Our mouse has certainly been making the news in recent times. Read these two reviews to know more about the Mouse Stories! The Hindu writes: ‘Theatre company Evam deserves appreciation for its professionalism in picking the right voices for the stories. Karthik Kumar, narrator, has done a commendable job, conscious of the young minds for whom…
We don’t really want our kids falling asleep to depressing lullabies like ‘Rock-a-by Baby’, do we? Lines like ‘When the bough breaks, the cradle will fall. Down will come baby, cradle and all!’ are just plain cruel! Especially when we have a treasure trove of beautiful lullabies in Indian languages that celebrate babyhood in all…
Read Part 1 and Part 2 of our discussion on why children should read. We’re having a truly fabulous debate on the subject. Join us! What do the writers say? aravindadiga Hello, Karadi Tales. I began by reading what my mother loved to read & I hope all children start off that way. Cheers, Aravind ranyamanivannan Above all, to open minds. As a…
In our previous post, we asked you to help us come up with answers to the question, ‘Why should children read?’ Your responses have been overwhelming!Here are 20 of the numerous responses our Twitter feed came up with (in no particular order): anushankarn because books can stimulate imagination while TV and internet leave no room for it….…
Our CEO, C. P. Viswanath says: At a recent interview on a television channel, I talked about the importance of nurturing the reading habit. At the end of the programme, the producer of the show asked me if I really believed what I said. His point was this – when television and videos can communicate…
Our friends at Evam blog about their experiences with the Mouse Stories once again. This time, Sunil Vishnu K., CEO at Evam, talks about his own personal experiences dealing with all the people who came together to make this series happen – and it sounds like he had a ball! Read the post here. We…
Rupa Raman is a mom and a blogger. At Baby Loves Books, she writes about the wonders that can be brought about by the simple act of reading to your child. Her writing is beautiful and balanced – and we’ve been fans of her blog for ages. She writes about her experiences with audiobooks from…
Here’s what our friends at Evam have to say! Ok! Boys and girls! Here is the lateshht from evam … introducing our new friend to all of you – “the mouse”… and please don’t mistake him for an ordinary mouse… though this friend of ours may seem like a “mouse next door” but get closer…
When there’s a mouse in your house, what do you do? a) Call the exterminator? b) Set a mouse trap? c) Start reading! When our mouse is in your house, we suggest option c! We have 4 absolutely fabulous new stories for you – the mouse stories! The Mouse Stories feature an extremely wily and unusual…
Isha Bharati, a student of Class 5 writes a poem to Karadi: My dear Karadi bear he never let comes our tears Sweet Karadi Karadi Karadi Very intelligent storyteller buddy Meera his sweet friend Never let the story end Even story of monkey or a donkey or a child My dear Karadi never get wild…