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A Garden In My Hands
Anything “Asian” sells – books by Asian authors, books with Asian characters, books with an Asian setting, and books about Asian food are...

Mitra
May 29, 2023


A Dupatta Is...
“𝗔 𝗗𝘂𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗮 𝗜𝘀…” is an ode to the chunri or the dupatta commonly worn by people from India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka....

Mitra
May 23, 2023


We Don't Lose Our Class Goldfish
Are the children in your class fans of Penelope Rex? Are you in search of an even more hilarious book that will have them laughing out...

Mitra
May 15, 2023


My Brain Is Magic
"𝗠𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗴𝗶𝗰" illuminates the experiences of children with Sensory Processing Disorder, while captivating a wide...

Mitra
May 14, 2023


The World And Everything In It
Grade 2s were fascinated with Kevin Henkes’ latest book - the words and the pictures stirred them to exclaim, “We can do this too!” Now...

Mitra
May 7, 2023


The Tree And The River
Have you checked out “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿”, the latest wordless book from Aaron Becker? Presented as a time-lapse, a...

Mitra
Apr 23, 2023


Connor Kissed Me
Connor kisses his friend Miriam at school. Miriam is taken aback and does not know how to react to an unprovoked kiss. Utterly confused,...

Mitra
Apr 20, 2023


Do You Remember
Through a casual discussion between a mother and child both tucked in bed, Sydney Smith creates the nostalgic magic of looking back,...

Mitra
Apr 18, 2023


My Mother's Tongues
“𝗠𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿’𝘀 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀” written by 16-year-old Uma Menon, is a book to look out for. It is a picture book about...

Mitra
Apr 17, 2023


Milloo's Mind
Beyond being a biography of an educator who championed for women’s education, “𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗼𝗼’𝘀 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱” is a picture book written with...

Mitra
Apr 3, 2023


Moon's Ramadan
With Ramadan round the corner, if you are looking for a good read-aloud for younger children, the recently published “𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗻’𝘀...

Mitra
Mar 21, 2023


Ten Little Dumplings
In schools, reading ‘women centric’ books (or rather, books that amplify the voices of the marginalised) should be a norm and not...

Mitra
Mar 8, 2023


Friends Are Friends, Forever
Grade 4 student who has recently moved from Beijing to Singapore: “𝘋𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸, 𝘪𝘵 𝘴𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘉𝘦𝘪𝘫𝘪𝘯𝘨? 𝘈𝘯𝘥...

Mitra
Jan 21, 2023


Love Made Me More
Told from the perspective of an origami crane made by a little boy and his grandmother, “𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗠𝗲 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲” is a...

Mitra
Jan 19, 2023


The Carpet: An Afghan Family Story
I couldn’t believe my luck when I received the advance copy of “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗽𝗲𝘁: 𝗔𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆” by Afghan...

Mitra
Jan 15, 2023


When Glitter Met Glue
From the creators of “𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘗𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭 𝘔𝘦𝘵 𝘌𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘳” and “𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘗𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘭 𝘔𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘦𝘳𝘴” comes another...

Mitra
Dec 19, 2022


Meanwhile Back On Earth
Have you read the latest from Oliver Jeffers? In “𝗠𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗼𝗻 𝗘𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗵” a father takes his children on a car ride....

Mitra
Dec 17, 2022


Mushroom Rain
“𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗵𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 𝗥𝗮𝗶𝗻” is a book dear to me for many reasons. It welcomes you to the world of fungi with gorgeous illustrations and...

Mitra
Dec 7, 2022
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