FAVOURITE BOOKS FOR 7 TO 10 YEARS OLD

 

Hello, how are you doing? Enjoying monsoon? We enjoyed it. Sitting in a window, watching rain and reading our favourite books is our afternoon activities. 

We still used to read aloud. My daughter is old enough to read by herself. But sometimes she needs to read aloud or like to have a competition with mummy. And then we both decide to finish as fast as we can. We discuss with details what we both like and don't like. 

Honestly speaking I love to read children's books. In my childhood I didn't get these kinds of books to read. I was in a vernacular medium where our library was filled with Marathi literature and story books. Almost 70 % of the books are in Marathi and hence I didn't find any attraction towards reading. Now though I purchased books for my children but I am greedy for myself.😁

Kids wanted to read what mumma read. (Imitation mechanisms). This one is a plus point for me. In today's post I am sharing our favourite books for 7 to 10 years old.

THE HAWAII HEIST 

The first one is the Geronimo Stilton Series.

The first time I got this book from our bookseller and after reading I was addicted. My daughter was 7 years old and she also loved it. At the back of the book she found the series and asked me to buy it. We didn't find it at the school library and so we asked our bookseller to bring the series which we wanted. Finally we have 6 books in this series. 

About the Book  : 

Geronimo is an Italian mouse who is a journalist. He took a break and was  on holiday at Hawaii.  He and his teammates found someone wanting to steal the precious necklace. Did they resolve this case ? Did they catch the thief? Mysterious and funny at the same time. I love Geronimo. I guess all children love Geronimo.

Highlights of the books : 

▶️ The book is filled with colorful pictures.

▶️ Bold and colourful words (highlighted )which definitely increase your child vocabulary. 

▶️ Simple language and engaging scenes.

▶️ Filled with lots of fun.

THE GOPI DIARIES COMING HOME 

Sudha murty is our favourite granny. We have lots of books of her especially grandma's bag of stories our all time favorites. There is a series of three books in Gopi Diaries. Out of which this one is my daughter's favourite because of Gopi. She scared dogs and I think that is the reason she loves this book.

About the Book: 

Gopi is a dog adopted by the Murty Family. The Gopi diary is all about Gopi's thoughts -  what he thinks? How did he adjust with new family members? It is the voice of Gopi. He tells how he settled down with a new loving family. 

Highlights of the books: 

▶️ language is simple and engaging.

▶️ This book also has pictures which foster the imagination in children. 

▶️ Easy to understand.

DORK DAIRY DEAR DORK 

About the Book: 

Dork Diary is the diary of a girl in middle school. Nikki Maxwell is struggling in her school with a mean girl. She got a sudden interest in student journalism and joined schools newspaper staff. She goes through daily life struggles and finds difficulties in the student journalism journey. However she ended  up as a famous advice columnist who advised students queries. It is filled with lots of fun. 

Highlights of the book 

▶️ It is in diary format. 

▶️ It seems like a middle school girl writing her daily diary. 

▶️ It is filled with lots of doodles and sketches. 

▶️ It is full of fun and describes how girl's lives revolve around family and school. 

▶️ It teaches how she finds a solution to her problems.

A must read for every girl. My favourite.

THE MAGIC OF LOST TEMPLE 

This is another story book by Sudha Murtys. 

This story reminds me of my grandmother. Every word of the story resembles me. How we went to grandma for summer holidays and how she loves us. 

About the Book 

City girl Noony stays with grandmother during summer break. She was surprised to see the slow pace of village life. But she managed to get involved in lots of activities with her grandmother and friends. She learned cycling, papad making and also learned many things regarding plants. She loves to hear stories from her grandma. Noony heard various stories about the temple which existed in her grandmother's village. But nobody saw it because it was lost. It increases Noony curiosity. It is all about How Noony find it ? How was that journey? 

Highlights of the books:

▶️ Easy and simple language.

▶️ It creates imagination in children. 

▶️ Kids can actually see the magic of a lost temple. 

HARRY POTTER AND CHAMBER OF SECRET 

This one is our read aloud book. I used to read while my kids listen and do some art activities. You all know Harry Potter and the series. The magical wizard World is enchanting and filled with thrillers. 

About the Book: 

This is Harry Potter's second year at Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. During this year all pupils get a message on the walls that the chamber of secrets is open and the monster will kill the student who is not from the wizard family. 

How Harry, Ron and Harmoni find the monster and solve this problem bravely.

Highlights of the Book

▶️ JK Rowling book is filled with all magic and wizardry elements.

