Ganesha’s Sweet Tooth

By Vandana Sehgal

#BOOKREVIEW27 CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK REVIEW AS A WRITER AND A READER Title:  Ganesha’s Sweet ToothAuthor: Sanjay Patel & Emily HaynesIllustrator: Sanjay PatelGenre: Children’s Picture BookTarget Reader: 2 – 6 years Ganesha’s Sweet Tooth is a light, fun story about how Ganesha broke his tooth and how he made good use of it. There are many…

Rude Cakes

By Vandana Sehgal

#BOOKREVIEW 26 CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK REVIEW AS A WRITER AND A READER Title: Rude CakesAuthor & Illustrator: Rowboat WatkinsGenre: Children’s Picture BookTarget Reader: 2 – 5 years Rude Cake is written by Rowboat Watkins. The book earned Rowboat The Ezra Jack Keats New Illustrator Honor, among others. The New York Times described his Most Marshmallows as “exquisite,” and Pete With…

Get Up, Stand Up

By Vandana Sehgal

#BOOKREVIEW 25 CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK REVIEW AS A WRITER AND A READER Title: Get Up, Stand UpAuthor: Cedella MarleyIllustrator: John Jay CabuayGenre: Children’s Picture BookTarget Reader: 5 -10 years The story Get Up, Stand Up is based on the song by Bob Marley and is adapted by Cedella Marley. Bob was Cedella Marley’s father and…

The Giving Tree

By Vandana Sehgal

#BOOKREVIEW 24 CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK REVIEW AS A WRITER AND A READER Title: The Giving TreeAuthor & Illustrator: Shel SilversteinGenre: Children’s Picture BookTarget Reader: 3 year and up The Giving Tree, written and illustrated by Shel Silversten, is one of the most cherished books of all time. At its heart, it is a story about…

The Day You Begin

By Vandana Sehgal

#BOOKREVIEW 23 CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK REVIEW AS A WRITER AND A READER Title: The Day You BeginAuthor: Jacqueline WoodsonIllustrator: Rafael LópezGenre: Children’s Picture BookTarget Reader: 4-8 Years Have you lived a real world through a book? The Day You Begin just took me into so many situations I had lived in these past few years. The…

Angelina on Stage

By Vandana Sehgal

#Bookreview26 CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOK REVIEW AS A WRITER AND A READER Title: Angelina on StageAuthor: Katherine HolabirdIllustrator: Helen CraigGenre: Children’s Picture BookTarget Reader: 4-8 As the title suggests, Angelina on Stage is a story based on some form of performance and the emotions a stage could bring. Stepping onto a stage stirs feelings of excitement, pride, insecurity, fear,…