Celebrate books, music and a travelling bookshop’s fifth birthday with one of India’s best children’s choirs, The Harmony Chorus! Date: Saturday, 7 July 2018 Time: 11:00am to 1:00pm Venue: Hippocampus Children’s […]
“YE RE YE RE KOLABA…”
Childhood stories are amazing, especially when grandmothers narrate them. Let me take you back in time to my childhood, which means stepping into a rambling old house that belonged to […]
EDITORAMMA RECOMMENDS ~ #4
The only special need that any child has (or any adult, for that matter) is to be loved and accepted just the way they are. And, if there’s a children’s […]
GREAT LIVES – VERGHESE KURIEN; THE MILKMAN OF INDIA
THE MIGHT OF MILK Ant-E and Buzz-E are great fans of biographies and were waiting for an opportune moment to showcase this gem of a book from their collection on […]
THE VIP WITH A ROSE
As the nation celebrates Children’s Day today, I remember a story of the VIP with a rose. Yes, a very special person in our hearts even today, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru. Five […]
GREY MATTERS: THE DRAWING IS ON THE WALL
I have always wondered how I ended up being an “artist”, among other things. After years of ‘research’, with nearly 20 of them spent as a professional illustrator, I think I […]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, APJ ABDUL KALAM
A chance to meet the President of India? Who wouldn’t be excited, especially when the man was none other than Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam! The morning of the meeting, which […]
GREAT LIVES – MOHANDAS KARAMCHAND GANDHI
Ant-E and Buzz-E have been waiting impatiently for this book ever since a little birdie told them it is in the making! You see, they are privy to inside info […]
CLIMB EVERY MOUNTAIN
Rwanda was our third choice for a quick weekend trip from Lagos during the Salah holidays, after Ngorongoro and Victoria Falls. Since life is often full of practical decisions, a […]
MAHATMA ON MY MIND
This was Bookalore’s theme for the event at the Butterfly Talent Academy. The programme got off to a smooth start as things usually do for us at this venue. We […]
SALIM THE KNIFE-SHARPENER
Remember the time when the knife-sharpener was a regular in the neighbourhood? What fun it was to watch him announce his presence – folks would call out to him and then haggle […]
BOOKALORE AT BTA
An outing at Butterfly Talent Academy (BTA) definitely brings back some fantastic memories for the travelling children’s bookshop. On the morning of 7 December 2013, we were there bright and […]
EDITORAMMA RECOMMENDS ~ #3
As an editor of children’s magazines for over fifteen years now, I’ve often featured interesting pieces on people who are inspiring and who make us feel like anything can be […]
WORLD WILDLIFE WEEK
The well-known naturalist Sir David Attenborough receives hundreds of letters a week from fans of his wonderful wildlife programmes, but he particularly loves those he gets from kids. “There is […]
EDITORAMMA RECOMMENDS ~ #2
“I haven’t been everywhere, but it is on my list,” said the writer Susan Sontag. Mine too, but while I am at it, Siddhartha Sarma’s eclectic, enjoyable book, 103 Journeys, […]