PAHIYON KA JADOO

Another beautiful story, based on the theme of inclusion is Pahiyon Ka Jadoo. Values have been woven in the story in a subtle manner through the characters of Sahil, Priya and her friends. It gives an opportunity to and encourages positive thinking towards our friends.


Reviewed by: Virender K. Chandoria
By Divya Jain

Stories like Chutaku Aur Mutuku, Kaua Aur Hans and Golu And Deepu revolve around a small event, a happening or an object which small children would find very interesting. Events have been explored from children’s perspective. With familiar contexts and character names the stories are situated in contexts that children can relate and identify with.


Reviewed by: Virender K. Chandoria
By Ira Sexena

Golamgol Golmatol which is a relatively long story revolves around a monkey, bear, cat and other animals. There are four to six sentences on each page of the book and the number of words increases in comparison to the other stories. The pictures in the books are vivid and detailed. synchrony between the pictures and the text is established well so that when a reader may attempt to guess/predict what is written the pictures can prove to be a facilitative medium. It is also helpful as it adds to language exploration and enhancement of vocabulary. All the sentences in the books are built out of words that are a part of everyday language use. Spaces between pictures and other language material seem to be allotted liberally. The font of letters and spaces between letters, words and lines are suitable, the quality of the paper used is very good.


Reviewed by: Virender K. Chandoria
By Nilima Sinha

Golu Aur Deepu is a small story with simple language and short sentences. The organization of the text is also conducive to reading young ones as there is one sentence on the first two pages of the book and gradually the number of sentences and words increase from the next page. The illustrations in the story help readers, who are beginners, to comprehend the events in the text.


Reviewed by: Virender K. Chandoria
By Shail Tiwari

Gulab Pari conveys the value of care and sensitivity towards plants. It is a relatively long story with two sisters, Rina and Annu as its protagonists. This story showcases an important idea.


Reviewed by: Virender K. Chandoria
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Twitt-er On A Saddle is a book of little tales with big messages. It is a collection of very short inspirational stories which are centred on the adventures of a globe-trotting sparrow called Twitt-er. Having escaped from his heavy burden of carrying messages on Social Media because computers round the world have crashed, Twitt-er is now ready for some vacations. This little sparrow has adventures which take him to various places across the world, and he sees everything from The Great Wall of China to Singapore. During his travels throughout the book, Twitt-er witnesses incidents through which he discovers the power of timeless values. The stories are well written—they have simple and easily understandable text, and buoyant and ebullient pictures with a dash of humour.


Reviewed by: S. Anupriya