Dr. Grammar was busy working in his language lab when there was a loud banging on his door. “Who can that be?” he wondered, “It sounds urgent.” When he opened the door, he saw two of the king’s guards standing there. “You have to come with us at once”, said one of them in a…
Author Interview: Nandini Nayar
Last week I shared my review of ‘Where Is Amma?’. This week I’m happy to interview the author, Nandini Nayar. Interview with Nandini Nayar I came across Nandini Nayar when I was researching books for children by Indian authors. I was intrigued by the titles of her books, “Where is Amma?” “How Pranav went to…
Where is Amma? #SaturdaySchool
Have you read, “Where is Amma?” by Nandini Nayar? I am always on the lookout for books for younger children that are relevant. That means it should be fun as well as lead to a conversation between the child and parent. I found one such book recently which reminded me of something that happened to…
Getting Young Kids To Read #SaturdaySchool
In the last post of “Let’s read” we spoke about getting babies to fall in love with books. Today let’s look at how we can start getting young kids to read; kids who are in the first or second grade. At this age the kids are already in school. They are exposed to books and…
Doctor Grammar in the Land of Language
Today we bring you a new character – Dr Grammar. Let’s read about Doctor Grammar in the Land of Language Doctor Grammar wiped his tired brow. He had had a long day. It seemed as if ever word, every part of speech and every tense had problems. He wished he could go home and have…
Author Interview: Kajal Dharod #SaturdaySchool
I’ve recommended My Hopscotch Journey and now I’m happy to share with you my interview of its author, Kajal Dharod. Very often we wonder. What kind of books should I give my kids to read? Should it just be stories? Or should there be an element of learning as well? Today, I want to introduce…