Genre: Picture Book

Boo! When My Sister Died by Richa Jha, is a picture book appropriate for children above the age of 6, and may help them figure out how to cope with the death of a loved one. Noorie’s sister Zoya ia dead. It seems to Noorie, that her mother has only […]

Boo! When My Sister Died – Richa Jha

Must-Read Children Picture Book by Kanika G

Sringeri Srinivas Learns To Laugh - Rohini Nilekani — I have a pile of books published by Pratham books that I am trying on my son. Of the lot, Pehelwaanji Learns a Slippery Lesson seems to be his favourite. Sringeri Srinivas Learns to Laugh is also a frequently read one. The plot line is simple, to say the least. At […]

Sringeri Srinivas Learns to Laugh – Rohini Nilekani

Worth a read Children Picture Book by Menaka S

Pehelwaanji Learns a Slippery Lesson - Sanjiv Jaiswal 'Sanjay' — I have done a few reviews of Pratham books (The Elephant Bird, The Cat in the Ghat and Chuskit goes to school to name a few) and it is always a joy to do them. Pratham Books is a not-for-profit children’s book publisher with the mission to see ‘a book in […]

Pehelwaanji Learns a Slippery Lesson – Sanjiv Jaiswal ‘Sanjay’

Must-Read Children Picture Book by Menaka S

Monster Garden - Jerry Pinto — Jerry Pinto’s Monster Garden is a difficult to classify book, being a mix of Nonsense verses and a D(raw)IY Picture Book. Starting with a physical description of who Jerry Pinto is, in the same nonsensical verse, the book heads into a garden which monsters inhabit. Monsters, did I say? Well […]

Monster Garden – Jerry Pinto

Must-Read DIY book Picture Book by Menaka S

Tania has an idea - Kanika G — I literally stumbled upon this book as I was browsing my flipkart eBooks App. Tania Has An Idea is a free ebook written and published by Kanika G. It is available on the Smashwords link at the bottom of this page. This is the fifth book in a series of […]

Tania Has An Idea – Kanika G

Must-Read Children Picture Book by Menaka S

Woofus 'Don't want to learn' - Reena I Puri — To wind up the Woofus series of Woofus ‘Everybody Works’, A Home for Woofus, Woofus ‘My Mom’s the Best’ and Woofus ‘I am hungry’, we picked the only remaining one Woofus ‘Don’t Want to Learn’. Reena Puri and Savio Mascarenhas have gently touched upon the need to learn and how everyone learns. Woofus is bored and wants to […]

Woofus ‘Don’t Want to Learn’ – Reena I Puri

Must-Read Children Picture Book by Menaka S

Woofus 'I am hungry' - Reena I Puri — As we are lapping up the books of the Woofus series — Woofus ‘Everybody Works’, A Home for Woofus and Woofus ‘My Mom’s the Best’ — I decided to try one more of the series. Reena Puri and Savio Mascarenhas have come together to offer the story of another quest by Woofus, the puppy. Rrrumble […]

Woofus ‘I am hungry’ – Reena I Puri

Worth a read Children Picture Book by Menaka S

Woofus 'My mom's the best' - Reena I Puri — It was with no expectation that I read Woofus ‘Everybody Works’ and A home for Woofus. As we enjoyed them a lot, I decided to try another one in the series, Woofus ‘My Mom’s the Best’. Reena Puri and Savio Mascarenhas did not disappoint us. What does Woofus puppy do at bedtime? Well, mom gives him a […]

Woofus ‘My Mom’s the Best’ – Reena I Puri

Must-Read Children Picture Book by Menaka S

A Home for Woofus – Reena I Puri — After having a blast of an experience with Woofus ‘Everybody Works’, I was only too eager to catch up with the other books in the series. A Home for Woofus by the same duo of Reena Puri and Savio Mascarenhas is the story of another quest undertaken by Woofus, this time to […]

A Home for Woofus – Reena I Puri

Worth a read Children Picture Book by Menaka S

Woofus Everybody works – Reena I Puri — Woofus ‘Everybody Works’, from Think Big Books, written by Reena I. Puri caught my attention, while I was looking at the F-Page of its illustrator Savio Mascarenhas. So, I decided to try it out for my little son. Woofus is a puppy, who lives with his mother dog in her kennel. One […]

Woofus ‘Everybody works’ – Reena I Puri

Must-Read Children Picture Book by Menaka S

The Elephant Bird - Arefa Tehsin — I think I have developed a craving for Pratham books. Every few days, I want to check out what their latest offering is. Everytime I do so, I chide myself for indulging in books for very young children. But I continue to get tempted. Here is the result of my recent […]

The Elephant Bird – Arefa Tehsin

Worth a read Children Picture Book by Menaka S

Ramu's Ride - Karishma — Ramu’s Ride written by Karishma and illustrated by Suzzanne is a lyrical picture book meant for ages two years and above. It is part of the Little Book Lovers’ series of Ms Moochie publishers. Ramu wants to ride a bike. But Pa says he is just four. One day, Sara […]

Ramu’s Ride – Karishma

Worth a read Children General Fiction Picture Book by Menaka S

Continuing with the Pratham books round-up, the next book to be reviewed is Kallu’s World 2: Monkey Business on Stage. Kallu lives in a small village, Khajuria, in the northern part of India, with his brother Shabbo, sister Munia and his Abbu and Ammi. It is a small enough village, […]

Kallu’s World 2: Monkey Business on Stage – Subhadra Sen ...