▶️ Thrilling and engaging. We want to know what happened next? 

▶️ Once you take this book in hand you are bound to turn the page 

▶️ No, you are not going to learn any magic😁

DAIRY OF A WIMPY KIDS 

This one is our least favourite because it is filled with boys stuff (according to my daughter) but I liked it because of humor.

About the Book : 

Greg Heffley and his family lived in their grandmother's basement due to some financial loss. They were supposed to have a holiday tour but they couldn't afford it. The living conditions are boring according to Gerg. Even he can't play with his friends because they are on a trip to Europe. Finally they are  able to find the opportunity to leave their grandmother driveway and explore new places with their RV. This journey is filled with lots of fun and some thrilling experiences.

Highlights of the book : 

▶️ Humor of the book makes you laugh.

▶️ Kids can relate with Grey.

▶️ Filled with fun elements.

▶️ The book in diary form and filled with cartoons.

You can check out this kids book review too.

The tooth Fairy : 

Tractor 

Marathi Book Recommendation: 

This post is a part of #BlogchatterBlogHop 

Question of the day 

Which one is your kids favourite books? 

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MARTHI BOOKS RECOMMENDATION

आजच्या लेखात मी लहान मुलांसाठी मराठी पुस्तकांची माहिती देणार आहे. लहान मुले म्हणजे ६ महिनीच्या बाळापासून ते शिशु वर्गात जाणाऱ्या मुलाकरता ही पुस्तकं खूप उपयोगी आहेत. लेख पूर्ण वाचा आणि शेअर करा parents सोबत. 

आजकाल मुलांना मराठी वाचता येतं नाही. इंग्रजी भाषेत त्यांचं education होते त्यामुळे मराठी भाषेकडे दुर्लक्ष होते. खरेतर आपण parents English books लवकर घेतो आणि मराठी पुस्तके नाही घेत. तसेही लहान मुलांना मराठी पुस्तके आवडतील तसे उपलब्ध पण नाहीत. 

पण शोधले की सगळं मिळते. 

मला सुद्धा ही पुस्तके मिळायला वेळच लागला पण मला खूप आवडली. Especially माझ्या ट्वीन मुलींना सुद्धा. 

तसे हे पुस्तक 1 वर्षांपासूनचा मुलासाठी आहेत. पण तुम्ही लहान बाळाला सुद्धा वाचून दाखवू शकता. जर तुमची मुले शाळेत जातं असतील तर त्यांचासाठी पण खूपच Helpful होतील. जर तुमची मुलं मराठी वाचताना अडखळत असतील तर नक्की हि पुस्तके Helpful आहेत. 

Books : Children 

Gener : Non fiction 

Name : 

१ . बोबु आणि अंड 

२. बालाचा बेडूकमित्र 

३. भोपळ्याची बी 

४. लीला आणि फुलपाखरू 

५. नोना आणि सफरचंदाचे झाड 

Illustration by 

Kanchan Shine and @ Radhika tipnis

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THESE BOOKS 

यात लहान मुल आणि प्राणी आणि त्यांचा birth चित्रातून दाखवले आहेत. आर्ट illustration खूप छान आहे. मुलांना खुप सोप्या भाषेत सांगितलं आहे. 

उदाहरण: 

अंड्यातून कोंबडी कशी येते?

छोटया बी पासून सफरचंदाचे झाड कसे होते?

फुलपाखरं कसे तयार होते?

बी पासून मोठा भोपळा कसा तयार होतो आणि भोपळ्याने तानपुरा कसा बनवतात?

बेडकाची लाइफ सायकल तर खूपच छान आहे. 

Overall, the colourful picture, illustration and small sentences are the main attraction of this book. 

पुस्तक आतून कसे आहे हे इथे बघा. मला आणि माझ्या मुलींना खूपच आवडले आहे. तुम्हाला सुद्धा नक्की आवडेल. 

If you are looking for a Toddler/baby books in marathi then check out these collections.

WHAT I LIKE ABOUT THESE BOOKS 

Illustration is awesome. I am using these books for my babies when they were 12 months old. They still love it. Babies love to see the colourful picture and try to connect with pictures easily. 

For big child who are toddler or started kindergarten will also love it. With illustration kids will easily understand the life cycle of butterflies, frogs, and pumpkin. Small sentence make the story more attentive. If your child is learning marathi then also it will be good options. If you have baby or toddler then you must read aloud them. 

