‘Books’ Archives
Sister Sister, Why? Where? »
Title: Sister Sister, Why is the sky so blue? Author/Illustrator: Roopa Pai / Greystroke, Sanjay Sarka Age Group: 4-7 yrs Publisher: Pratham Books We read one of the Sister Sister series(subtitled - Fun Conversations about Everyday Science) from Pratham Books. I must say I am floored! Simply in awe. How I wish the text books for first [...]
Long and Short Vowel Sounds »
We got this book - Amazing Animals by Innovative Kids, from a yard sale back in California. A retired teacher had carefully and neatly boxed them. My 5 year old was just 2.5 at that time, but these books were so absolutely awesome, that we could not resist and picked up the whole box. She is now reading by herself and is starting to comprehend [...]
Apple’s Tablet to redefine textbooks, newspapers »
The tech news room is flooding over the release of Apple's tablet, with Steve Job claiming this is the most important thing he has done. If rumors are to be believed, this will bring a revolution in the textbooks and newspaper industry. With the new tablet device that is debuting next week, Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs is [...]
Tulika Books – Snoring Shanmugam »
Title : Snoring Shanmugam Author/Illustrator: Radhika Chadha / Priya Kuriyan Publisher: Tulika Books If we had a rough evening, dinner time battles and the likes, then one of my picks to read that night is Snoring Shanmugam. It simply takes my 5 year old into a giggling spree. The giggling is infectious enough to spread into my 2 year [...]
Read India, Pratham Books »
The Read India initiative by Pratham Books is an inspiring social entrepreneurship project. They are a non-profit trust claiming to produce high-quality and affordable children's books in many Indian languages. Very much walking their talk, most of their books are in the Rs.15 - Rs.25 price range. Do not be fooled by the price, the books are on [...]
CROCUS 2009 at Saffrontree »
In case you don't already know, Saffron tree is celebrating its third birthday by hosting a week long book festival called CROCUS 2009. It's a fun ride folks, back to back reviews of children's books from all around the world, puzzles and author interviews. Do check it out.
The Tiny Seed »
Author: Eric Carle Read Along: 4-6 years Read Alone: 6+ years My almost 5 year old daughter has developed a liking to Eric Carle's books. The minute she spots his name, she wants to read it. We were in a book shop couple of months back, when the kids got to choose one book each. I did not surprise me one bit to see The Tiny Seed by Eric [...]
Five Little Monkeys Jumping On The Bed – II »
I had written a post on this here Happened to stumble upon google book's limited preview of this book, and I just had to jot it here. Enjoy!
Bruno Put Your Toys Away »
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 [...]
Children’s Library in Bangalore »
Courtesy: Twittermoms Out of the box - JP Nagar, Bangalore Email: info@outoftheboxindia.net Phone: 9902 0060 28 / 9902 0060 29 Web: http://outoftheboxindia.net/ Kids programmes / theme birthday parties in addition to library ~ Rs. 500 per month (Registration separate). Mindgym - Multiple outlets - Bellandur, Marathalli, Sun [...]
