECOMMENDED: 2+ Gajapathi Kulapathi is a very big, huggable elephant and every kid’s favourite character. There are three different stories about the kind elephant and the author did a beautiful job with the story. Also heard from the author fourth […]
REVIEW: Gajapati Kulapati KALABALOOOSH! By Ashok Rajagopalan
BOOK NAME: GAJAPATI KULAPATI KALABALOOOSH! AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR: ASHOK RAJAGOPALAN PAGES: 20 AGE RECOMMENDED: 2+ PUBLISHER: TULIKA Gajapathi Kulapathi is a very big, huggable elephant and every kid’s favourite character. There are three different stories about the kind elephant and the author did a beautiful job with each story. Also heard from the author fourth […]
REVIEW: Gajapati Kulapati By Ashok Rajagopalan
BOOK NAME: GAJAPATI KULAPATI AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR: ASHOK RAJAGOPALAN PAGES: 20 AGE RECOMMENDED: 2+ PUBLISHER: TULIKA Gajapathi Kulapathi is a very big, huggable elephant and every kid’s favourite character. There are three different stories about the kind elephant and the author did a beautiful job. Also heard from the author fourth book is coming out […]
REVIEW: Who Just Went By? Radha Rangarajan
BOOK NAME: WHO JUST WENT BY? AUTHOR: RADHA RANGARAJAN ILLUSTRATOR: KALP SANGHVI PAGES: 16 PUBLISHER: PRATHAM BOOKS AGE RECOMMENDED: 4+ Animal always leaves their trail and it’s amazing to see their tracks when we spot them. I never minded animal tracks before I became a mom. After I started reading to Nathan, I found lots […]
REVIEW: Help! Help! By Sandhya Rao
BOOK NAME: HELP! HELP! AUTHOR: SANDHYA RAO ILLUSTRATOR: PROITI ROY PAGES: 16 PUBLISHER: TULIKA AGE RECOMMENDED: 4+ The little ant falls into the water and the big black ant calls for help! But the only answers it gets are “crokk”,”isspiss”,”aaaanh”,”cheek”,”miyawwwn”,”wow” from different animals. Who will save the little ant? A witty folktale read in kid’s […]
REVIEW: Where’s that cat? By Manjula Padmanabhan
BOOK NAME: WHERE’S THAT CAT? AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR: MANJULA PADMANABHAN PAGES: 20 PUBLISHER: TULIKA AGE RECOMMENDED: 2.5+ Where’s Ponni? Is the question that burst out of Minnie. Ponni, a naughty little cat, is missing and the author takes a beautiful way to find ponni in a busy street filled with people along with a sneak […]