Book Review: The Adventures of Ed-a-Mamma: Ed Finds A Home by Alia Bhatt

When Alia Bhatt, a renowned Indian actress, stepped into the world of children's literature with her debut book, The Adventures of Ed-a-Mamma: Ed Finds A Home, it was a moment that sparked curiosity and interest. We've delved into the pages of this unique creation, and here's our review of Ed Finds A Home by Alia Bhatt, the first book she's published with Penguin Publishers. 

Book Review: The Adventures of Ed-a-Mamma: Ed Finds A Home by Alia Bhatt

Book Cover: 

The book cover of Ed Mamma's Finding a New Home is a subtle illustration with colors of a young girl sitting with her pet. This beautiful cover sets the tone of the book.

Author of Ed Finds A Home: 

Alia Bhatt had a vision for the book and the series Adventures of Ed-a-Mamma. The book is co-authored by Vivek Kamath & Shabnam Minwalla. So, all the backslashes received on social media about Alia Bhatt turning author in just a few days have answers. 

Cute yet Futuristic Story Plot: 

The name of the girl in the Alia Bhatt's book is, of course, Alia! 

Alia, the lead character in the book, often needs clarification as she hears many sounds and does not know their source. She tries to figure it out but has no luck. One day, Alia meets a puppy and falls in love with it, and then she realizes that she has superpower and can listen to animals and other living beings. She wishes to keep the puppy as her pet, but her parents disagree. Will she convince her parents to keep a puppy, or does she have to bid goodbye for you to read?

Iluustrator: Tanvi Bhat

In every children book, the illustrator's role is pivotal, and in the case of Ed Finds a New Home, it's no different. Tanvi Bhat's illustrations are a visual treat, perfectly complementing the Story and characters.

Illustrator Tanvi Bhat has done a remarkable job setting the book's tone as soothing and clear characters with the correct expressions. The puppy Ed is so adorable with a bow. Colors in the book are aesthetic and have a soothing effect on the reading experience.

What's the best in the book:

• Alia is a kind girl who wishes to help everyone. Empathy is an important lesson to teach children early, and author Alia Bhatt has done a fair job in this regard.
• Saving the environment is the need of the hour, and the book holds the key element.
• Having the crow as the narrator of the story is really interesting.
• The swift thinking of Alia makes the story move at a good pace.
• Alia's parents are not showcased as traditional but in a contemporary household setting. Such changes in storytelling are essential as children perceive things as they see. 
• The book instills in young children a sense of responsibility towards the environment.
• Adventures of Ed Mamma: Ed Finds a New Home is the first book in the country to be printed on FSC certified paper.

Where you can grab the book:

Book: Adventures of Ed Mamma: Ed Finds a New Home

Author: Alia Bhatt

Publisher: Puffin Books

Genre: Children Book (Age: 5 years and up)

Online: Amazon & all leading online platforms

Pages: 35

My Rating: 5/5

Final Word: 

If you wish to select a storybook that imbibes compassion for pets, empathy for the environment, and respect for elders, this is the book you can choose. It is perfect for children aged 3 to 8. In her debut book, author Alia Bhatt has done a star job. As Alia Bhatt's movie has smashed all the records, the first book in the series is all set to make a high mark with everything right.

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Book Cover & Book Title:

The book cover is very appealing with a multi-storied colorful cake and chef Pinkoo Shergill with chef cap and whisker. There is a shooting board in the backdrop too that gives us the hint of the entire blurb of the book. The title Pinkoo Shergill Pastry Chef essays the passion of Pinkoo towards baking. 

Cinco of Shrav vs Sana by Suhasini: Children book with life lessons

Blogchatter EbookCarnival has released so many books in May 2021 and the great news to all the readers is that all of them are free for download. We have also downloaded several books and will be coming up with Book Reviews for most of them.

Today we are sharing a book review of the book Cinco of Shrav vs Sana by Suhasini, Shravmusings, the mother-son duo. We read the book titled ‘My friends from Mythological world’ of this duo earlier too which had many mythological character stories with life lessons and liked the child perspective in it. Let us see what this new book by this duo has to offer to us.

Book Cover & Book Title:

The cover has the main characters Shrav and Sana with their personality description that gives the reader glimpse about the characters. The title states ‘Cinco’ which means 5 in Spanish, so we have 5 stories of Shrav and Sana.

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Book Title & Cover:  

The title of the book 'The Itsy Bitsy Spyder'  is on the lines of a famous nursery rhyme with a twist in word Spyder, which tells us that it is going to be a story about a spy.

The cover is very eye-catching with colorful caricatures of the lead character in the centre while all the other characters who influence the lead surround her.

Deepna Nagar Children Book Review: The Bug The Bear & Baby Boo

Children are fascinated with a story full of colors, surprises and of course love it when the animals are part of it. Today we are reviewing a book for children by Deepna Nagar, this book is introduced to us by the Writersmelon team.

 

The children's book is most difficult to pen, sighting the audience and their understanding level the author has to weave a story that is connected to children, have a message and a good percentage of work, let's see if all this is considered in this book.

 

Book Title & Book Cover:

The book title ‘The Bug The Bear and Baby Boo’ by Deepna Nagar catches your attention from the title itself. All the characters starting from letter ‘B’ makes the title interesting plus creates a jingle kind of line with the long title in a smart way.

 

The book cover as you see in the above picture is completely depicting the characters in a linear yet attractive manner. The letter B is prominent in the title and the design is well played to make the long title look remarkable for children.

Book Review: A Girl in the New Town

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Book Name: A Girl in New Town.

 

BOOK REVIEW:A GIRL IN THE NEW TOWN

Book Cover: Cover has animated picture of a smiling girl, in a backdrop of a housing society. The book title is placed in centered, where readers catch the attention and girl next to it, does justice to the title.

The tag line “Places change, mind changes, people changes, memories don’t …” will surely make many readers to pick this eBook.  

I must say, this tagline made me cling to the book and justifies the story.