BOOK: POONACHI LOST IN THE FOREST AUTHOR: PERUMAL MURUGAN ILLUSTRATOR: PRIYA KURIAN PUBLISHER: RED PANDA PAGES: 24 AGE RECOMMENDED: 3+ I love reading Perumal Murugan’s stories, and I really enjoyed the novel Poonachi. It talks about the patriarchy surrounding the women, and how they try to fit among them. He talks all about them through […]
A Guide To Julia Donaldson Books For All Ages
Julia Donaldson became a popular author among the children for her beautiful stories. I knew about her when I read the Acorn series to Nathan. Some books are well-loved in our home and a few were a miss. I am going to break down her books according to age-wise and you can add them to […]
The Purpose Of Children In Our Life
One Saturday in March, my husband and I attended a young couples meeting and the preacher made a question towards the audience. If you are given something to look after, can we not take extra care to ensure it is kept safe until the owner returns? Psalm 127:3 says children are a gift/ blessing from […]
REVIEW: Someday by Alison McGhee
BOOK: SOMEDAY AUTHOR: ALISON MCGHEE ILLUSTRATOR: PETER.H.REYNOLDS PUBLISHER: SIMON & SCHUSTER PAGES: 40 AGE RECOMMENDED: 4+ Someday is more of a story for the mother or the father than a child. It’s an emotional book which foresees how a child grows from birth to having themselves new generation. In the blink of an eye, they […]
REVIEW: The Easter Fix by Steph Williams
BOOK: THE EASTER FIX AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR: STEPH WILLIAMS PUBLISHER: THE GOOD BOOK COMPANY PAGES: 24 AGE RECOMMENDED: 3+ I wanted to explain to Nathan the real meaning of Easter. I don’t want him just to know Jesus died and rose up again. So this book was so simple, yet solved the ultimate purpose. We […]
REVIEW: A Lost Star Named Stella by Jackie Perucki
BOOK: A LOST STAR NAMED STELLA AUTHOR: JACKIE PERUCKI ILLUSTRATOR: LARISA IVANKOVIC PUBLISHER: STAR KEEPER PUBLISHING PAGES: 15 AGE RECOMMENDED: 3+ Off late during bedtime, Nathan is not getting enough of his bedtime stories. We have glow-in-the-dark stickers in our room and one night he asked me a question: does a star have a name. […]
REVIEW: The Very Helpful Hedgehog By Rosie Wellesley
BOOK: THE VERY HELPFUL HEDGEHOG AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR: ROSIE WELLESLEY PUBLISHER: PAVILION CHILDREN’S PAGES: 32 AGE RECOMMENDED: 3+ Isaac is a hedgehog who spends all his time alone and likes it that way. One day, an apple falls from a tree and is stuck on his prickly back. No matter how hard Isaac tries, he […]
REVIEW: The Garden The Curtain and The Cross By Carl Laferton
BOOK: THE GARDEN THE CURTAIN AND THE CROSS AUTHOR: CARL LAFERTON ILLUSTRATOR: CATALINA ECHEVERRI PUBLISHER: THE GOOD BOOK COMPANY PAGES: 32 AGE RECOMMENDED: 4+ Easter is more than the Easter Bunny. The legend may say Easter Bunny paints eggs, but the whole Easter is about Christ’s resurrection. Christmas is often jinxed more than Easter, but […]
REVIEW: Beegu By Alexis Deacon
BOOK: BEEGU AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR: ALEXIS DEACON PUBLISHER: REDFOX PAGES: 40 AGE RECOMMENDED: 4+ “Earth creatures were mostly big and unfriendly, but there were some small ones who seemed hopeful’ The above line from the book triggered my memory back to 2015. I was doing my MBA, got placed on campus and the company called […]
REVIEW: The Kissing Hand by Audrey Penn
BOOK: THE KISSING HAND AUTHOR: AUDREY PENN ILLUSTRATOR: RUTH E. HARPER PUBLISHER: TANGLEWOOD PAGES: 32 AGE RECOMMENDED: 3+ The Kissing hand is all time the favourite book of Nathan. He always says, give me a kissing hand and I will not be scared or sometimes I say, I will give you a kissing hand, and […]