BOOK: MADE FOR ME AUTHOR: ZACH BUSH ILLUSTRATOR: GREGORIO DE LAURETTS PUBLISHER: FAMILIUS PAGES: 32 AGE RECOMMENDED: 1+ The market is filled with books that depict a mother’s love for her children and how they help them prepare for the world. However, this book stands out by sharing the love of a father. Every father […]
REVIEW: Nila Nila By Gurupriya and Vedanth
BOOK: NILA NILA/ நிலா நிலா RETOLD AND COMPOSED BY: GURUPRIYA ATREYA & VEDANTH BHARADWAJ ILLUSTRATOR: VAISHNAVI GIRI PUBLISHER: T4 TALES PAGES: 20 AGE RECOMMENDED: 1+ As a child in a Tamil family, it was almost certain that you would have heard the Tamil nursery rhyme Nila Nila Odi Va. One of our cherished memories may […]
REVIEW: Vaazhai Ilai Virundhu By Monisha
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 […]