Enid Blyton

Enid Blyton is easily one of the most popular authors in English for children. Most known for her series such as The Famous Five, The Secret Seven, Malory Towers, The Faraway Tree, her books have enlivened the childhood of many. Though she wrote in the early- and mid-1900s.


Reviewed by: Vinatha Viswanathan
Jerry Pinto. Illustrated by Lavanya Naidu

My Daddy and the Well paints a restful landscape filled with the simple pleasures of childhood—a world that any reader can recognize and delight in. With his lips stained pink with the juice of kokum fruit, the child protagonist takes us through his various adventures while visiting…


Reviewed by: Gulbahar Shah
Aditya Karnik

Which is the tallest tree in the world? Which is the biggest garden in the world? Were peaches called Persian apples? These are just a few of the questions that can be answered by this book. From herbs and spices to forests, from gardens in deserts to gardens on cliffs.


Reviewed by: Aditya Karnik
Meghaa Gupta

Environment is a concern central to all mankind especially in recent times. Nature is the precondition for human life and survival. Given the central position it acquires in our lives, the book, Unearthed: An Environmental History of Independent India by Meghaa Gupta.


Reviewed by: Ektaa Jain Sethi
Aparna Jain. Art Director: Ayesha Broacha

The publication of Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls in 2016 caused quite a stir in the children’s book industry and popularized the vogue of collective biographies written for children, a trend initiated by the  Rad Women series. Many jumped on the bandwagon and soon.


Reviewed by: Padma Baliga