Genre: Chapter book

The Shy Supergirl - Shabnam Minwalla — Can a nine-year old girl be a super hero? Yes, says Shabnam Minwalla in her chapter book The Shy Supergirl by showing us one. Nina, all of 9 years, is very small, shy and barely noticeable. But she has a superpower in that she can see into people’s hearts. She […]

The Shy Supergirl – Shabnam Minwalla

Worth a read Chapter book Children by Menaka S

Daksha the Medicine Girl - Gita V Reddy — Daksha is a little girl who lives in a hamlet high up in the Himalayas. She was orphaned by one of the flash floods that hit the village, but she was adopted by the village, as is the norm in villages. She started assisting Panditji, the medicine-man, and thus cultivated […]

Daksha the Medicine Girl – Gita V Reddy

Worth a read Chapter book Children by Menaka S

Moin and the Monster – Anushka Ravishankar — Being unwell has its own advantages. One can curl up with a book and relish every word of it, without the pressure of the next thing on the to-do list. If the book in your hands is delectable, then it is even better. So it was that I curled up […]

Moin and the Monster – Anushka Ravishankar

Must-Read Chapter book Children Humour by Menaka S

Charlotte’s Web is a book I’ve heard about time and again in children’s reading circles and it was on my wish list for quite sometime. Finally it was the response of a young reader that spurred me on: “I heard from his mother that he shed buckets of tears for […]

Charlotte’s Web – E B White

Worth a read Chapter book Children by OO

The Stupendous Timetelling Superdog - Himanjali Sankar — Having read Himanjali Sankar’s Talking of Muskaan, a book meant for young adults dealing with a serious topic, I was only too eager to read this book to see the author’s attempt at humour. Rousseau, named after the eighteenth century (do make a note of the exact time period, lest Rousseau’s humans, […]

The Stupendous Timetelling Superdog – Himanjali Sankar

Must-Read Chapter book Children Humour by Menaka S

The Adventures of Stoob – Testing Times – Samit Basu — Samit Basu’s The Adventures of Stoob has been on my to-do list ever since it was nominated for the Crossword book award and finally I picked the first one in the series – Testing Times. Subroto Bandhopadhyay, named so by his grandfather, is better known to his friends as Stoob. Stoob, is […]

The Adventures of Stoob – Testing Times – Samit Basu

Worth a read Chapter book Children by Menaka S

When I had almost started doubting my ability to appreciate books meant for very young readers, I got a chance to read “Big Bully and M-me” by Arti Sonthalia, published by Duckbill, one of my favourite publishers. This book is the latest one in the hole books, the other ones […]

Big Bully and M-me – Arti Sonthalia

Must-Read Chapter book Children by Menaka S

Timmi in Tangles – Shals Mahajan — Shals Mahajan’s “Timmi in Tangles” is a series of events in the life of a little girl called Timmi with a wild imagination – a wildness that is the outcome of an author with a wild imagination. This is another book from the hole series of Duckbill books, meant for […]

Timmi in Tangles – Shals Mahajan

Readable Chapter book Children by Menaka S

The Monster Hunters – Parinita Shetty — The Monster Hunters by Parinita Shetty is another book in the “hole books” series. We have already seen Petu Pumpkin books of the same series. Abhay and his best friend Nitya decide to go monster hunting as part of their English project. Since monsters lived only in children’s bedrooms, they set […]

The Monster Hunters – Parinita Shetty

Worth a read Adventure Chapter book Children by Menaka S

Raja Raja And The Swapped Sacks - Natasha Sharma — Natasha Sharma’s “Raja Raja And The Swapped Sacks” is an imaginary story in the historical setting of the mighty Chola Empire. We have read in our history books that King Raja Raja Chola had trade relations with several other empires across oceans. Have we heard fictional tales of this period? […]

Raja Raja And The Swapped Sacks – Natasha Sharma

Worth a read Chapter book Children Historical Fiction Humour by Menaka S

Petu Pumpkin Tiffin Thief - Arundhati Venkatesh — The Petu Pumpkin series by Arundhati Venkatesh has two books, in which figure Pushkin Ramadoss aka “Petu Pumpkin” and his friends Jatin, Kiran, Nitin and Sachin. 1. Petu Pumpkin Tooth Troubles The latest tale of Pushkin and his friends is centered around Pushkin’s tooth. Pushkin is a student of class […]

Petu Pumpkin – Arundhati Venkatesh

Readable Chapter book Children by Menaka S

The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein — Shel Silverstein, known to most of us as a children’s writer, through his most popular book, “The Giving Tree”, was a very versatile creator – a poet, a singer, a songwriter, a cartoonist and a screenwriter. In the recent past, I have been getting addicted to his writing. I want […]

Discover Shel Silverstein

Must-Read Worth a read Chapter book Children Philosphy Picture Book Satire Verse by Menaka S

Cool - Michael Morpurgo — This book is by Michael Morpurgo. He is the author of the award winning “War Horse”. The illustrations are by Michael Foreman. I guess the author named the book ‘Cool’ because there is a boy in the story who keeps saying “cool” and his mother doesn’t like it. His name […]

Cool – Michael Morpurgo

Must-Read Chapter book Children by Sahana Muralikrishnan

Book Uncle and Me - Uma Krishnaswami — Book Uncle and Me is written by the author Uma Krishnaswami. This book was the 2011 winner of the Scholastic Asian Book Award. The book is about a nine year old girl named Yasmin and two of her class mates named Reeni and Anil. Yasmin borrows a book from Book […]

Book Uncle and Me – Uma Krishnaswami

Must-Read Chapter book Children by Sahana Muralikrishnan