BOOK NAME: ROOSTER RAGA AUTHOR: NATASHA SHARMA ILLUSTRATOR: PRIYA KURIYAN PAGES: 28 PUBLISHER: TULIKA AGE RECOMMENDED: 2+ Do you know every rooster sings Kukaroo kuroo raga, there’s a rooster called Ruru who can make different ragas but not Kukaroo kuroo. His friends try to help in all possible ways, but end up hearing new ragas. […]
REVIEW: KOZHUKATTA By Sumi Chandrasekharan
BOOK NAME: KOZHUKATTA AUTHOR: SUMI CHANDRASEKHARAN ILLUSTRATOR: ZAFOUKO YAMAMOTO PAGES: 24 PUBLISHER: TOTA BOOKS AGE RECOMMENDED: 3+ Poonu, the main protagonist of the story, is very forgetful and can’t remember things. He loves food and often gets frustrated for not remembering the favourite foods his wife cooks. One day, while visiting his friend’s house, he […]
REVIEW: You Can’t Find Me! By Jemma Jose
BOOK NAME: YOU CAN’T FIND ME! AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR: JEMMA JOSE PAGES: 24 PUBLISHER: PRATHAM BOOKS AGE RECOMMENDED: 4+ This book was gifted to us by Swati from The Bookmark for an honest review. Mia is the character from the book and challenges the reader to a game of Hide and seek! She is confident […]
REVIEW: Food Monster By Meenu Thomas
BOOK NAME: FOOD MONSTER AUTHOR: MEENU THOMAS ILLUSTRATOR: AINDRI CHAKRABORTY PAGES: 12 PUBLISHER: PRATHAM BOOKS AGE RECOMMENDED: 2+ India has a variety of foods that come in different shapes and sizes. Food Monster takes us on a journey of India’s food, from roti to dosa to chakli to a barfi. I found this book very […]
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 […]
Advent Review: Deck The Halls Sound Book
Book: Deck The Halls Illustrator: Gabrielle Murphy Publisher: igloo Books Genre: Sound DAY 5: GLORIA EXCELSIS DEO Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests. LUKE 2:14 Gloria Excelsis Deo is also called Glory to God in the highest. This is the first line that […]