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: 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: Where is Baby’s Belly Button? by Karen Katz
BOOK NAME: WHERE IS BABY’S BELLY BUTTON? AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR: KAREN KATZ PAGES: 14 PUBLISHER: SIMON AND SCHUSTER AGE RECOMMENDED: BABIES TO 2+ Have a newborn at home? This book starts with suspense on each page. Each page has a lift-the-flap and in it are hidden certain body parts of the baby. The reader asks […]
REVIEW: Ten tiny babies by Karen Katz
BOOK NAME: TEN TINY BABIES AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR: KAREN KATZ PAGES: 32 PUBLISHER: SIMON AND SCHUSTER AGE RECOMMENDED: BABIES TO 2+ The book starts with how a baby starts having fun and is later joined by a group of babies. This fun and silliness are done till they are exhausted and they go to sleep […]
REVIEW: Little Fingers by Sheila Dhir
BOOK NAME: LITTLE FINGERS AUTHOR: SHEILA DHIR ILLUSTRATOR: MUGDHA SETHI PAGES: 24 PUBLISHER: TULIKA AGE RECOMMENDED: Babies to 3+ Don’t we all love little fingers? From the baby’s first grip to singing finger songs, to doing handprints, we all have memories of them. This book is all about the memories of how each finger is […]
REVIEW: DOSA AMMA DOSA By Anupama S. Iyer
BOOK NAME: DOSA AMMA DOSA ILLUSTRATOR: ANUPAMA S. IYER PAGES: 16 PUBLISHER: TULIKA RECOMMENDED AGE: BABIES TO PRESCHOOLER Dosai Amma Dosai is an old Tamil rhyme, which every household will sing to their babies. Still, all subconsciously sing that rhyme saying “Amma suta dosai” meaning Dosa made by mother. This Tulika book breaks that stereotype […]
REVIEW: Grandma’s Eyes By Sandhya Rao
BOOK NAME: GRANDMA’S EYES AUTHOR: SANDHYA RAO ILLUSTRATOR: ASHOK RAJAGOPALAN PAGES: 28 PUBLISHER: TULIKA AGE RECOMMENDED: 2+ Everyone will have fond memories of visiting their grandparents during summer vacation. We enjoy their warmth, their love, their care, spoiling us with lots of goodies and forgetting their lullaby and stories. Those were fond memories. Grandma’s Eyes […]
REVIEW: God Knows All About Me by Claire Page
BOOK NAME: GOD KNOWS ALL ABOUT ME AUTHOR: CLAIRE PAGE ILLUSTRATOR: KATE TOMS PAGES: 26 PUBLISHER: MAKE BELIEVE IDEAS You have searched me, Lord, and you know me. You know when I sit and when I rise; you perceive my thoughts from afar. You discern my going out and my lying down; you are familiar with […]
Advent Review: That’s Not My Elf By Fiona Watt
BOOK NAME: THAT’S NOT MY ELF AUTHOR: FIONA WATT ILLUSTRATOR: RACHEL WELLS PAGES: 6 PUBLISHER: USBORNE DAY 17 WISEMAN After they had heard the king, they went on their way, and the star they had seen when it rose went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the child was. When they […]
Advent Review: Santa’s Suit by Kate Lee
BOOK NAME: SANTA’S SUIT AUTHOR: KATE LEE ILLUSTRATOR: EDWARD EAVES PAGES:6 PUBLISHER: CAMPBELL BOOKS DAY 12 SHEPHERD “I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down his life for the sheep” John 10:11 Shepherd! Love the characteristics of a shepherd told in the bible. He sacrifices his life just for his sheep. He is said as […]