What makes good music? Prabir’s new flute is about a young boy, Prabir, who plays the most melodious music on his flute. But one day, his flute breaks in an accident, and he makes another one from bamboo he finds in a dirty, dusty junkyard. The music from that flute is not happy or melodious […]
Lakshmi, the cow, is super excited about the day the Cow-Matching centre was to send her her very own Pakshi. The bird-friend, or Pakshi, were carefully chosen for every cow to help them ward off bugs and be their special friend. Lakshmi was so excited to meet hers! Finally, Leela the Pakshi is matched with […]
One of the most prolific writers in the horror fiction genre in India is back with his new book, Joyrides. Not going to lie, I was truly spooked by his previous book, Playthings: Toys of Terror. On a visit to my childhood home after reading that book, I couldn’t look at my stuffed toys the […]
Do you recall learning about the Dandi March in school? What are the facts you remember? Gandhiji’s long walk, salt tax, and maybe a few dates? Do you remember learning about why the village of Dandi was chosen by Gandhiji or what its topographic conditions were? Going beyond the facts and weaving a story around […]
India is famous for its rivers, but as parents of curious children, do we know enough to discuss our rivers with them? All of our rivers have stories that are an intrinsic part of our mythology and culture. The stories are interesting and are also an easy and fun way to introduce our children to […]
Zoya wants to draw the sweet taste of Ammi’s kheer, Nani’s melodious song, and the sound of her cat Billu’s purrs when he curls up on her lap, but she has no clue where to begin! How does one draw emotion? Her father has an idea and asks her to collect things from around the […]
Bina is an adorable bookworm from a small family of bookworms. She lived with her brothers and sisters, who loved to eat books. But she always felt different. She hated the dirt and rain, and worst of all, she hated the smell of books! Until one day, when she decided to open a book and […]
In honour of National Science Day, I thought a review of the latest book in the Great Minds at Work series, Raman and Chandrashekhar, would be most appropriate. Raman and Chandrashekhar, written by Arundhati Venkatesh and illustrated by Priya Kuriyan, was a much-awaited book in our home. The previous book in the series by the […]
Anand loves the summer holidays because he gets to spend them with his Dadu at their ancestral house. He loves sitting on Dadu’s lap and rifling through his kurta pockets for treasure. Ajji would make his favourite dishes, and Anand would end each meal with a mango feast! But one day, Dadu goes away. Anand […]
There is nothing like a good mystery to pull someone out of a reading slump, and when that mystery takes you back to childhood nostalgia, you know it is a winner! With football and exams, the boys hadn’t read a book in a while, and this is exactly what they needed. When I read Monika […]