Thursday, March 04, 2010

Our Latest Addictions

The Bullfrog and the Cow: Where the cow inadvertently kills a few bullfrogs while at the pond to drink some water. Mama bullfrog is so angry and wants to take the beast head on. But she has to puff herself up to match the beast in size...  

High in the Sky: Korean folktale. The mother selling Deok (rice cake... reminded me of Idly) and walking through forests and the tiger are all so familiar even in the Indian context. Pattu was upset about the mother being eaten by the tiger :(

Where is Gola's Home: Gola the yak goes house hunting with the help of his friend Muri the eagle. We get to see different habitats and how it suits the creatures that live there.

The Tiny Seed: What a lovely story to convey that certain perceived weaknesses could actually be your strength! Eric Carle's illustrations are wonderful as usual!

Pavo and Cavo: Cute little story of Cavo Pristatus and Pavo Cristatus that says, 'you could pretend to be anything but only for so long... your true colours would show some day'.

The never ending story: Addictive... Pattu just loves the last bit...

Its only a Story: The ant makes spicy curry for its friend the peacock but falls into the hot gravy and dies. Saddened by this, the peacock spreads the grief through the river, mango tree, elephant, crow, the Rani and all the way to the Raja.... and in a reversal of all the mishaps, the ant climbs out of the pot and says, "I'll never make spicy curry again"

9 comments:

Jayashree said...

I like the sound of It's only a story and the tiny seed. Must remember to get them for LG.

Lavanya Sriram said...

I must remember this post of yours when shopping for Jillu :). She doesn't have any of these. The last 4 sound interesting !

Uma said...

Jayashree - These are my favorites too.. yes, go get them...
Lavanya - yes, I keep a list on my phone all the time... it helps.. let me know how you liked these

Hema said...

Very interesting books! Must check them out for V:)

Uma said...

Hema - please do... am sure V would love it!

Tulika Publishers said...

Good to hear you like the books:) Keep the reviews coming...

Uma said...

Tulika - Oh yes, and we have lots more on our shelves right now! Great job!

Anonymous said...

Mam..I have just missed lots and lots of your post...

Uma said...

Anon - Thanks for dropping by... and I'm glad you like being here :)