WHAT INSIDE THE BOOK 

Life cycle of Frog, Butterfly, pumpkin, apple , and cock. Everything in marathi. Check out the video here. 

Books are available on Amazon. 

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Book Review : A to Z common disease and Homeopathic Treatment - book by Dr. Surbhi Prapanna

We have fiction, nonfiction books, cookbooks, interior books at our home library. Do we have any medicinal books? I guess apart from the medical people, we do not have a habit to read such kinds of medical books because of the hard language. But this ‘A to Z of common disease and Their Homeopathic treatment’ book is exceptional of such things.

Cover of the book

The book cover has three pictures of common diseases and below are the medicine images. The book cover depicts the content of the book very well.

About the book

This is a complete handy guide of common disease and homeopathic treatment. The author has covered common and uncommon diseases with a brief explanation like causes, symptoms, and cure. It has a total of 26 chapters comprise of 26 types of disease. Each chapter has a detailed explanation that can be read by anyone. The book explains Dr. Surbhi's extensive search and hard work. She has covered a tiny part of each disease. If you are looking for any kind of symptoms of any disease you will get appropriate information in this book.

My take on this book:

a.    We have a tendency to search for each tiny thing on Google. Though we are taking any kind of treatment with the doctor we used to search tablets, symptoms, and cures on Google. If you have this book in your library you will stop using Google. Dr. Surbhi has covered the information which we always looking for. (Homeopathic only).

 

b.    Author has explained each disease and its symptoms in detail with appropriate images.

 

c. The language is used in this book is simple. The medical terms are used wherever required and can be understood.

 

d.      The A to Z common disease books covered every human being from baby to old age people. It has all common diseases like baby colic, hair fall, acidity, stomach ache and many more.

 

e.      This is a quite informative book where you can have medical information. After reading this book you will realize what steps we should take, which things we should avoid, and useful cure treatment.

 

f.        I will recommend every household should have this health-related book which is a handy medical guide.

 

About the Author:

Dr. Surbhi is a homeopathic therapist by profession, writer, blogger, mom of two adorable daughters, creative photographer, and nature lover. She wrote about parenting, health, DIY, cooking with kids, creative activities with kids, education, and many more on her blog. She won many awards for her writing. Her work had been published on various prestigious online platforms.

Her blog: surbhiprapanna.com

Details of the book :

Rating: 5/5

Book Name: A to Z Common Disease and Their Homeopathic Treatment.

Author: Dr. Surbhi Prappana

Genre: Health

Format: E-book

Pages: 141

Available: Free download

Link: AtoZof Common Diseases and their homeopathic treatment

I love this medical encyclopedia, especially of Homeopathy. I am not a big fan of Homeopathy but my knowledge regarding homeopathy is expanded after reading this book. I used to believe homeopathy treatment is a slow process and have a tiny pearl-like medicine. I am glad to know the information of new and the existing health problems like nosebleed, earache, etc and the treatment.  Download it as fast as possible.

There are many interesting free E-books on the blogger chatter Ebook Library. You can download it in PDF and read it. It is a treasure box for a book nerd.

Book Review : The Tooth fairy

Book Title: The Tooth Fairy

How many of you know about the tooth fairy? If your answer is "NO" ask your child, he or she will give out the detailed information.

What is the tooth fairy?

A tooth fairy is an imaginary fairy who comes to collect your kid's fallen tooth. When your child's tooth falls down they have to keep this under their pillow. It is considered that the tooth fairy came at midnight to collect the tooth and in return, she kept some gifts for a child.

 

The cover and title of the book :

The book cover is fascinating to children. It has a colorful fairy house like a mushroom tree and tooth fairy team. The picture is attractive.

What is the story about?

The story began with the 7-year-old boy whose tooth fall and he kept it under his pillow. A tooth fairy comes to collect the tooth and gives out the gift with a beautiful message. How these tooth fairy work so hard and why fairies are worried for kids? All these are described very well in the book.

The tooth fairy has a big team where they used to do a lot of work on teeth and they realize teeth are fragile with holes and hence they give out the sweet message with the letter. 

 

Book Illustration:

😊 Each page has a broad and colorful picture.

😊 At the end of the page, it has only two or three sentences which your child can read it out easily. Especially if your child is in kindergarten.

😊A child will get to know the teeth name like an incisor etc. Everything is described in easy language.

😊 Illustration is so attractive that your child can read it out just by looking at the picture. 

😊 The arrangements of the picture and sentence are simple and yet attractive.

