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Drawn Onward
How cool is this book! I knew that Daniel Nayeri’s “𝘿𝙧𝙖𝙬𝙣𝙊𝙣𝙬𝙖𝙧𝙙” has a palindrome in the title. But little did I know that the...

Mitra
Dec 28, 2024


Be Careful, Xiao Xin
Xiao Xin is a kid who’s super loved, but all that love sometimes holds him back from finding his independence. His family is so worried...

Mitra
Dec 25, 2024


Life After Whale
Keep an eye on your non-fiction stack – one book that you cannot miss in 2024 is “𝙇𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝘼𝙛𝙩𝙚𝙧 𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙡𝙚 – 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘼𝙢𝙖𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜...

Mitra
Dec 24, 2024


Milo The Knight
Milo is a knight with an armor, a helmet and a visor. He takes being a knight very seriously. All his friends are knights too. No one...

Mitra
Dec 22, 2024


Hair Oil Magic
“𝙃𝙖𝙞𝙧 𝙊𝙞𝙡 𝙈𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙘” by Anu Chouhan is an ode to the culture of hair-oiling between parents and children. In South Asian...

Mitra
Dec 21, 2024


The House Without Lights
Reem Faruqi’s “𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙃𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙚 𝙒𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙇𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨” is a must-read this festive season for it reminds us gently that not...

Mitra
Dec 21, 2024


My Name Is Long As A River
As the title of the book suggests, “𝙈𝙮 𝙉𝙖𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙇𝙤𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙨 𝙖 𝙍𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧” is a name-identity story. But there are many aspects...

Mitra
Dec 19, 2024


Birthday Soup
It is Maia’s birthday today! Her family is making Miyeok Guk, a seaweed soup typically consumed by new mothers after giving birth and...

Mitra
Dec 16, 2024


When Love Is More Than Words
In the Asian culture, using the words “I love you” is very much a ‘this-generation’ thing. Our parents hardly ever used the words to show...

Mitra
Dec 15, 2024


A City Full Of Santas
Some writers have that magic in their writing and “𝗔 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀” is yet another proof that Joanna Ho belongs to...

Mitra
Dec 11, 2024


I Want To Read All The Books
Have you ever felt like reading ALL the books that you could lay your hands on and then realized how futile this attempt was?! Welcome to...

Mitra
Dec 10, 2024


The Boy Who Found His Voice
Tyler is a boy who stutters. In his thoughts, he knows exactly what to say, but the moment it is time for the words to come out, they get...

Mitra
Dec 8, 2024


A Face Is A Poem
“𝗔 𝗙𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝗺” by Julie Morstad is a beautiful book that focuses on just the face – but a face is so much more than just...

Mitra
Dec 6, 2024


Papa's Butter Chicken
“𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗮’𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗻” is a celebration of the much-loved butter-chicken, father-daughter relationship and sharing...

Mitra
Dec 3, 2024


The One And Only Family
Just finished reading Katherine Applegate’s “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗢𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆” – the last book of the Ivan series. It was...

Mitra
Jul 30, 2024


Roar-Choo!
When the Dragon and the Phoenix from the Chinese mythology meet the one and only Dan Santat, magic is created in the form of...

Mitra
Jul 29, 2024


The Spark In You
The creative sheen in you is always there. The spark remains in your heart wherever you go; it could be quiet or loud but it glows inside...

Mitra
Jul 29, 2024


Penelope Rex And The Problem With Pets
Managing a new pet can sometimes run contrary to expectations. Pets are hard work and being responsible pet owners comes with the mantra...

Mitra
Jul 26, 2024


Spooky Poems Aloud
It is early for Halloween, but Joseph Coelho’s new book “𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗼𝗸𝘆 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝗔𝗹𝗼𝘂𝗱: 𝟮𝟱 𝗣𝗼𝗲𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱...

Mitra
Jul 21, 2024


There's No Such Thing As Vegetables
Chester needs vegetables to add to his salad, so he goes to the vegetable garden to get some. That’s when he is informed that there is in...

Mitra
May 17, 2024
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