A review of I, Robot, a collection of intellectually stimulating, science fiction short stories by Isaac Asimov, with underlying social messages.

A review of Little Lord Fauntleroy by F. H. Burnett.

19 delightful 5-minute stories featuring snippets from the lives of the much beloved residents of Sesame Street. Perfect for bedtime and bonding.

A review of a lesser known adventure/mystery series by Enid Blyton.

A review of Mythos and its sequel, Heroes. In these books, Stephen Fry delights us with the fascinating stories of Olympian family drama and the exploits of Greek Heroes.

A review of Charlotte's Web by E. B. White,

A review of The Only Story by Julian Barnes. This is a guest review courtesy Arati Luthra Pinto. She introduced me to creative writing, and I am thrilled to have her review a book on my blog.

I had a super proud mama moment this week when my daughter wrote her first book review. I was so touched when I saw what book she chose.

A review of Neel On Wheels, a picture book about the adventures on a wheel chair.

A review of Kittu's Very Mad Day, a story of an outspoken, one-legged young boy from Mumbai, who gets separated from his large boisterous family during a vacation, and is lost in Panna, Madhya Pradesh.

A review of The Listerdale Mystery, a collection of short stories by Agatha Christie.

Vibhuti Cat by Shikhandin familiarizes us with the life of Magesh, a boy, most likely, on the autism spectrum.

The Burning Maze is the third book in the Trials of Apollo Series by Rick Riordan. It is set in the Percy Jackson universe and as expected, is a hilarious and perilous adventure.

A review of The Remains Of The Day, by Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro, in which Stevens, a butler, who once served in a large aristocratic English household, reminisces and analyses the yesteryears, while trying to find his footing in a new world.

Susie Will Not Speak by Shruthi Rao, is a story of Susie, a girl with a lisp. Fed up of being relentlessly teased, Susie keeps to herself. One day a new family moves in next door. Jahan is keen on making friends with Susie, but what will happen when he learns about her lisp? Read on for a detailed review.

Mira The Detective by Pavithra Sankaran, is a collection of three sleuthing exploits of an eight year old girl named Mira. And guess what, it all seems believable. Read on for a detailed review.

A review of The Martian in which, Mark Watney gets stranded on Mars during a NASA mission. At first that sounds like a death sentence, but being a resourceful engineer and a botanist, he comes up with a plan for survival. But will that be enough? Read on for a detailed review.

A review of Sandy To The Rescue, a story in which seven year old Sandy, and his six year old sidekick Aftab, take on the super villain day care owner/manager Mrs. Gupta.

A review of a series of books exploring the adventures and exploits of Steerswomen, who are knowledge seekers, in a world like, and yet unlike our own. The protagonist Rowan gathers information, converts it in to understanding, using logic, to make startling discoveries, even while a powerful aristocratic class do their best to hoard and withhold their knowledge to maintain power over those they rule.

The Hill School Girls are a series of books about life at a girls school in India. Each book of the series is narrated from the perspective of one of the girls and includes their activities and adventures for one term. Read on for a detailed review.

The Ninja Nani Series, by Lavanya Karthik is about a regular grandmother, who turns in to a strangely attired, crime fighting, ninja at night. She is assisted by her grandson, Deepu, in her crime fighting escapades. Read on for a detailed review.

Against All Odds by Ramendra Kumar, is about the challenges faced by adolescent kids, when they have to move to new town. Moving from a big city to a small town is a difficult transition for most teens, but for someone with a deformed half developed arm, things can be far more complicated. How do the twins Kartik and Kavya, tackle prejudiced coaches, hostile classmates, and other hurdles they encounter, in their new school and surroundings? Read on for a detailed review.

The book weaves many historical facts in to a fun filled fictional story, where seven children of Shah Jahan team up, to solve the mystery of the missing Timur Ruby. Who could have dared to steal from the Mughal Emperor? What punishment will the robber face? Read on to find out.

A story of the rise of a civilization of intelligent spiders, while humankind is on the path to annihilation. As odd as a civilization of intelligent spiders may sound, the author has done a great job of developing it, with intricate details of how things would work in such a world. At the climax is the inevitable clash of the two civilizations, but the outcome is likely to surprise you. Read on for a detailed review.

A review of activity books for 3 to 6 year old kids published by Penguin