2103rd BLOG POST
9th Book
of 2024
As soon as I
started reading the new series of book “Tales of Different Tails”, I couldn’t
stop and I have already completed 3rd book of the same back-to-back.
The series is meant for kids but I can vouch it for everyone that you’ll enjoy
reading it even when you are a full-grown adult. Haha! The stories are unique
despite having the same characters in all its books. Similarly, it makes you
feel nostalgic as well.
Inspired
by their regular trips to the zoo and the animals they observed, the authors
have teamed up with Sonalika Publications to create this series. They contend
that even though human beings have undergone extensive evolution over
millennia, there is still a hint of our ancestral monkey-like traits in all of
us.
The first book in
this series was named “Introduction” as it is literally the introduction of
this series on how the main five characters of this book came together. The 2nd
book is named “Friends” which narrates one of the tales which describes their
friendship. The 3rd book that I have just finished is named
“Investigation” which is a funny take on how these friends overthink and
overanalyze sometimes.
A standout aspect
of this book is its innovative dual-language format, where stories are written
in both English and Hindi on the same page. This method is an excellent tool
for teaching children both languages and demonstrating how the same concepts
can be expressed differently yet correctly in each language.
The story is
authored by Annant Mittal and his mother, Surbhi Mittal, with Diya Mittal also
contributing as a co-author. The book is adorned with numerous illustrations by
Sachi Shukla, who has brought the animals to life with an animated style
reminiscent of television, aiding children in recognizing and connecting with
the characters.
The authors have
thoughtfully named the animals, giving them a human-like quality. This story is
very different than the other two stories in this series as it is more an
enjoyment read without any messaging as such. Rather than teaching anything
about life lessons, this story helps the young readers understand about the
different nature of plants. It introduces us with a new type of carnivorous
plants which eats insects as well. The investigative nature of the friends are
nicely described and how one of them knowing the fact doesn’t hide it from
others but help them learn it. Reading such camaraderie among the friends is a
great delight and pleasing element of the story.
The book mentions
few difficult words used in both the languages in the end along with their
meaning for increasing the vocabulary of the young readers. There are exercises
where the words are jumbled up which the readers will have to correct. There’s
a coloring exercise as well where the readers get an opportunity to paint two
of the main characters of this series.
Author also
introduces the concept of shadow hand puppets where we can make some signs with
our hands and an image of an animal shall reflect on the wall through the
shadow. The last exercises helps children match animals with their respective
babies and find the heavier animal of all listed on the page.
Overall, this is a good read and I give this book 3.5 stars out of 5.
Thanks!
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