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Let Karadi The Bear Read to Your Child I’ve known about Karadi Tales for almost a decade, but, only recently had the chance to pick up the first of our CD/Book collection for my daughter. I bought a collection of stories about animals narrated by some of India’s most beloved and well-known voices. And here are my thoughts on [...] Tulika’s Treasure Chest of Bilingual Indian Children’s Books Taking advantage of my vacation in Chennai, I recently picked up a bunch of children’s books from Tulika – a publishing house known for its bilingual books. It was such a delight to see so many wonderful, entertaining children’s books in Indian languages and English in one place [...] I’ve said it a zillion times and don’t mind repeating…reading to my daughter(and any other child in the vicinity) is among the most enjoyable parenting experiences I know of! Besides talking about it here, I write about it elsewhere too. My latest article on the topic appears on Everythingmom.com – http://www.everythingmom.com/activities/tips-to-make-books-a-part-of-your-childs-life.html. Indian Cinderella Story You don’t come across children’s stories set in India in American libraries very often. So when we spotted Anklet for a Princess – A Cinderella Story from India at our library, naturally, we were pleasantly surprised and had to check it out. Granted, the book is a little prose-heavy and may be appropriate for [...] Doesn’t Eric Carle Choose Just the Most Peculiar Ideas for His Picture Books? A caterpillar, a spider, a star and a box of plastic ducks. Who would have thought that these and other seemingly mundane themes would become runaway hits, entertaining millions of children around the world for decades? The magic and mystery of Eric Carle Books There’s just something about Eric Carle books that jumps [...] Last weekend we attended a Parent Talk delivered by Dr. Karen Hagberg, one of the senior-most Suzuki piano instructors in America. My knowledge of piano, or western classical music, for that matter is negligible. So I went expecting to understand nothing, but eager to hear Dr. Hagberg’s talk nevertheless since M’s piano teacher spoke very highly of her. I need not [...] Reading opportunities are everywhere. Have you found them? It was Thursday afternoon. After dropping M off at her swimming lesson, I settled into a comfy chair in the lobby with about 30 minutes to kill. I had brought along a magazine to keep me company. As I sat there thumbing through my magazine, other mothers joined [...] Have you ever wondered if a children’s book is right for your child? Or wished you just knew how to pick the best, age appropriate books for your kids? Do you wish you could ‘check out’ children’s books before you actually bought them? The following video may have some answers. Lara Ivey is a reading consultant with Grow up With [...] This is my first experience participating in a Blogathon and the topic is a real treat : Writing and Speaking the Mother Tongue Mother tongue learning and language development are topics that have been on my mind lately and something I’ve only recently begun to read about. So, I am very happy to be participating in this. Thank you, Tulika, for asking [...] |
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