Worth a read Children Picture Book by OO

Kallu's World 1: In Big Trouble Again - Subhadra Sen Gupta — I have been keeping track of the #PBSummerReads of Pratham books – starting with The Auto That Flew, I followed it up with Chuskit Goes to School and then The Cat in the Ghat. Now it’s Kallu’s World 1: In Big Trouble Again. Kallan or Kallu is never punctual to school. Known […]

Kallu’s World 1: In Big Trouble Again – Subhadra Sen ...

Worth a read Children Picture Book by Menaka S

Magnificent Makhna - Aravind Krish Bala — With the Word Environment Day falling on Friday, I am thrilled to review Magnificent Makhna by Aravind Krish Bala from the house of Tulika, because it talks about another environmental issue. Makhnas are tuskless elephants that are usually aggressive, says the author. The story of a particular makhna, Moorthy, which lives […]

Magnificent Makhna – Aravind Krish Bala

Must-Read Children Environment Picture Book by Menaka S

1. Sunu Sunu Snail: Storm in the Garden – Sandhya Rao / Ashok Rajagopalan Must Read On one rainy day an unusual visitor visited our library. It let its feelers out observing the wet concrete and sailed slowly (extremely slowly). It was a slimy snail. Tiny tots felt awful to […]

Books for 3+ from Tulika

Must-Read Children Picture Book by Devi S

The Cat in the Ghat – Ambika Rao — If you know what is Pogeyan and who is Nasikabatrachus, then The Cat in the Ghat by Ambika Rao is not for you. Well, but I am pretty much sure that you don’t know and so please pick up this interesting book offered by Pratham books. With their #PBSummerReads, Pratham […]

The Cat in the Ghat – Ambika Rao

Must-Read Children Picture Book by Menaka S

Chuskit Goes to School - Sujatha Padmanabhan — Chuskit Goes to School by Sujatha Padmanabhan is another of the gems published and made openly available for all on Scribd by Pratham books. Earlier, I had reviewed The Auto that flew by the same publishers. Similar to Wings to Fly by Sowmya Rajendran, this book also has a wheel-chair bound protagonist. Set in […]

Chuskit Goes to School – Sujatha Padmanabhan

Must-Read Children Picture Book by Menaka S

The Auto That Flew – Ken Spillman — The Auto that flew by Ken Spillman is the story of Arjun, who had three wheels, one headlight and a coat of green and yellow. I stumbled upon this book when I saw Pratham books’ tweet about their release of books on Scribd under Creative Commons Licence. Returning to the story, […]

The Auto That Flew – Ken Spillman

Worth a read Children Fantasy Picture Book by Menaka S

The Bee Master - Lata Mani — Lata Mani’s “The Bee Master”, from the house of one of my favourite publishers, Tulika books, took me by surprise or should I say shock? On the balcony of little Gowri’s house, there is a bee hive. I can’t imagine living in a house where there’s a bee-hive in my […]

The Bee Master – Lata Mani

Worth a read Children Information Picture Book by Menaka S

Wings to Fly – Sowmya Rajendran — Must-Read “Wings to fly” written by Sowmya Rajendran and illustrated by Arun Kaushik is an episode from the biography of the differently-abled sportsperson Malathi Holla. How about reading a biography to a 5-year old? Can’t think of it right? Malathi wants to fly, but she cannot. Obviously humans cannot fly. […]

Wings to Fly – Sowmya Rajendran

Must-Read Children Picture Book by Devi 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

Gajapati Kulapati - Ashok Rajagopalan — With a 2-year old child around, one tends to take a fresh look at children’s books, and lately I have been doing just that. Here are a list of books that my son and I enjoyed in the last one year, all from Tulika books. Tulika has also published translated […]

Lovely children’s books from Tulika

Must-Read Worth a read Bilingual book Children Picture Book by Menaka S

The Monkey Puzzle - Julia Donaldson — I picked up a few picture books for my daughter in the recent amazon.in Deepavali sale. Here are my reviews for them 1. The Monkey Puzzle – Julia Donaldson A delightful story about the monkey who is searching for his mum. A butterfly helps him by asking him about how […]

My experience with four picture books

Must-Read Read if you must Children Picture Book by Uma Sundaram

Tiddler - Julia Donaldson — When I look into my bookshelf for books that have enriched me or entertained me so as to present them here, I realize that this is one book which has given endless hours of entertainment to my family: first when my daughter was growing up (it continues to do so […]

Tiddler – Julia Donaldson

Must-Read Children Picture Book by Menaka S