Books
When Varsha is not writing or dancing, she’s probably reading a book for children. She reviews books she reads and enjoys.
Ahimsa
Ahimsa has been on my TBR list for a long time and finally, it was my first read of 2021. What a lovely, lovely book. When I started reading it, I was a little…
Lucky Girl
Lucky Girl is a hilarious book. It’s imaginative, wacky and full of surprises. Sumi is a lucky girl. With her pink bed, a window that overlooks the sea, soft toys and a chef for…
Online Reading Programme – Second Edition!
Online Reading Programme – Second Edition!
Registrations are now closed for this reading programme. I was just about halfway through my first reading programme when parents started reaching out to me to check if there will be other batches. Even…
Top 14 Picture Books I Read in 2020
Top 14 Picture Books I Read in 2020
I read so many picture books each year that I’m sure I’ve missed out at least a few that I read and loved in 2020. Also, I find it difficult to review picture books…
Top Six Young Adult Books I Read in 2020
Top Six Young Adult Books I Read in 2020
I’ve already shared two lists of books, but I think it’s important to say – again – that reading levels differ widely, and in multiple ways. For instance, I know that as a child,…
Top Nine Middle Grade Books I Read in 2020
Top Nine Middle Grade Books I Read in 2020
I love middle grade reads, so this is my longest list this year. In no particular order, here are the books to which I gave a five-star rating in 2020. This is a book…
Top Five Chapter Books I Read in 2020
Top Five Chapter Books I Read in 2020
At the beginning of each year, I make a list of books I read and loved in the previous year, and I always begin with the same disclaimer – these books were not necessarily…
Half Brother
About a year ago, I read Kenneth Oppel’s The Boundless. I did enjoy it, but it wasn’t a book that wowed me. I read it, quite liked it and moved on. That’s why Half…
To Night Owl From Dogfish
I love epistolary novels. I think I’ve always loved them; they intrigue me. Off the top of my head, I think about Dear Mrs Naidu, Ketchup Clouds, Daddy Long-Legs and The Night Diary, though…
The Sheep-Pig
A few months ago, one of my publishers, Mango Books, began a series of posts on social media about books authors read when they were young. The book I chose was The Sheep-Pig, a…
