We are vacation ready! How about you?
Our entire book haul from @bookberries_india. Always grateful for the wonderfully curated collection.
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Of magic, friendship, gifts, toys, dreams and destiny - I had a wonderful read aloud session this Christmas with a curious and energetic bunch of children.
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Only months after my second delivery, I gathered some enthusiasm to host an offline session and read some lovely books with the kids. The feeling was just awesome! 🥰
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We read an adapted version of the classic "The Nutcracker" and also Enid Blyton 's "Bunny's first Christmas". Since it was with younger children I added some fun activities in between to hold their attention and engage them throughout. They colored a nutcracker and then played some Christmas bingo which sure was a hit!
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We also discussed some trivia about Christmas eve, godfather, ballet, boxing day etc and the curious lot ensured I never had a dull moment during the session 😀.
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Hoping to have many many more such sessions and spread the joy of books and reading to as much children as possible! ❤
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So what did you read for Christmas this year?
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'Tis the time of wishlists and gifts, no? I was randomly going through my Amazon wishlist and felt like sharing the "books" list here.
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There are books that you would want to buy for yourself or your kids right away. And then there are books that you think that don't fit the bill so forget about them. But there are also books that look appealing, might be bestsellers or could be recommended by someone you look up to. You might want to buy them but just not yet.
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This list shows some of the books I have kept in that zone - the ones that I felt like buying but somehow not bought it till date. This is a list that I opened years ago and keep updating till date - there are some books that I have deleted from this too (may be they turned out unappealing after a point).
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What's on your (book) wishlist?
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Are you a fan of pop-up books? Me, not really. But this one is a collectible!💝
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We don't have many pop-up books at home. We do have some lift the flap books but not really pop-up ones.
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As my daughter's birthday was approaching, she expressed that she wishes to have a garden themed party. And I thought that apart from the decor and cake, it would be nice to gift her something aligned with this theme. My mind went racing - garden, jungle, fairyland, enchanted, wonderland and.... Alice in wonderland. How wonderful it would be to gift my little girl the classic Alice in Wonderland book on her 6th birthday? 😍
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Honestly, I have never read the classic because I have never been a book person in the first place. But I know about it for sure. I started hunting for the best versions and landed upon this - a sure-to-win, collectible-worthy, pop-up version by the amazing author, illustrator and paper engineer Robert Sabuda .
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These pictures and videos definitely don't do justice to the intricate designer piece this book is, it is purely magical. Going through the pages you might feel this is some kind of sorcery 😄.
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Robert Sabuda has a series of popup books and they are all beyond amazing. Are they pricey? Of course, yes. The price is the appreciation that we give this masterpiece. Anyways, aren't good quality toys and anything related to children expensive these days? I might as well spend that money on a classic collectible book, especially for her birthday.
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It might be quite sometime before she actually starts reading the book. She might want to go through the pages admiring the artwork for a while and then slowly understand it is in fact a book with an actual story! But it is good value for money then, no? 😅
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Literacy and print awareness - we must have heard about this from a lot of people including storytellers, Literacy coaches and many others who talk about raising readers and book lovers. It is apparently a very important pre-literacy skill for children learning to read and write.
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But what exactly is it? How does it help? And how do we know if our child has it? I might not be the best person to answer these questions. But I know this much that my child has a good understanding of this skill.
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Featured in this reel is a handmade book - a first - made by my daughter who is turning 6 next month. My only contribution to the whole process was to punch those holes and tie them together using a thread! It was conceptualized, written and illustrated solely by her. Yes it has its beautiful flaws including spelling mistakes but they will fix themselves as the child grows :)
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What have we done for her to understand this? Absolutely nothing apart from reading a lot of books since she was an infant. And I unknowingly kept reading out loud the author, illustrator and the publisher of each and every book to her. She knows that every book is a brain child of real people and the words and pictures work together to bring alive the content of the book. That's all! 🙂
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Come and join me tomorrow for a unusual Christmas story about a beastly little boy!
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Why does Bradley Bartleby want to trap Santa? Does he succeed in doing that? Or does Santa have a chance?!
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Let's have a fun read aloud of this book at 6.30 PM IST on Thursday, 9th December over Zoom. Suitable for children aged 5 - 8.
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To register, please DM or contact on 8095559933.
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I am very excited and am sure these books will keep the little ones engaged and excited too!
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This month, let's make children feel and enjoy the spirit of the season with.... books!
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Interactive LIVE read aloud session with fun discussions guaranteed!
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Please visit the link in bio to register or contact (+91) 8095559933 / [email protected] for more details!
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Artists on Instagram and around the world are celebrating #folktaleweek2021 (15 to 21 November) and I wanted to take inspiration from that for this week's video.
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The Magic Powder - a folktale from Myanmar is a delightful tale that in a hilarious and witty way emphasizes the power of hardwork and effort. Published by Pratham Books' StoryWeaver , this book has been enjoyed in our house for quite a while now.
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To watch the whole narration video in English and / or Tamil, please head to the channel (link in bio).
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This is a video very close to my heart. A project that I instantly connected with yet hesitated a bit wondering if I will be able to do it. It is a short video presenting Thirukkural and it's salient features to the big wide world.
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The video was originally made for the Indian Language Storytelling Mandala project of @bigbuddyworld as an initiative to increase regional/ mother language footprint in the country. I had to choose from a regional work and feature it in the video.
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But I wanted to feature a prominent work from the regional Tamizh literature that children and adults can relate with. So my first and only choice was thirukkural - for its versatility and ahead-of-its-times nature. I did talk about it in Tamizh but I made sure I added English subtitles so that it could reach beyond the tamizh-speaking population.
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If you are interested in watching the whole 11 minute video, please head to the channel (www.youtube.com/c/goyatales/).
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Wishing all the lovely little ones a happy children's day today!
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It is #showdaysunday for Goya Tales after a very long time - months infact - and I don't want to jinx it by saying 'back with a bang'. 😄 But I hope to be more consistent from now on... 🤞
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When Bholu Came Back - by Kavitha Punniyamurthy and Niloufer Wadia published by Tulika Publishers is a delightful desert tale. It transports you to the sands of Rajasthan through the heartwarming storyline and bright and lively illustrations.
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To watch the whole narration in English and / or Tamil, please head to the channel (www.youtube.com/c/goyatales/). Happy watching!!!
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Diwali or Deepavali is a festival which is celebrated in India with much fervor. The legend behind the festival extends beyond Ramayana and there are many pertaining to various regions.
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I am sharing the story of how narakasura was defeated which is the reason of celebrating Deepavali in South India, especially in Tamil Nadu.
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To watch the narration in English and/or Tamil, please head to the channel (www.youtube.com/c/goyatales).
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Wishing you all a light filled Deepavali/Diwali!!
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