BOOK: THERE ARE NO CATS IN THIS BOOK AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR: VIVIANE SCHWARZ PUBLISHER: WALKER BOOKS PAGES: 24 AGE RECOMMENDED: 3+ Meet Andre, Tiny and Moonpie. These three adorable cats are living in a book that you are about to pick up and read. When you open the book, you are greeted by them and […]
THE BEST BOOKS WE READ IN 2021
Amid all the chaos, we enjoyed doing one; Reading lots of books. Looking back, each book gives me different memories of Nathan. While I was rummaging the bookshelf, each book took me to every conversation I had with him. Kinda for some time, I was lost in the world of books, and here I am […]
REVIEW: Oliver And patch By Claire Freedman
BOOK: OLIVER AND PATCH AUTHOR: CLARIE FREEDMAN ILLUSTRATOR: KATE HINDLEY PUBLISHER: SIMON & SCHUSTER PAGES: 32 AGE RECOMMENDED: 3+ Oliver has moved from the countryside to the city and is feeling lonely. His new home is very different from what he’s used to, and he’s left all his friends behind. When out exploring one day, […]
REVIEW: The Everlasting Christmas Tree By Helen East
BOOK: THE EVERLASTING CHRISTMAS TREE AUTHOR: HELEN EAST ILLUSTRATOR: MARY RAHN PUBLISHER: MACDONALD & CO PUBLISHERS LTD PAGES: 24 AGE RECOMMENDED: 3+ A very old classic story about a girl and her Christmas tree. Must say, the girl and I resemble so much for the love of the Christmas tree. Lisa, the little girl found […]
REVIEW: The Little Drummer Boy by Ezra Jack Keats
BOOK: THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR: EZRA JACK KEATS PUBLISHER: PUFFIN BOOKS PAGES: 32 AGE RECOMMENDED: 3+ The Little Drummer Boy is the story of a poor boy who couldn’t afford a gift for the newborn Christ Child, so he played his drum at the manger with Mary’s approval. The baby smiled, delighted […]
Review: 10 Things I Can Do To Help My World By Melanie Walsh
BOOK: 10 THINGS I CAN DO TO HELP MY WORLD AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR: MELANIE WALSH PUBLISHER: CANDLEWICK PRESS PAGES: 40 AGE RECOMMENDED: 4+ Ten Things I Can Do to Help My World: 1. Turn Off the Lights 2. Turn Off the Faucet 3. Throw Away My Trash 4. Feed the Birds 5. Use Both Sides […]
Review: Above And Below By Patricia Hegarty
BOOK: ABOVE AND BELOW AUTHOR: PATRICIA HEGARTY ILLUSTRATOR: HANAKO CLULOW PUBLISHER: LITTLE TIGER PRESS PAGES: 22 AGE RECOMMENDED: 3+ This non-fiction picture book focuses on eight different animal habitats or ecosystems, including the arctic, the savannah, the forest, the rainforest, the north pole, a river, mountain caves, the African Savannah, and the cliff tops. There […]
Review: It Looked Like Spilt Milk By Charles Green Shaw
BOOK: IT LOOKED LIKE SPILT MILK AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR: CHARLES GREEN SHAW PUBLISHER: SCHOLASTIC PAGES: 32 AGE RECOMMENDED: 2+ A very old classic and simple book for children. This is an imaginary story of what different objects spilt milk can make. But, really, is it spilt milk? You have to find it at the end […]
Review: Desert Girl, Monsoon Boy By Tara Dairman
BOOK: DESERT GIRL, MONSOON BOY AUTHOR: TARA DAIRMAN ILLUSTRATOR: ARCHANA SREENIVASAN PUBLISHER: G.P. PUTNAM’S SONS PAGES: 32 AGE RECOMMENDED: 4+ Desert girl, the monsoon boy, talks about Rabari people, an Indigenous tribe of nomadic herders and shepherds that live in northwest India. The book represents two families of different Rabari groups. The girl is from […]
Review: The Rainbow Crossing By Vijee
BOOK: THE RAINBOW CROSSING AUTHOR: VIJEE ILLUSTRATOR: VAGMI RAGHAVA PUBLISHER: SCHOLASTIC PAGES: 24 AGE RECOMMENDED: 4+ I picked this book on a lightning deal and not much interest Nathan showed. Last week his school taught him a rhyme about traffic lights and asked him to make a traffic light activity. I used this opportunity and […]