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This week we are not recommending a book for children but for the parents. We are not recommending, we are asking you to go right away to your laptop and order it. This is not optional for either of the two, but it is definitely mandatory for the fathers.

How your home environment, your relationship with your spouse, your relationship with yourself self, your everyday actions, your words, your eyes, your hands impacts your child, find some subtle and some straight hints in this poignant story.

It is a story of a boy who can speak but chooses not to speak. His throat is choked with pain because of all the he listens from his family especially the father.

Sometimes we wonder and frustrate why our children are not talking to us. May we can find their voice in this book.

We wish you luck on this journey. As difficult as it may seem, it is also the most fulfilling we cannot deny.

“Sometimes the bravest thing you can do is ask for help.”-C.Connors

This week 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 dyslexic child Ally, the story gradually moves beyond her and presents the panoramic view of the life of students in middle school.

Every class has a bully, a follower, a nerd, a rebel, a not so intelligent struggler. As one reads, it is interesting to reflect which role we play in our school life. Or maybe we become different people in different situations. The book will make kids question what kind of person they want to be. Also, are they ready to ‘alter’ themselves to fit in or do they have the courage to be who they are and ‘stand out’?

There is an uncanny similarity between the book and our homegrown movie Taare Zameen Par. The first instinct is to find which came first. Apparently, the book came 8 years later! Yet, they both have their own place and own way of presenting the insights into the world of children.

It will be a good idea to snuggle in the quilt to read the book with your child. Your child may have a lot to share as s/he reads along and we are sure you would like to be around to listen. Those eureka moments will be the best Christmas and New Year gifts you could ever exchange!

Let’s not aim to make our children genius but C-O-U-R-A-GEnious! For age 10+