Don’t Intrude On My Mood is a darling book about a little person with big feelings. The person in the book is a cat, but it could very well be the 7-going-on-70 person in your home, as it is in mine. In this book, little cat is angry, no livid, because his friend Alex didn’t […]
What makes for a good read-aloud book? There’s a story, beautiful pictures, the way it is written so kids follow along, good conversation points, humour, etc etc. Ask anyone who reads a book out loud to kids, and you will get a list of must-haves, that may be vastly different. For me, a good read-aloud […]
Women’s Day is around the corner, and the posts celebrating the “greater sex, naari-shakti, devi power and diva glow” have started pouring in. If you are like me and have reached the end of your tether, it is time to read Out in the Moonlight, written by Perumal Murugan and illustrated by Ashok Rajagopalan. Out […]
“I don’t know if I’m his friend but he has decided to be mine.” This line from The Scent of Roses hit me hard. Simple, heartfelt, and quietly poignant, exactly something a child may say. But that was not the only thing that blew me away about this book. The Scent of Roses is set […]
As a child who grew up in the Gulf, visiting my Paati’s home in Peruvemba, Palakkad wasn’t always a pleasant experience for me. Little did I know, those years would become core childhood memories. Paati’s home would be fun during the day. Playing with cousins, eating mangoes felled by the strong breeze, sucking on ripe […]
I live in a society where tolerance towards stray animals is a hot topic. Some people never want to see stray animals near their home. And then there are those people who care for and feed these animals. Children are often taught to be scared of stray animals and with fear comes intolerance. But as […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]