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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


Santa's First Christmas
“𝗦𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮’𝘀 𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀” is an endearing Christmas book for the season! Who doesn’t know that it’s that time of the...

Mitra
Dec 14, 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


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


What Makes Us Human
“𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗨𝘀 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻” is almost like a riddle and a poem, and you will play the guessing game right up to the end where...

Mitra
Apr 20, 2024


Butt Or Face? Revenge Of The Butts
If you and the little ones in your care have enjoyed Kari Lavelle’s “𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘍𝘢𝘤𝘦?”, then this post is just for you! “𝗕𝘂𝘁𝘁...

Mitra
Apr 1, 2024


Mauntie And Me
Every Saturday, Priya’s extended family came to visit, but her siblings always ran off with the older cousins as Priya was “too little”....

Mitra
Mar 30, 2024


A Pinecone
When the Dad-Daughter duo go out on an autumn walk, Dad is a bit distracted while Daughter collects loads of pinecones. She collects so...

Mitra
Mar 29, 2024


No More Senora Mimi
It takes a village to raise a child. For many of us, support comes in the form of indispensable baby sitters. Meg Medina’s “𝗡𝗼 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲...

Mitra
Mar 28, 2024
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