Peanut vs the PianoWe're reading Peanut vs the Piano at two of my book clubs. Peanut, Papad and Pickle. What funny names those are!"I hope their parents named them after their favourite food!" I said. "Not things that were lying around. What if your parents had named you after their favourite foods? What would your names have been?""Fish!" said Zayn. "My name would have been Fish.""Like the dog in At Least a Fish!" someone said.So, Zayn amended, "Fish fries!"Aarav thought about it. "I think I would be called Kalidal Pizza."We couldn't help laughing. And then, he changed his Zoom name to something even more specific - Dal Makhani Four Cheese Pizza.Ira could not think of what her parents would name her. "They like everything!" she complained. Finally, she settled on 'Mutton'. Mutton. That's what she would be called.And Aarya? Her parents like very different things. … [Read more...]
Peanut vs the Piano
Peanut is such a lovely character!Peanut thought she enjoyed playing the piano. But with piano exams around the corner, piano practice is just one more thing added to an endless list of things she has to do when she would rather play outdoors. Soon, she begins to think of the piano as a big, brown monster. Even worse is that she simply cannot understand what her piano teacher means when he tells her to play with feeling. How is she supposed to play with feeling when the only thing she's feeling is hungry?Humour and excitement come together in this lovely little hOle book. Here's what we'll do with Peanut Vs the Piano at my reading programmes! Likes and Dislikes As this is the first book we will be reading at the February edition of my reading programme, talking about what we like and dislike is a fun way to begin. I often find that talking … [Read more...]