Book Review – ‘Ranji’s wonderful bat and other stories’ by Ruskin Bond
Apr 18, 2016Divya Purandar
Come summer, here come summer vacations and come summer vacations and it is summer camp frenzy time. Yes, given the ever busy work schedules of parents, ever diminishing safe, open spaces for...
Women’s Day Special – Book Review – “Big Hero size zero”
Mar 08, 2016Divya Purandar
Every year around this time, we find numerous write-ups and discussions in the media, symposiums and talks in educational institutions, and musical/cultural events revolving around what has now...
Differently abled not disabled – Two books for children on this theme
Feb 10, 2016Divya Purandar
Ira Singhal, a differently-abled woman topped last year’s IAS exams and has become a youth icon for everyone, including people with disabilities. On the other hand, a differently-abled...
Book Review – Amar Chitra Katha series “Param Vir Chakra – The Ultimate Honour”.
Jan 09, 2016Divya Purandar
We step into the New Year with a mixed note of hope and horror, given the recent terrorist attacks at the Pathankot Airforce station that shocked the nation. In the combing operations that followed,...
What I learnt from this book – “All You Need is Love – The Art of Mindful Parenting” by Shelja Sen
Dec 31, 2015Swati Nitin Gupta
Sometime back I received a book to read and review. It was an interesting book on parenting. Before you reach a conclusion and think “Oh no! Not another guidebook on parenting,” let me tell you...
Book Review – “Reignite Scientific Pathways to a Brighter Future” by Dr.A.P.J Abdul Kalam
Dec 11, 2015Divya Purandar
Today’s kids are sure of what they want and what they don’t…don’t they? The current generation of kids seems to be a lot more uninhibited and daring than we were…and why shouldn’t they...
Book review: ‘Amma, Tell Me’ series, age group: 3-9 years
Nov 09, 2015Divya Purandar
No matter which part of India you are in, it’s hard to ignore the festive spirit this season brings in! With numerous mini-festivals and religious events lined up during the period between...
Book Review: The History Mystery Series by Natasha Sharma, for tweens
Oct 09, 2015Divya Purandar
For today’s kids, it’s all about packaging! Be it food, school, homework or daily routine activities…….they have to be jazzed up and made fun for them to want to do them! Well…we parents...
Book Reviews: Great non-fictional works for children aged 10+
Sep 09, 2015Divya Purandar
Children are constantly hungry for information and look to us parents for answers on science, history, religion and the workings of the world around us. During those relentless Q and A sessions,...
Book reviews: Children’s books by Ramendra Kumar, for age groups 2-5
Sep 07, 2015Kritika Srinivasan
Here are some delightful books for children, written by Ramendra (Ramen) Kumar, who is also a Blogger for ParentEdge. Ramen is an award-winning writer for children and young adults with 27 books to...
