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Top 8 Picture Books – 2025

January 8, 2026 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I’m not much of a picture book reader, but every year, some gems come my way, gems that I love revisiting before I start a new year of reading. Most of these books were sent to me as review copies, but of course, that doesn’t affect my opinion in any way. In fact, if a […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: 1 2 3 Idlis in a Sambar Sea, Everything Changes and That's Ok, I Am Quiet: A Story for the Introvert in All of Us, Manvinder's Medu Vada, picture books, reading, review, Rosa in a Rush, The Wish Fish, What Could It Be, What Feelings Like Best

Rosa in a Rush

November 13, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Pai’s purple dahlias are missing! Of course Rosa is in a rush–she must find out who stole them. Was it Dona Sylvia de Braganza, who won second-best garden when Pai won the prize for best garden? Or was it Cousin Mario who recently turned his house into a hotel? Rosa must find out! It’s quite […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: books for ages five and six, Hook Books, Nandita da Cunha, Picture Book, reading, review, Rosa in a Rush, Shubhangi Chetan