I am thoroughly enjoying Kekla Magoon’s latest middle grade novel “Chester Keene Cracks the Code” and can’t wait to find out what happens...

If you get your class kids to make a time capsule any time during the year, this is the perfect book to introduce the concept. The...

What a great example that good writing need not follow contemporary norms. Fearlessly experimenting not just with words, but with layout...

𝗥𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗻 – 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗧 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗶𝘁... Harshita...

Who doesn’t need a laugh-out-loud, no-sermon picture book once in a while? It seems that most picture books these days lean on heavier...

My copy has finally arrived! Another book from Trudy Ludwig that many children will relate to. Camila worries a lot – the ‘what-ifs’, ‘I...

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...

Just finished reading this book… Written in verse and narrated from 11-year-old Lacey’s perspective, it is the story of Lacey, her...

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...