Karadi Tales | Myth Aunty

Nov 18, 20232 min read

My Grandmother Can't Cook...fun books and meaningful discussions

We’ve been working our way through the three Jarul Book Awards books and MY GRANDMOTHER CAN’T COOK by Indu Balachandran, illustrated by...

Jun 5, 20237 min read

Picture Books that 'Stretch the Table'...Stories about Soups and Stews

When I think of FOOD, I think of ‘stretching the table’... always a place and a bowl for one more. When I think about stretching the...

Oct 17, 20223 min read

The warmth of 'Paati's Rasam'

Food and stories feed my soul. When they are brought together in a book, I firmly nestles in my soft corner. As I read the book ‘Paati’s...

Jun 30, 20213 min read

Letter writing and stories.

"Writing to someone, taking the time to craft each letter, to buy a stamp, to select an envelope, to travel to the post office—none of...

Jun 23, 20212 min read

Thukpa for all

9 July, 2019 Years ago, on one of my trips to Calcutta, a Bhutanese friend took me to a street not very far from my hotel. On this...

Jun 20, 20211 min read

A Tribute to the Fathers on my Bookshelf this Father's Day

There aren’t many picture books in which we notice Father’s, Dad’s, Daddy’s, Appa’s, Abba’s, Papa’s, Dada’s, Pitaji’s or any other name...

Jun 14, 20212 min read

Daisy Dolls

Every once in a while I come across a book that seems so sublime, that I wonder if it was written just for me. I don’t like pegging an...

Jun 8, 20212 min read

Sometimes misfortune can indeed be a blessing.

August, 2020 Sion, an excellent and well-respected fortune-teller, lives in a kingdom just along the Great Wall of China. Everyone went...

May 23, 20212 min read

The Lion's Feast...a romp of a story, an absolute treat.

February, 2018 If an illustrator signs a copy of his book for my students at school, a bias is warranted isn't it? So at the outset, let...