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 […]
REVIEW : Usborne Peep Inside Series
Book Name Peep Inside Series Author: Anna Milbourne Illustrator: Simona Dimitri Publisher: Usborne Pages: 14 Nathan loves interactive books like lift-the-flap books, and touch-and-feel books. He loved turning these flaps from nine months. He’s three now and still enjoys them. One of our favourite series is Usborne Peep Inside Series by Simona Dimitri and Anna […]
Review: We Found a Hat by Jon Klassen
Book Name: We Found A Hat Author and Publisher: Jon Klassen Pages: 56 Publisher: Candlewick Press Age Recommended: 3+ Series: Hat Trilogy #3 Two turtles have found a hat. The hat looks good on both of them. They try on each other and they leave behind. Later, they forgot about the hat and went to […]
Review: This is Not My Hat By Jon Klassen
Book Name: This is not my hat Author and Illustrator: Jon Klassen Pages:40 Publisher: Candlewick Press Age Recommended: 3+ Series: Hat Trilogy #2 This is a story about a fish who stole a hat. The small fish tells us a story about how he stole the hat from the giant, enormous fish and how the […]
Review: I want my hat back by Jon Klassen
Book Name: I Want My Hat Back Author and Illustrator: Jon Klassen Publisher: Candlewick Press Pages: 40 Age Recommended: 3+ Series: Hat Trilogy #1 It’s a story of a bear who lost his hat. It is red and pointy, almost looking like a triangle. He politely asks all the animals he meets about the hat, […]