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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.
This stunning wordless book shows the story of the Sun after it has set in the horizon. Imagined as a young woman, the Sun is fantastically portrayed in all her finery as she returns home. Inspired by Buddhist temples and houses on stilts in the Northeast, she spends time doing beautiful things at home. Then she goes out to meet her friends before going to sleep. Next day, Sun sets out again as the silver moon returns home. The watercolour drawings are exquisite both in their detail and in the expanse of the Sun’s world, beautifully immersing us in it.
The Rooster That Would Not Crow
A delightful book written in zingy verse about a rooster who just wouldn’t crow. The rather flashy rooster, dramatically drawn with long lashes, struts brilliantly through the pages of the book. Perfect for read alouds or dramatization, it’s a fun book to read collectively with lots of sounds thrown in. Various people’s insistence of pinning an identity is lost on the rooster who goes about the day without a care.
This is a happy cozy book about a grandmother, with no issues like illness or death lurking nearby. This grandmother is taking life really easy, after a lifetime of hard work. The little granddaughter watches her along with the family cat, and decides that her grandma is now a cat. Grandma agrees! A series of very sweet pictures and text show us how this is actually so, with grandma even showing off her tiny white whiskers. Here is an endearing elderly woman totally at ease with herself.
Catching the eye at once, every page is covered with detailed realistic illustrations of trees, and quirky characters sprinkled here and there. The protagonist climbs up each tree with weird yet innovative protective gear. A perfect balance of fun and information, where the story keeps you turning pages, but never forgets its purpose — to share interesting facts about common Indian trees.
Armed with a list of suspects and some clues, little Damayanti uses logic and commonsense, mixed in with leaps of inspiration to solve a household mystery. While she works in the classic style of famous detectives, Damayanti’s superpower is snacking and according to her, all good mysteries involve snacks. This fun story is illustrated in an unusual and charming style.
