Read Along: 1 -4 years
Read Alone: 3-6 years
Early Childhood Publications.

My friend introduced us to the Bruno, Pepper series of books and we are hooked on to it ever since. Pretty cheap, 30 Indian Rupees is all it costs. Very very simple, not many lines to read, beautiful illustrations. I am surprised not to see reviews on this series of books.

In this particular book, Bruno doesn’t listen to his mom when she asks him to clean up his toys as he is in a hurry to watch TV. Grandpa who just enters their house, steps on the toy, falls down and gets hurt. Bruno realizes his mistake, apologizes to his grandpa and promises to put away his toys everytime he is finished playing with them.

My little 2 year old has been reading this since she was 1 and she simply adores the character’s. The illustrations are so simple that she can tell the story by looking at them.

The other book that has the utmost influence on my 2 year old is “Bruno the Artist” where Bruno scribbles on the wall, thinking it isn’t a big deal after all. Then, sees his mom and brother scrub the wall to take the writings off. He then remembers to use the paper the next time around. My younger one once scribbled on the wall and immediately remembered the book and said- Buuuno no wall.. papel.. Baby no wall.. papel. soly mumma.

Other books in this series are
- Bruno Learns to Share
- Bruno Tells the Truth
- Bruno The Artist
- Bruno Gets Lost
- Bruno Finds a Ball