Every month we share books other parents have ordered and recommended! That’s the beauty of peer to peer recommendation :). Do go through the post (that keeps getting updated) and don’t go through FOMO as we keep sharing deal alerts on the same!
BOARD BOOKS
TARGET PUBLICATIONS 30 Basic Good Habits Book for Kids | Manners Book Inculcate Kindness, Discipline, Fitness and Exercise | For 2-6 yrs
Look Out! Hungry Lion: The brilliantly fun new lift-the-flap animal board book series. There are other books in this Look Out! Hungry Animals series.
Hey Duggee: The Colour Badge Board book
There are lots of helpful books for babies and toddlers in the HEY DUGGEE SERIES.
PICTURE BOOKS
NEW RELEASE! Priya Mistry and the Paw Prints Puzzle by Babita Sharma and Ali Pye for 3-6 years (32 pages)
Rosie Is My Best Friend by Ali Pye
Scissorella: The Paper Princess by Claire Helen Welsh who has authored many recommended books!
The T-Rex Who Lost His Specs! for 3-6 years (32 pages) by Jeanne Willis – the author of many many many recommended books! Susan Laughs by the same author, is a book about a girl in a wheelchair that has been on Asha’s wishlist for a long time!
The Perfect Shelter by Claire Helen Welsh for 3-6 years
Happy as a Hog out of Mud by Sean E. Avery for 3-8 years. Payal and Rajveer have this one. In her words, “This book makes Rajveer laugh! It’s about this super sophisticated, mud-disliking hog who is different from other hogs and wants to find a more sophisticated bunch to hang out with.
Won’t give away the end but its a humorous story that touches upon being different and finding where you belong as well as friendship.
This hog’s sophisticated tastes and language are bound to bring a smile to your little one’s faces. The illustrations are quirky and fun as well.
Charlesworth Oinkington is one fancy and memorable warthog because he’s unique for sure.”
Mari’s March by Lavanya Karthik. Quoting Achu: “This book focuses on the migration of elephants in search of water bodies. The story follows the journey of a young elephant named Mari and her herd as they respectfully navigate various challenges in search of food and water during the dry season.”
It Was You, Blue Kangaroo by Emma Chichester Clark recommended by Divya Alamelu for a book on learning to not blame others unnecessarily.
The Best Idea of All by Varsha Seshan (56 pages)
Legend Of The Flute Player for 6-9 years (48 pages)
Oxford Reading Tree books (they are levelled)
Oxford Reading Tree – Biff, Chip & Kipper books
EARLY CHAPTER BOOKS
Flying Fergus 3: The Big Biscuit Bike Off for 5-8 years (128 pages). There are other books in the Flying Fergus series.
Bad Panda: The Cake Escape for 6-9 years (156 pages). Amardeep has this one and says it’s excellent! There are lots of other books in this BAD PANDA series.
GO MO GO: DINOSAUR RACE! for 5-7 years (96 pages). GO MO GO is a series!
Wisha Wozzariter by Payal Kapadia (80 pages)
Cluey Louise Treasure Hunt by Lisa Thompson for 5/6-8 years (80 pages). Mona has shared her 6yo’s read aloud and an inside page here in the fb group. She mentions that the font size is bigger so easier to read and the books have black & white illustrations.
There are lots of books in this Cluey Louise series.
Raja Balushahi And Rani Rasmalai In Mithaspur by Prashant Pinge (144 pages). There are many other books by this author. Another book by him that we all love is ADVENTURE ON WHEELS. Some more include:
The Mystery Of The Missing Archaeologist: A Panchgani Detective Club Adventure
A TREASURE TROVE OF TIMELESS TALES by Shobha Tharoor Srinivasan (128 pages)
The Lego Animation Book: Make Your Own LEGO Movies! for 7 years+ (216 pages)
The Railway Cat by Philip Ardagh and illustrated by Rob Biddulph for 6-9 years (176 pages). There are other books in The Nine Lives of Furry Purry Beancat series.
The Met Mystery at the Museum: Explore the Museum and Solve the Puzzles to Save the Exhibition! (DK The Met) for 7-11 years (64 pages).
There are other books in DK the Met series.
There is another series called DK What the Artist Saw for 7-9 years
NON FICTION
For a query on Rocks, Minerals, Fossil Fuels:
What’s So Bad About Gasoline?: Let’s Read and Find out Science – 2 (4-8 years)
Let’s Go Rock Collecting: Let’s Read and Find out Science – 2 (4-8 years)
Little Kids First Big Book of Rocks, Minerals & Shells for 5-6 years (128 pages)
Hand-On Geology Fossils And Rocks And Minerals for 6-8 years (64 pages)
THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS CHAPTER BOOK #20: ROCKY ROAD TRIP for 7 years+
THE SCIENCE OF: ROCKS & MINERALS (32 pages)
DK Pocket Eyewitness Rocks and Minerals: (160 pages)
Scholastic Discover More: Rocks and Minerals (256 pages)
CHAPTER BOOKS
Paddington the movie for 8-14 years (176 pages)
The Adventures Of Harry Stevenson 2 by Ali Pye (224 pages). Ali Pye has authored & illustrated many interesting picture books as well.
The Last Kids on Earth for 8-12 years. This too is a series with lots of books and even booksets available.
Fluffy and Me: True Story of True Friends (296 pages)
Samantha Spinner and the Spectacular Specs: 2 for 8-12 years (432 pages). There are other books in this series.
FOR TEENS/YA
The Good Girl’s Guide to Murder: Book 1 (A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder) by Holly Jackson
The Reappearance of Rachel Price: by Holly Jackson The Sunday Times and New York Times global bestseller from TikTok author of the Year and bestselling author of A Good Girls Guide to Murder for 14 years+ (448 pages)
All of Holly Jackson’s books can be found here.
Days at the Morisaki Bookshop : A charming and uplifting Japanese translated story on the healing power of books for 16 years+
ACTIVITY BOOKS
PUZZLE QUEST BOOKS for 6-9 years but will be enjoyed most by 7-8 yos. Neil has 2 and he is going completely bonkers over them!
Puzzlooies! The Last Donut: A Solve-the-Story Puzzle Adventure for 7-11 years (80 pages). There are lots of other books in this Puzzlooies! A Solve-the-Story Puzzle Adventure series.
History Puzzles for Smart Kids by Vinita Zutshi (160 pages). These are brain teasers (100 of them!). Includes: Crosswords
Match the Columns
Word Search
Fill in the Blanks
Scrambled Words
Spot the Error
Crack the Code
Solve the Riddle
Odd One Out
In the same series: Science Puzzles for Smart Kids
Geography Puzzles for Smart Kids
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