This book is about Bana Alabed, a Syrian girl who documented the siege of Aleppo on Twitter with the help of her mother. Bana asks her...

Catching up on my TBR pile of novel in verse. This book is a very gentle read that combines a girl’s experience as she quarantines with...

A clever counting book for toddlers – in a board book format. The little ones can learn about colours and counting while the rhyme and...

I posted about this book a couple of days ago when I had just started reading it. As I dig deeper, I feel that this book is a...

I am a fan of Bahram Rahman’s books because his stories about Afghanistan are always told with a direct, matter-of-fact tone. “A Sky-Blue...

Langston loves basketball but he also loves ballet. Unsure of his choice, he approaches his mother who responds, “You can do whatever you...

Discovered this gem that will be revealed to the world in April 2022… Mo and Jo have eyes that look similar on the outside but Mo is an...

I won’t even try to tell you what a good book I just finished reading! Google and you’d find plenty of rave reviews. As a reader, beyond...

My ‘book people’ know that I am an absolute sucker for novels in verse! Soaked in the afternoon sun today with this gem. This book,...

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗶𝘂𝘀 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 is a wonderfully written memoir presenting us with a child’s point of view of growing up...

Sunday nights always make me feel cranky with thoughts of going to school at the crack of dawn. On one such particularly cranky night,...

A book that can’t be more gorgeous – a killer combination of fearless writing and unfettered illustration. Two stories entwined in one –...

“𝗕𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹” is a celebration of the everything brown. A brown girl spends a day with her grandparents and...

Do some of your class kids have annoying little brothers? Then “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗮𝗯𝘆-𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻” is a must-read...

𝘊𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁-𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝗿𝗼𝗯𝘂𝘀𝘁, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱-𝗮𝗻𝗱-𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 If you are still using a name-identity...

The brilliance of “Chaiwala!” lies in its simplicity and specificity. It is a ‘small moments’ story of a mother and daughter travelling...

𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 – 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟱+ In a world where love is made out to be more convoluted than it can...

𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗰 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟲+ Geraldine Pu takes her lunch box to school every day, packed with delicious food prepared by her...

Graphic Novel for 9+ I just came back from a journey with Priyanka Das as she tries to find answers to questions such as why did her...

How do you manage a situation when some of your class kids believe in Santa while a few don’t? Here’s the perfect read aloud for such a...