Posts Tagged ‘Children’s Book Review’
Chasing The Plastic Pisach »
Title: Chasing The Plastic Pisach Author/Illustrator: Sumathi Sudhakar / Arka Prabha Roy Chowdhury Publisher: Pratham Books Our apartment initiated a Go Green campaign few weeks back, with posters all over the apartment complex, starting from the entrance gate to the lift. The poster clearly depicting the three colored waste collection [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
What Shall I Make? (Tulika Books) »
A friend got my daughter a bunch of Tulika books. The bilingual ones. Such a wonderful concept and easy way to introduce a new language to kids. Picture Courtesy - http://tulikabooks.com One of the books my daughter loves in this series and can relate to is - Main kya banaoon? What shall I make? It's about this boy Neeraj getting hold of a [...]
I Like Me »
Written By: Nancy Carlson Honestly, I picked this book up just for the title. This is the first Nancy carlson book I have come across. She liked it the very first time we read it. It is a very simple book, very simple message in each page. Its about a girl pig liking everything about herself. Just the way she is. How she finds ways to be happy [...]
Five Little Monkeys jumping on the bed »
Written By: Eileen Christelow My daughter loves this book. Probably due to familiarity from hearing the song from age 1. Also the satisfaction she gets as she thinks she can reads it herself. Add to it the stencil colorful pictures on each page. the monkeys bumping their heads, making faces. She likes this book so much that even the front [...]
