After a long wait, finally it was my turn to borrow this book – one look, and the reason for the long book reservation queue is obvious....

One of the best identity books is finally here! “𝗜’𝗺 𝗙𝗿𝗼𝗺” by Gary R. Gray Jr. and Oge Mora has won my heart right there with the...

Two amazing creators Saadia Faruqi and Anoosha Syed come together in “𝗥𝗮𝗻𝗶’𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘆” to make a modern tale of a...

My copy of “𝗔 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗢𝘂𝗿𝘀” is finally here! Celebrating families of every size and form, this latest addition to the...

We have picture books on fry bread, daal, ramen, Cantonese cuisine, bao, dosa… if you are a teacher from this part of the world, I am...

Everyone loves lunchtime, except Zia whose lunch box is different because it is packed with home-cooked Cantonese food. She loves the...

“𝗕𝗶𝘁𝘀𝘆 𝗕𝗮𝘁, 𝗦𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿” has been all over #bookstagram for the last couple of months and now I know why! Bitsy the...

Srividhya Venkat’s latest creation “𝗚𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀” is based on the skateboarding revolution in India. Three friends Sana,...

The next time your school administration or the parent community laments the lack of standardized tests, you have the perfect gift for...

Avni is the only astronaut in the space station. But space missions involve a lot of work; so, she is in search of an assistant. She soon...

Based on a folktale, Jon Klassen’s “𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗸𝘂𝗹𝗹” is a story of a little girl Otilla who runs away from home and deep into the...

I finally had a chance encounter with this bestseller. “𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘆𝗯𝗲𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝘆 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗽𝗶𝘀 𝗠𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗮” is a...

“𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗬𝗼𝘂: 𝗔 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗔𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗢𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻” is a groundbreaking picture book about open adoption...

“𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿” is a tender book set in Jodhpur, the Blue City of India. Asha’s father is a traditional wood...

If you’ve had overly enthusiastic relatives visiting you when you were a kid, then Adam Rex’s “𝗢𝗵 𝗡𝗼, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗔𝗿𝗲...

“𝗞𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗴𝗮 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗻𝗮𝗺𝗲” is a gorgeous picture book from South Africa that draws upon folklore, the...

Naliah looks forward to performing the Vietnamese Fan Dance at the International Day in school. Her own áo dài (pronounced “𝘰𝘸-𝘺𝘢𝘪”)...

Picture books these days are so specialised and they provide a window into the world of diverse characters that it warms my heart. Meet a...

A picture book about friendship and the Filipino sign language, “𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀” is a super important book for spreading...

If you are still undecided about the nonfiction title that you’d read aloud next week (check out my previous post), try out Jessica...