Mama Deer didn't think Dearie would survive. He was very small and weak at birth. She coddled him, kept him warm and, with the help of the herd, made sure that he was safe. Dearie did survive, but the coddling continued as Dearie matured. Too...

Bala-Gala The Brave and Dangerous by Gita V Reddy, illustrated by VC Arts, is a delightful bedtime story for young children. Bala-Gala can be many things – a deer, a crocodile-scaring tiger, a dinosaur, or a monster-defeating dragon or whatever he needs to be. Sometimes...

The Ant Thief: Bed Time Tales 2 by Gita V. Reddy is a children’s story about an ant named Noira. Noira has a problem with stealing things. One day Noira steals a magician’s cloth that makes her invisible when she wears it. She then attempts...

King Neptune's Delite by Gita V. Reddy is a cute story for children set against the backdrop of the sea. Maya, along with her brother Satish and two friends, Raju and Jacob, collected smooth pebbles, driftwood and seashells for Moosa who owns a curio shop,...

Evil lurks everywhere. For Suraj, evil is George, the lab assistant who didn't want Suraj to have access to the labs to catch up on his school experiments. Suraj had been sick for some time and he had missed a lot of school. Working in...

Rangeela Tales: Book 2 by Gita V. Reddy is the next in the series of adventures of Rangeela the parrot and Navjyot who rescues it and wins his trust. Rangeela is an exceptional parrot with special skills and soon he and Navjyot become good friends....

Rangeela Tales Book 3 by Gita V. Reddy is a delightful collection of short stories that revolve around Navjyot, Nimi, Robber, and Rangeela. Navjyot rescues Rangeela, the parrot who has special skills. Instead of going back to his forest abode, Rangeela chooses to live with...

Rangeela Tales, Book 1 by Gita V. Reddy is a delightful storybook for children that revolves around Rangeela, Navjyot, Nimi, and Robber. Navjyot comes to live with his grandfather when his father gets posted to South Africa. His cousin Nimi is already living with his...

Super-Duper Monty by Gita V. Reddy revolves around Monty, a frog who lived in a green, mossy pond with his friends and family. Everyone called him Leapfrog as he was always jumping, hopping, and leaping. One day his jump, hop, and leap took him to...

I love the front cover of Which is P and Which is Q? drawn by illustrator Abira Das, which makes me want to open the book to find out why the girl has a bewildered expression on her face. She is wondering which is p...

Hop and Chomp: A Caterpillar Story by Gita V. Reddy is the adorable story of Hop, a young grasshopper, and Chomp, a caterpillar, who become friends. Hop sees an egg hatch on a leaf one day and the wiggly thing that comes out takes a...