Our favourite 'Chapter Books' !
In my earlier post I had shared some Early Readers / Chapter Books by Indian Authors and this post is about few of our other favourite 'Chapter Books' which 'A', enjoyed reading. Not only we read but we even watched movies based on two of the books, "Charlie and the chocolate factory" & "Matilda" and they were a delight too. The books listed here range from being humorous, to magical and taking the reader on an exciting adventure. Thus, it's a great mix to get young readers en…
Fantastic Early Chapter Books by Indian Authors
Transitioning to 'Chapter Books' can be as tricky as starting off with independent reading. Thus, I wanted to give 'A' something which would keep her going and motivated and not get her overwhelmed with too much text. Also, I wanted to give her something in Indian context, as she really enjoys listening to the stories narrated to her by her father which by and large are of Indian origin. I had stumbled into Duckbill Books at Delhi Book Fair, when 'A' was just 4 years old and I …
Must read children's books by Sudha Murthy
In today's post, I am sharing some wonderful gems for young readers. These titles emanates from the pen of one of the best India Author - Sudha Murthy. Her narrative is sure to get your young reader hooked on and she will take them on adventures which would span from rural India to Indian Mythology. We have read the first 3 titles in order out of 9, which I have shared in this post and the remaining are in our bucket list. Not only 'A' but I also had got glued on and 'The Magic of the Lost Temple…
Thukpa for All Book by Praba Ram, Sheela Preuitt, Shilpa Ranade (Illustrator) - BOOK REVIEW
GET YOUR COPY HERE People of my era 😉 would definitely relate to the fact, that how important our neighbors and the neighborhood used to be. They would always be part of our almost every life events be it happy or sad, and sharing of food was an integral part. Today's read also holds a pretty similar story plot in Indian (Ladakh) settings and shares the story of a young blind boy whose dinner invitation brings the entire neighborhood together over a meal. One evening while Tsering was on his way back home, exci…
Fauja Singh Keeps Going: The True Story of the Oldest Person to Ever Run a Marathon by Simrat Jeet Singh, Baljinder Kaur (Illustrator) - Book Review
I was fortunate to grow up in a family where we practiced both Hinduism & Sikhism and one of the activities for summer holidays was to visit ' Gurudwara ', learn ' Gurmukhi ' (Sikh Script) and also relish the delicious ' Langar ' (Free meal for all). So when I came across this book, it led to rush of my childhood memories and I got so engrossed. GET YOUR COPY HERE Coming back to the book, it's a true story of the oldest person to ever run a marathon and his name is Fauja Si…
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I am Nidhi, concoction of an INDIAN DESI and MODERN Mom. Currently residing in Singapore with my small family of 3.
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