Review - Physicians in the Jungle

Title: Physicians in the Jungle
Author: Mini John
Illustrator: K R Raji
Publisher: Tumbi, D.C.Books

Leo the Lion is not a happy king as he is fast losing his eyesight. He declares that the physician who cures him will be made his minister. Fabi the crafty fox tries to cheat his way to success. But in the end it is Billu, the bear who is the hero of the day.

Review - 8 ways to draw an Elephant

Title: 8 ways to draw an Elephant Design: Paola Ferrarotti Publisher: Tara Books 8 ways to draw an Elephant is an interesting mix of Indian Art traditions presented in the most adorable form, the Elephant. Targeted for ages 3 and up, this book presents interesting facts about elephants intertwining it with Indian art forms like Meenakshi, Sohrai, Mata ni Pachedi and more.

The Thirsty Crow Book Review and a Craft

Book Title: The Thirsty Crow and other stories

Publisher: Dreamland publications

A jumbo sized book collection of four Aesop's fables with eye-catching illustrations.

Does the thirsty crow story ever go out of style? This book by Dreamland publications has eye-catching illustrations even for the very young. Its a collection of 4 Aesop fables, The thirsty crow, The groaning mountain, The lion and the mouse, The donkey and the lapdog. Though amn't so happy with the text, the jumbo size and illustrations and quality of the book makes it a must-buy. Especially if you are looking for babies and toddlers.

Ranganna review and a Craft!

Book Title: Ranganna

Author: Arthi Anand Navaneeth

Illustrator: Kavita Singh Kale

Publisher: Tulika Books

Ranganna the little elephant lives near a dhobi ghat. He is captivated by the brightly coloured nails of his friends and wants to paint his toes too! But whoever heard of an elephant wearing nail polish?! The illustrations, which are a riot of colour and energy, make Ranganna one irresistible picture book. 

No, David! Craft (with free printable)

We recently read the amazingly illustrated 'No, David!' by David Shannon, a Caldecott Honor Book. I really liked the book because at times am overwhelmed at the number of unavoidable 'No's I say. The little boy David featured in the book comes to life in this simple color-cut-paste craft.

Frog Craft

This is one of those spur-of-the-moment crafts. My daughter would say let's do a craft and when I ask her what she wants to do, she will say something that comes to her mind at that instant. This time, its a Frog. 

She is about to turn 3 in a couple of months and mostly enjoys gluing and coloring. Though it sounds limited, there is quite a variety in each category. When it comes to gluing, different things give her different experience, like gluing paper, cotton, glitter, sand etc. 

Four Seasons Craft

Pratham Books' StoryWeaver has an option of creating Flashcards. I tried my hands at creating one depicting Four Seasons. You can view it here.

We also made a simple craft to go with this. I gave her shapes of tree, leaves, snowflakes etc cut from Construction paper and talked about the seasons as she glued them,