The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse

By Vandana Sehgal

#BOOKREVIEW #3 CHILDREN’S BOOK REVIEW AS A WRITER AND READER Title: The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The HorseAuthor: Charlie MackesyIllustrator: Charlie MackesyGenre: Children’s Picture BookTarget Reader: 8 years The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and the Horse is one of the best books I’ve read. It is filled with sketches and minimal text…

MY WONDERFUL GRANDMOTHER

By Vandana Sehgal

#BOOKREVIEW #2 CHILDREN’S BOOK REVIEW AS A WRITER AND READER Title: MY WONDERFUL GRANDMOTHERAuthor: Kate KnappIllustrator: Kate KnappGenre: Children’s Picture BookTarget Reader: 3-4 years A book that I could hardly find any problems. I recently wrote a children’s picture book. The project was tougher than writing a book for adults. I can’t write till I…

Edgar Gets Ready for Bed

By Vandana Sehgal

#Bookreview #1CHILDREN’S BOOK REVIEW AS A WRITER AND READER Title: Edgar Gets Ready for BedAuthor: Jennifer AdamsIllustrator: Ron StuckiGenre: Children’s Picture BookTarget Reader: 2-4 years This charming bedtime story is a playful take on Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven, tailored for young readers. Edgar, a mischievous young raven, resists bedtime with an amusingly defiant attitude,…

When Pain Becomes Unbearable

By Vandana Sehgal

I learned life’s bitter truths quite late. Don’t let people walk all over you, my mom kept telling me. After her death, I had no one to talk to. Once, I confided in a colleague about my boss continuously assigning me work. I had to stay long hours in office to finish my work and I…

The Struggle to Form an Opinion

By Vandana Sehgal

I have two confessions to make. One, it was challenging for me to write this blog, even though the subject excited me but for long I couldn’t lead it anywhere. Two, I realised that forming an opinion is becoming difficult for me.   The thing that bothered me the most was my struggle to have…

That Unsolicited Advice…

By Vandana Sehgal

“I am talking to you,” my sister said, snatching phone from her teenager. “I heard. It’s the same old thing…benefits of less screen time. I know it…stop advising me on petty thing,” his sharp words pierced my sister’s heart. _____________ “I was just sharing some information,” said Nikita to her father, who began listing down…