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This story of a child being bullied is touching yet not overtly sentimental. The school’s lake and fictional characters from books become his friends and escape till he realises that he is not alone — there are others too, bullied for being different. Furthermore, it is a surprisingly good book designed for reading fluency, with good editing and a well-rounded ending. The subdued palette used for illustrations add to the quiet form of storytelling.
A heart-warming story about a girl’s love for the neighbour’s rooster. The scenes from Muthu’s life in a fishing village and her despair at losing the rooster one day are charmingly presented. The illustrations are superb and the girl and the rooster come across as distinct characters. A layered story about an Irula girl and her fight to save her pet rooster.
The arrival of a puppy that is hurt complicates model student Amit’s life. He ends up forgetting to do homework and is forced to rely on the much reviled excuse of the puppy eating homework. A simple, humorous little story that is a very typical day of a young child. Children love books about animals, and this book captures the most apparent and intimate aspects of children’s relationship with animals. The excellent illustrations bring out the personalities of Amit and the injured puppy very well.
On a busy morning a coffee pot breaks. And Vishi realises that all is not well with her mother. A sensitively written story about a girl and her father learning to understand the mother. Vishi’s attempts to grasp her mother’s mental state keep us involved. Read the book to find out how the coffee pot mess is cleaned up.
Dida is slowly losing her memory and abilities, forgetting how to read or even count. But her family is beside her, loving and helping Dida along. While her grown daughter worries and frets, her grandchild accepts it quite naturally, just as another aspect of her beloved grandmother. The book has a soft, tender feel with illustrations that match; and a touch of humour to soften the hard reality of dementia.
A quirky and funny little book about a girl who decides not to wash her hair when her parents are away. Her aunt taking care of her says “Okay” with a shrug, and so every day Divya’s hair gets more and more tangled and dirty and her pillow begins accumulating a lot of debris too! Her school mates and teacher cannot even sit near her any more, but somehow Divya has fun, doing all sorts of things in the time she saves by not washing her hair. The story ends in an unexpected and hilarious manner.
Mum in a Mess Publisher Duckbill (Penguin India) Published 2024 Author Sanjana Kapur On a busy morning a coffee pot breaks. And Vishi realises that all is not well with her mother. A sensitively written story about a girl and her father learning to understand the mother. Vishi’s attempts to grasp her mother’s mental state keep us involved. Read the book to find out how the coffee pot mess is cleaned up.
यह एक कविता है जो कथा कहती है। कथा यह है कि एक ज़माने में कौवे अनेक रंगों के होते थे। एक बार उन्होंने कचहरी में वकीलों को बहस करते और झगड़े सुलझाते देखा। वे सब काले कोट पहने हुए थे। तब कौवों को सूझा – क्यों न वे भी ऐसे ही वकील बनें और पक्षियों के झगड़े सुलझाएँ। और तब से उन्होंने काले कोट डाल लिए – यानी कौवे काले हो गए।
यह मज़ेदार बात आसान भाषा में, छोटी-छोटी पंक्तियों में कही गई है, जहाँ शब्दों की चुहलबाज़ी देखते ही बनती है। प्रयोगशील चित्रांकन तथा लय-तुक के कमाल से सजी यह कविता-कथा अनुपम कृति है।
ये पहेलियाँ सबके लिए हैं क्योंकि इनका हल सबके बूते का नहीं। यह एक चित्र-पुस्तक सरीखी है क्योंकि शब्दों से कहीं ज़्यादा जगह पूरे पन्नों पर फैले चित्रों को मिली है जिनकी रेखाएँ और रंग पहेलियों को पहेली भी बनाए रखते हैं और उनके उत्तर का संकेत भी करते हैं। परम्परागत पहेलियों की शैली का अनुसरण करती भाषा पढ़ने-सुनने वाले को परेशान हाल छोड़ती है। दिमाग़ और कल्पना को तेज़ करने के लिए पहेलियों से बढ़कर कुछ भी नहीं और इसीलिए पहेलियों की ज़रूरत हमेशा बनी रहती है।
