BOOK NAME: DEMOLITION AUTHOR: SALLY SUTTON ILLUSTRATOR: BRAIN LOVELOCK PAGES: 32 PUBLISHER: CANDLEWICK AGE RECOMMENDED: 3+ We all knew machines that helped in the construction of buildings. But there are giant magnificent machines that help in crushing and grinding things This story takes us to a place where a crew of workers suiting up at […]
REVIEW: Go! Go! Go! Stop! By Charise Mericle Harper
BOOK NAME: GO! GO! GO! STOP! AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR: CHARISE MERICLE HARPER PAGES: 32 PUBLISHER: KNOPF BOOKS FOR YOUNG READERS AGE RECOMMENDED: 2+ It’s a story of green peas and red peas. Green Peas only knew to say “GO” he loves practising the word GO. He was excited to say the new word to the […]
REVIEW: The little yellow digger saves the whale by Betty and Allan Gilderdale
BOOK NAME: THE LITTLE YELLOW DIGGER SAVES THE WHALE AUTHOR: BETTY GILDERDALE ILLUSTRATOR: ALLAN GILDERDALE PAGES: 32 PUBLISHER: SCHOLASTIC AGE RECOMMENDED: 2+ A beautiful sunny day and two whales were leaping in the sea. Suddenly a tide came and left the little whale on the shore. With a worried mother whale in the bay and […]
REVIEW: Car, car, truck, jeep by Katrina Charman and Nick sharratt.
BOOK NAME: CAR, CAR, TRUCK, JEEP AUTHOR: KATRINA CHARMAN ILLUSTRATOR: NICK SHARRATT PAGES: 26 PUBLISHER: BLOOMSBURY CHILDREN’S BOOKS AGE RECOMMENDED: 2+ Remember the classic old baa baa black sheep rhyme? This book is filled with cars, busses, planes, trucks, and diggers. A motorbike is read aloud using that tune. You will have started singing the […]
REVIEW: Bringing the rain to Kapiti plain by Verna Aardema
BOOK NAME: BRINGING THE RAIN TO KAPITI PLAIN AUTHOR: VERNA AARDEMA ILLUSTRATOR: BEATRIZ VIDAL PAGES: 32 PUBLISHER: PUFFIN BOOKS AGE RECOMMENDED: 4+ This picture book is a wonderful celebration of language and Nandi culture. Retold by Aardema, this Nandi tale celebrates sound and noise as well as the animal life and landscape of the East […]
REVIEW: The Backpack by Lindsay C. Barry
BOOK NAME: THE BACKPACK AUTHOR: LINDSAY C.BARRY ILLUSTRATOR: KLAUDIA BEZAK PAGES: 34 PUBLISHER: CITY DIFFERENT BOOKS AGE RECOMMENDED: 4+ The author was kind enough to gift me the e-book copy for an honest review. This post contains an affiliate link. My backpack fell apart and I need a new one. These are the sounds of […]
REVIEW: Journey To Constellation Station by Lindsay C Barry
BOOK NAME: JOURNEY TO CONSTELLATION STATION AUTHOR: LINDSAY C BARRY ILLUSTRATOR: JAMIN HOYLE PUBLISHER: CITY DIFFERENT BOOKS PAGES: 50 AGE RECOMMENDED: 5+ This book was gifted to me by the author for an honest review. All words and opinions are honest and are my own. Ever wanted to travel to space on a train? Now […]
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 […]
REVIEW: Gajapati Kulapati KALABALOOOSH! By Ashok Rajagopalan
BOOK NAME: GAJAPATI KULAPATI KALABALOOOSH! AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR: ASHOK RAJAGOPALAN PAGES: 20 AGE RECOMMENDED: 2+ PUBLISHER: TULIKA 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 each story. Also heard from the author fourth […]
REVIEW: Gajapati Kulapati By Ashok Rajagopalan
BOOK NAME: GAJAPATI KULAPATI AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR: ASHOK RAJAGOPALAN PAGES: 20 AGE RECOMMENDED: 2+ PUBLISHER: TULIKA 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. Also heard from the author fourth book is coming out […]