BOOK: VAAZHAI ILAI VIRUNDHU AUTHOR: MONISHA ILLUSTRATOR: DEJESHWINI PUBLISHER: ZHAGARAM PUBLICATIONS PAGES: 14 AGE RECOMMENDED: 1+ Today is #worldfoodday and the book I am going to talk about today is about the heritage of Tamil food. When I say Tamil food, anyone can relate to the banana leaf. At a feast, a large banana leaf […]
REVIEW: MUD By Mary Lynn Ray
BOOK: MUD AUTHOR: MARY LYNN RAY ILLUSTRATOR: LAUREN STRINGER PUBLISHER: VOYAGER BOOKS HARCOURT, INC PAGES: 32 AGE RECOMMENDED: 2+ Who doesn’t love to play in the mud? The famous cartoon ‘Peppa pig’ made almost every toddler play in muddy puddles. We knew gooey mud comes after the rain. But, this book walks us through another […]
REVIEW: Where Is The Green Sheep? By Mem Fox
BOOK NAME: WHERE IS THE GREEN SHEEP? AUTHOR: MEM FOX ILLUSTRATOR: JUDY HORACEK PAGES: 32 PUBLISHER: HMH BOOKS AGE RECOMMENDED: BABIES – PRESCHOOLERS Where is the green sheep? is a very simple yet fun read for young children. The story starts with the quest for green sheep and in the search, one can find different […]
Tales From Acorn Wood By Julia Donaldson: Review
Julia Donaldson does have magic in her books. If you are looking to read first Julia Donaldson’s book to your toddler, pick this series. A beautifully articulated series with lift-the-flap pages and quite interactive pictures for the toddlers. There are four books in this series. 1. FOX’S SOCKS Poor old fox lost his socks. So […]
REVIEW: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle
BOOK NAME: THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR: ERIC CARLE PAGES: 22 PUBLISHER: PUFFIN BOOKS AGE RECOMMENDED: BABIES TO 2.5+ A 50-year-old classic book hasn’t lost its charm and still entertains millions of kids around the globe. The author beautifully explained the metamorphosis/life cycle of the butterfly in an interesting way. The story starts […]
REVIEW: Dear Zoo by Rod Campbell
BOOK NAME: DEAR ZOO AUTHOR: ROD CAMPBELL PAGES: 18 PUBLISHER: MC MILLAN CHILDREN’S BOOKS AGE RECOMMENDED: 1+ A popular children’s classic book is Dear Zoo. A very simple lift-the-flap book filled with repetitive and surprising texts. The story starts with a child who wrote to the zoo to send a pet. So zoo people started […]
Review: Goodnight tractor by Michelle Robinson
BOOK NAME: GOOD NIGHT TRACTOR AUTHOR: MICHELLE ROBINSON ILLUSTRATOR: NICK EAST PAGES: 32 PUBLISHER: PUFFIN BOOKS AGE RECOMMENDED: 1+ Goodnight Tractor is a bedtime story, in which a little boy says goodnight to all his farm animal friends and vehicles in a rhyming way. This story has beautiful illustrations and has a repetitive “Good night” […]
REVIEW: Big digger ABC by Margaret Mayo
BOOK NAME: BIG DIGGER ABC AUTHOR: MARGARET MAYO ILLUSTRATOR: ALEX AYLIFFE PUBLISHER: HENRY HOLT AND CO PAGES: 32 AGE RECOMMENDED: 1.5+ Have a digger-loving preschooler at home and always talks about them? Fret not! This rhyming book is filled with the ABCs of different vehicles that help us transport and many new vehicles to learn […]
REVIEW: Dig Dig Digging by Margaret Mayo and Alex Ayliffe
BOOK NAME: DIG DIG DIGGING AUTHOR: MARGARET MAYO ILLUSTRATOR: ALEX AYLIFFE PAGES: 32 PUBLISHER: HENRY HOLT AND CO AGE RECOMMENDED: 1+ A book about different types of construction and rescue vehicles. Young kids are curious about diggers and cranes and this rhyming book is perfect for toddlers. They start with we can work all day […]
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 […]