The moral of the Story:

Every story gives out some message. Moral of the story how and why kids need to maintain teeth hygiene.

Kids are more indulging in chocolates and junk food. They are not able to clean their teeth on regular basis and hence the teeth have holes. 

A message was given by these fairies are more effective for kids. They will understand how to clean the teeth? What should they eat? Which food they should avoid? Moreover, she also insists to have frequent dentist visits.

From the child's point of view:

My child is big enough to read out the story. But the child who is in the phase of teeth falling would love to read this story. Every kid loves fairy tales. A child who is learning sight words can read this story. Though there are some big words which we can read out for them. Any child can read this story simply by watching the colorful pictures. 

My verdict:

I love this story. I like this tooth fairy. The book is perfect for the age of 4 to 7 years old. The message of the story is described in a simple way and it is more effective on a child.

Book Details:

Book Name: The Tooth Fairy

Author: Zani Mathoa

Pages: 21

Published  by: MonkeyPen.com

Available: PDF format on MonkeyPen.com (Free of cost)

My Rating: 5/5

 

MonkeyPen.com is the website which provides kids book at free of cost. This PDF storybook can be downloaded free of cost. You can read it online. They have a very good collection of storybooks for every age of the kid. They also have personalized books.

 

Disclaimer: This is my personal opinion. Monkey Pen does not pitch me to write for this. I want to share this site because it is really helpful to many children. It has so many beautiful stories which are free of cost. 

 

 

 

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Tractor : Book Review

Happy December,

I am back after a long break with many exciting activities that we did at home, new tried recipes and more travelling post. Memory flies has a new blog yayyy….we are on word press now so that many of you can be able to communicate with me. However, this post is still on my old blog. I am still learning word press. May be next post on word press….hope so…!!! 

Book Review - How many of you are really found of reading. I am one of the bookworms and so my child is too. I started read aloud with her at eight months. Whenever I want to gift her, I always try to give her a new book and she loves it. Please tell me in the comment section how many of your kiddos love to read.

Tractors - Our favorite book. We read it almost thousands of times. Saee read it with her father, mother and if there is any guest as if her grandfather or uncle, then she told them to read also. We do have tons of book including storybooks, but this is one of our best books.

Written by Stella Maidment and illustrated by Katie Saunders.

I love the illustration part of the book.  It is illustrated in such way that neither a small child nor an adult get bored while reading. I always love this kind of books, which have more picture and small sentences. With the help of pictures child can relate the story. These empower not only child’s imagination power but also improve a vocabulary.

It is all about Tractors. How tractor looks, how it works, who drive the tractors and what are the uses of tractors. More about it explain in such way that it enhance the other learning skills too. It have counting, maze, recognition of farm animals, community helpers and last but not the list picture sequence story.

First two pages explain how tractors look like, how many wheels it has. How many engine it have and how many people seat inside it. How are the tiers of the tractors?  Then there is the question to find out the track of tractor by comparing with other objects. One kind of visual discrimination, as child has to look closely and find out the right answers. Saee’s favorite page shows that tractor can plough the fields. Child has to find out which tractors ploughed the straight line and curved line. She loves to do it repeatedly. 

Counting activity: Tractors carry a heavy loads…lets count how many logs are there. The next page is the picture of community helpers like dancer, doctor, driver, and receptionist. Child has to find who the driver is.  

Maze activity : Tractors carried the hay to the cow and asked the child to help the tractor to show the road. Every child love to do maze…..right!!

Big farm with pictures of farm animals. Tractors digging a big hole for making pond. You can ask the child who will live in that pond.  Is it hen, duck, or cat? Can you show me how many farm animals are there? Can you count and name them?

Find out the bigger, smaller tractors. Last but not the list picture sequence. Saee love to make a story by sequencing the picture in correct order.

I love this interactive books which includes so many skills that child can learn while reading. You can ask number of Wh- questions to your child.  If your child refused to learn counting, maze or reading…get this type of book and start read aloud with your kidddo. I am sure that he or she loves it.

Last part is the question which tractor you would like to drive. There are three tractors so we decide which tractor is belongs  to pappa, mumma and Saee !

Saee did not like the book when we bought it.  In fact, first two month she was not at all ready to open the book. Slowly I started to read it myself and then she likes to read. Now she can read herself with the help of picture. She can able to make a sentence and explain me the story. I cannot express my feeling in words- how you feel when your small child read a book to you. You can only feel it , right mommies!!

 I will recommend must have book in your kiddos library.  

Which is your child’s favourite bedtime book?

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