BOOK NAME: MANFISH: A STORY OF JACQUES COUSTEAU AUTHOR: JENNIFER BERNE ILLUSTRATOR: ERIC PUYBARET PAGES: 40 PUBLISHER: CHRONICLE BOOKS AGE RECOMMENDED: 4+ Manfish is a tribute to the famous explorer, filmmaker, conservationist, and inventor Jacques Cousteau. Jacques was born in France and he loved to explore things around him. He was a curious kid and […]
REVIEW: Have You Filled A Bucket Today? A Guide to Daily Happiness for Kids
BOOK NAME: HAVE YOU FILLED A BUCKET TODAY? AUTHOR: CAROL MCCLOUD ILLUSTRATOR: DAVID MESSING PAGES: 32 PUBLISHER: NELSON PUBLISHING & MARKETING AGE RECOMMENDED: 4+ Have you filled your bucket is a beautiful book that emphasis filling each person’s invisible bucket. So what’s an invisible bucket? Each day every person around the world carries an invisible […]
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: Bubble Trouble By Tom Percival
BOOK NAME: BUBBLE TROUBLE AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR: TOM PERCIVAL PUBLISHER: BLOOMSBURY USA PAGES: 32 AGE RECOMMENDED: 3+ Ruben and Felix were best friends and did everything together. Their favourite game was to blow bubbles and one day Ruben said I can blew much bigger bubble than you. This turned into a competition between the two […]
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 […]