STORIES: 4/5 ILLUSTRATIONS: 4/5 WRITING STYLE: 4/5 CHARACTERS: 4/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 AGE: 7 to 10 years Having recently read Ambushed by Nayanika Mahtani, I decided that I will start reading more books in the children’s fiction category. Soon to follow was The Jungle Book by Rudyard Kipling and now recently I got the opportunity […]
Ambushed | Nayanika Mahtani | Book Review
PLOT: 4.5/5CHARACTERS: 4/5WRITING STYLE: 4.5/5CLIMAX: 4/5ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4.5/5 It is a well-known fact that Tigers are an endangered species now and steps have to be taken to ensure that our coming generations also get to feel the joy of seeing those marvellous black stripes painted on the most lethal animal man has ever known. Tigers […]
The Road to the Bazaar | Ruskin Bond | Book Review
THEME: 4/5 CHARACTERS: 3.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 4.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 4/5 “The Road to the Bazaar” is one of the lesser-known works of the famous author Ruskin Bond. I stumbled upon this book in the kindle unlimited section and upon seeing the cover and reading the blurb, I immediately downloaded it. This year I have had […]
The Stonekeeper’s Curse (Amulet #2) | Kazu Kibuishi | Book Review
STORY: 4/5 BOOK COVER: 4/5 CHARACTERS: 3/5 ILLUSTRATIONS: 3/5 ADVENTURE QUOTIENT: 4/5 As in my earlier review, I told that a monster takes away the children’s mother and the story of book one about how the children saved their mother from the monster. This book is a continuation of the book one of the Amulet […]
I’d Rather Read: Your Favourite Authors on their Favourite Books | Book Review
CONCEPT: 4/5 EXECUTION: 3.5/5 WRITING STYLE: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 Childhood is the time when we are free to pursue our interests without any hindrances and stress. There is no burden and there is no pressure. It is this time when we form our own delicate opinion of the world and its ways and hence […]
Poly-Trap | Nita Ganguly | Book Review
Poly-Trap is the story of Wiley. Wiley is a baby sea horse who joins his mother to explore the sea and life beyond their little home. Wiley is new and curious to the outside world and he asks a number of questions to his mother to find out as much as possible about this new […]
Ariel Bradley, Spy for General Washington | Lynda Durant | Book Review
Ariel Bradley, Spy for General Washington does a very good job of teaching a little bit of history to the kids while inculcating some good reading habits in them. The book also inspires the children to feel patriotic and serve their motherland (in this case The United States of America) like Ariel Bradley did when […]
A Tale of Two Daddies | Vanita Oelschlager | Book Review
A Tale of Two Daddies is meant for children who have just started reading and are trying to hone their reading skills. The language is simple and easy to understand. There is a maximum of two lines per page and all of the text is written in a rhyming way. For example, a page reads […]
A Tale of Two Mommies | Vanita Oelschlager | Book Review
A Tale of Two Mommies is a sweet little book meant for children who have just started reading. There are maximum one or two lines per page. The language is also simple and easy to understand. PAGES: 24 AGE: 4-6 years The book is really small with just about 24 pages. I got to read […]
Sing Freedom! | Vanita Oelschlager | Book Review
Sing Freedom is meant for children between the ages of 7 to 10 years. PAGES: 36 AGE: 7-10 years The book has a total of 36 pages. Most of these pages contain 4 to 6 lines of text each. The language is kept simple and understandable. All the pages are accompanied by beautiful illustrations. STORY: […]
Manga Classics: Great Expectations | Charles Dickens | Book Review
ADAPTATION: 3.5/5 ILLUSTRATION: 3.5/5 APPEAL: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 Manga Classics: Great Expectations is my second one in the Manga Classics series initiative which attempts to popularise the age-old timeless classics among a new set of readers by adapting them in the Manga format. This initiative started by Udon Entertainment and Morpheus Publishing is indeed […]
Manga Classics: Emma | Jane Austen | Book Review
ADAPTATION: 3.5/5 ILLUSTRATION: 4/5 APPEAL: 3.5/5 ENTERTAINMENT QUOTIENT: 3.5/5 Jane Austen does not need any introductions as she is the one who has inspired most readers of yesteryears and today, and one who will continue to be a source of inspiration for the readers of the future. It is true that since her time, the […]