Magnet Max

By Vandana Sehgal

#BOOKREVIEWCHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK REVIEW AS A WRITER AND A READER Title: Magnet MaxAuthor & Illustrator: Monica Lozano HughesGenre: Children’s Picture BookTarget Reader: 5-9 years Magnet Max begins by introducing young readers to Max who loves to explore different objects. His curiosity an enthusiasm inspires his friend Nick to explore their surroundings by testing which objects…

The Three Questions

By Vandana Sehgal

#BOOKREVIEW #CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK REVIEW AS A WRITER AND A READER Title: The Three QuestionsAuthor & Illustrator: Jon J MuthGenre: Children’s Picture BookTarget Reader: 7-10 years The Three Questions (children’s book) written by Jon J Muth is an adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s story with the same name. The characters and examples used in the kids’…

Leave Me Alone

By Vandana Sehgal

#BOOKREVIEW #18CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK REVIEW AS A WRITER AND A READER Title: Leave Me AloneAuthor: Kes GrayIllustrator: Lee WildishGenre: Children’s Picture BookTarget Reader:  4-8 years I am sure we all have said or heard this at least once in our life, leave me alone. The feelings behind it are fear, embarrassment, or even humiliation. Kes…

Maddi’s Fridge

By Vandana Sehgal

#BOOKREVIEW #18CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK REVIEW AS A WRITER AND A READER Title: Maddi’s FridgeAuthor: Lois BrandtIllustrator: Vin VogelGenre: Children’s Picture BookTarget Reader:  4-8 years Maddi’s Fridge is a marvellous book by an author and teacher, Lois Brandt. Every picture book I read stirs emotions, the most prominent one is love, but this book melted my…

THE COOL BEAN

By Vandana Sehgal

#BOOKREVIEW #17CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK REVIEW AS A WRITER AND A READER Title: THE COOL BEANAuthor: Jory JohnIllustrator: Pete OswaldGenre: Children’s Picture BookTarget Reader:  4-7 years Jory John’s The Cool Bean touches on the universal message of kindness and feeling of being left out. The Cool Bean continues the themes of self-acceptance and friendship explored in…

The Most Magnificent Thing

By Vandana Sehgal

#BOOKREVIEW #16CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK REVIEW AS A WRITER AND A READER Title: The Most Magnificent ThingAuthor & Illustrator: Ashley SpiresGenre: Fiction, Children’s Picture BookTarget Reader:  6-8 years The book The Most Magnificent Thing has MAGNIFICENT illustrations and story. It provides life lessons to children to not give up easily, that trying new things is fun,…