I believe some books that deserved a limelight didn’t get their due recognition because they came out during the Covid times. Thanks to...

This book is an autobiographical account of the author. Four-year-old Kalia has no clue of life outside a refugee camp. One day she asks...

Katherine Applegate has woven her magic again – this time with otters and free verse. Lovers of Ivan would feel that pulse of...

There’s just too much negativity in the news around us right now. Let us also focus, for our own sanity, on what makes us happy. The...

I started this book, hoping to finish reading it later this week. But as with “Garvey’s Choice” this book too, left me powerless to...

This book is a heavy weight! Award-winning writer Julie Fogliano’s forthcoming picture book has been illustrated by not one but two...

I chanced upon the much IG-ed “Kalamata’s Kitchen” at the library today and the reason for its popularity is obvious! Kalamata, our...

This book is for anyone who has faced (or is likely to face) the question “What are you”. Even when asked without the intention to...

Thoroughly enjoyed reading Book 2 of Chitra Soundar’s “Nikhil and Jay” series. This book is perfect for early chapter book readers....

“Will it be okay?” is a tender picture book that soothes a child’s anxiety with grace and wisdom. A little girl is visibly anxious and...

I came across this beautiful picture book on Indian weddings that goes beyond tokenism and highlights the grandeur of the occasion. It is...

For many educators and students, their world was rocked last week when they learned about the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. With so...

This is the story of a young child who finds it difficult to muster enough courage to read her poem in front of the class. In comes...

𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝟮 𝘁𝗼 𝟰, this is Zara’s story whose popularity is threatened by the arrival of a new girl in the...

If you’ve liked “The Rabbit Listened”, here’s another picture book that deals with depression in children. Coen, the protagonist feels...

𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗶𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰-𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁 Interesting memoir of the author/illustrator’s journey as a child with ADHD...

𝗣𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗹𝗮𝗽𝘀 - 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟯 There’s something intriguing and inviting about...

How cool can a book be! The reader gets to choose the page number to read next and the fairy tale changes based on the choice made!

𝗦𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗿𝗮 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗳𝘀 – 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝟯 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘃𝗲 This is a wonderful novel-in-verse that deals with the Rohingya refugee...

This picture-book biography of Gyo Fujikawa is extremely important for those of us who admire diversity in children’s books. Gyo, an...