Don’t you love a book with a little magic and folklore thrown in? I don’t know whether the Dariya ka Jinn is a real folktale or a touch of magic created for this story, but it is so bewitching! Author-illustrator Rahil Mohsin is known for starting Hallubol, the first-ever Dakhni motion-comic series, and it is […]
We have all grown up on a steady diet of comic books; Archie’s Double Digest, anyone? But with time, comic books have evolved. Superhero comics, manga, anime- there is so much to choose from. Which is why I am beyond excited that Pratham Books, known for its amazing picture books, has published three new comic […]
One sight every Indian is familiar with is a traffic jam caused by a cow in the middle of the road. It doesn’t matter if you are Gen Z, Millennial, Boomer, or Gen Alpha– we are all familiar with cows taking up space on a road, while cars, bikes, and buses honk incessantly. Have we […]
This is a book I have been gifting to my friends, my children’s friends, and basically anyone who loves to draw. Is there a genre for books like This Is How I Draw? Books where experts in a subject matter share what inspires them to do what they do. DM me if you know the […]
This is not a picture book that is funny or filled with nonsense verse or exaggerated illustrations. This isn’t a funny picture book but it is one that is extremely moving and poignant for kids. Ammu and the Sparrow is about a young boy who is waiting for his parents to come home. He waits […]
You know that sudden punch to the gut you get when you walk into a room and realise people there were talking about you? I felt the same way when I opened the book and looked at the first page — it was my house! Right down to the half-eaten banana and jam toast on […]
The week after an amazing holiday is the most tough to get through and I really needed a pick me up today. Beauty is Missing, written and illustrated by Priya Kuriyan to the rescue! This is a rip-roaring, seam-splitting sort of book and as the kids say these days, will have you ROFL. Beauty the […]
Ever pick up a book and find yourself getting completely lost in the details? When you finally finish devouring the book, you realise it is hours later and you’ve skipped lunch! This is that kinda book. Pankaj Saikia’s wordless wonder The Theatre of Ghosts is about two girls, Junali and Rimjhim who set out to […]
There is something about reading a book filled with descriptions and pictures of sweets, isn’t there? Charlie and the Chocolate Factory had its Fudgemallows and Gobstoppers, and made us salivate for sweets unknown. Sweet Shop Wars has its Panjiri and Khubani ka Meetha, and left me with a craving for both! At the face of […]
You know, we at Mother of Readers are partial to a good doggie book. So when the author Mannat Lumba reached out about this darling book and the amazing cause it stood for, I couldn’t contain myself! I knew I had to read it! I Am Hachi is a book about an adorable golden dog […]