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Varsha Seshan

Manvinder’s Medu Vada

May 23, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Manvinder’s Medu Vada by Riddhi Maniar Doda and Vinayak Varma had me chuckling at each page! I could completely identify with Manvinder, who refuses to eat something that doesn’t look like it’s supposed to look! As a child, I had a problem with the same food–vadas. How could it be a real vada if it […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: books for ages five and six, Hook Book, Manvinder's Medu Vada, Picture Book, reading, review, Riddhi Maniar Doda, Vinayak Varma

The Wish Fish

January 22, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Would you believe in a fish that could grant wishes? Namita wants to, but … The Wish Fish by Lesley D. Biswas and Aratrika Choudhury is a charming story set in a small village in the middle of a big mangrove forest. Namita’s father is a fisherman, and Namita loves to help her father pick […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Aratrika Choudhury, books for ages five and six, Hook Book, Lesley D Biswas, Picture Book, reading, review, The Wish Fish

Gawa’s Bag of Good Regards

January 21, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Lots of adults I know hated the question What do you want to be when you grow up? I know I loved it as a child. I had so many dreams, and I loved talking about them. Sometimes, I delude myself into believing I always wanted to be a writer, but an old, old diary […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Anushka Ravishankar, books for ages five and six, Canato Jimo, Gawa's Bag of Good Regards, Hook Book, Picture Book, reading, review