BOOK: வடை போச்சே /VADAI POCHAE AUTHOR: RAMYA SETHURAM ILLUSTRATOR: IDA BERNICE PUBLISHER: AGAN ADHIGARAM PAGES: 8 AGE RECOMMENDED: 1+ Four years back I couldn’t find any interactive books in Tamil for my son. I have different interactive books in English and he enjoyed them all these years. I thought his love for interactive books would […]
REVIEW: On A Dark Dark Night By Simon Prescott
BOOK: ON A DARK DARK NIGHT AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR: SIMON PRESCOTT PUBLISHER: LITTLE TIGER PRESS PAGES: 25 AGE RECOMMENDED: 2+ The story starts on a dark dark night. A mouse goes somewhere, and each page goes with suspense. No one knew where the mouse was going. The words are very minimal and the illustrations let […]
REVIEW: Greta And The Giants By Zoe Tucker
BOOK: GRETA AND THE GIANTS AUTHOR: ZOE TUCKER ILLUSTRATOR: ZOE PERSICO PUBLISHER: FRANCES LINCOLN CHILDREN’S BOOKS PAGES: 32 AGE RECOMMENDED: 4+ This picture book tells the story of Nobel Peace Prize nominee Greta Thunberg—the Swedish teenager who has led a global movement to raise awareness about the world’s climate crisis. Greta is a little girl […]
REVIEW: A Father’s love by Hannah Holt
BOOK: A FATHER’S LOVE AUTHOR: HANNAH HOLT ILLUSTRATOR: YEE VON CHAN PUBLISHER: PHILOMEL BOOKS PAGES: 32 AGE RECOMMENDED: 2+ So many parenting talks are all around my Instagram feed and I thought let’s give a pause to them and see how the fathers are parenting /raising the child. We may say, fathers, raising the kids […]
REVIEW: Words And Your Heart By Kate Jane Neal
BOOK: WORDS AND YOUR HEART AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR: KATE JANE NEAL PUBLISHER: WILD GOOSE MEDIA LTD PAGES: 44 AGE RECOMMENDED: 4+ On Easter Sunday, a festive, and the faith I follow celebrates. It’s a special day, and I thought to share some good news with my community about my new venture of selling digital biblical […]
REVIEW: Princess and the Pea is retold and illustrated by Rachel Isadora
BOOK: PRINCESS AND THE PEA AUTHOR & ILLUSTRATOR: RACHEL ISADORA PUBLISHER: PUFFIN BOOKS PAGES: 32 AGE RECOMMENDED: 4+ Princess and the Pea retold and illustrated by Rachel Isadora, is an old fairytale but retold as an African folk tale. There was an African prince who was in search of a real princess. He travelled all […]
REVIEW: தொடுதல் / touch by Nisha Priyanka
BOOK: தொடுதல் / Touch AUTHOR: NISHAPRIYANKA U. KARTHIKEYAN ILLUSTRATOR: SANDHYA D. PRAKASH PUBLISHER: WAKEUP PUBLISHERS PAGES: 10 AGE RECOMMENDED: 3+ A few weeks back I was telling Nathan there are certain body parts you are not supposed to show to others or let them touch. Nathan being Nathan, started to bombard me with questions. Nisha […]
REVIEW: Miriam At The River By Jane Yolen
BOOK: MIRIAM AT THE RIVER AUTHOR: JANE YOLEN ILLUSTRATOR: KHOA LE PUBLISHER: KAR-BEN PUBLISHING PAGES: 32 AGE RECOMMENDED: 3+ I admire a lot of the women characters in the Bible. One among them is Miriam. Miriam was a very important woman in the life of Moses. She was the sister of the greatest leader Moses. […]
REVIEW: While we Can’t Hug By Eoin McLaughlin
BOOK: WHILE WE CAN’T HUG AUTHOR: EOIN MCLAUGHLIN ILLUSTRATOR: POLLY DUNBAR PUBLISHER: FABER & FABER PAGES: 32 AGE RECOMMENDED: 2+ My feed was filled with hearts and messages about love. It’s good to celebrate the day with your loved ones. But, last year around this time, the world was going through tough times and people […]
REVIEW: Under The Love Umbrella By Davina Bell
BOOK: UNDER THE LOVE UMBRELLA AUTHOR: DAVINA BELL ILLUSTRATOR: ALLISON COLPOYS PUBLISHER: SCRIBE PUBLICATIONS PAGES: 32 AGE RECOMMENDED: 4+ This book talks beautifully about a child who feels loved, even when their favourite person is not near them. Under the Love, Umbrella is like a big, warm, reassuring hug from someone you love most in […]