Author – Roopa Pai Those who are 12+ you can be on your own like most of the things in your life while those you are younger can seek the assistance of their parents in reading. I took a month to pick this book and the full version of Gita I bought from Iskon is […]
Author – Lynda Mullaly Hunt Recommended for children 10+ “Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is ask for help.”-C.Connors We are not recommending but literally begging you to pick the book right away. Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt is a must read for every child. Revolving around the struggles of a […]
Author – Mark Haddon Recommended for children 11+ Probably one of the longest titles, probably one of those books with layers and layers to peel. You begin reading it as a mystery novel only to find yourself neck deep in human emotions. Written in first person, you unravel the world through the eyes of Christopher […]
Author – Katherine Applegate Recommended for children 9+ Crenshaw is not a children’s book. To label it like that would mean limiting its depth and impact. I have always believed instead of self help, read Children’s books if you want your mind to open up and create new possibilities. The number of layers we deposit […]
Author – Eleanor Coerr Recommended for children 10+ This 60-page book brings out the aftermath of the atom bomb thrown on Hiroshima during World War II. Through the true story of a twelve-year girl Sadako, we come to know how children who were not born or had no memory of the heinous attack in 1945 […]
Author – Michelle Obama Recommended for children 13+ and all adults. All the way while reading ‘Becoming’ by Michelle Obama, I debate in my head shouldI recommend the book to children. Where I sat in awe, sucked into it and inspiredevery moment, I wondered are children ready for it? Why would they care that afterlooking […]
Narrated in the name, form and shape of demons, One Hundred Demons by Lynda Barry is the most unique autobiography I have ever read. After reading, it seems the most natural way of looking back at your life. Is it not demons we all live and grow up with? Technically it is not an autobiography […]
A light in the Attic by Shel Silverstein Imagine… A walrus with braces or birthday candles on a wrapped snake! A hippo trying to fly or an anteater eating an ‘aunt’ instead of an ant! A girl shaking a cow to make a milkshake or using an Eel for a Hula hoop! Shel Silverstein’s whacky […]
The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo To have a lion as a pet is unfathomable but Michael Morpurgo in his classic style weaves another magical tale of love and compassion. Filled with loneliness, Bertie finds companionship in a lion cub. The endearing relationship full of play, long walks, conversations and hugs goes on to become […]
Iqbal by Francesco D’Adamo Barely thirteen years of age, he rescued hundreds of children from child labour. The story of Iqbal Masih is the story of magic. A magic called human spirit. The magic we all have within us, but few believe in it and put it to use. Living in a world, where we […]