Book Review: Hama-Guri Goes to School by Aditi Bose.

Book: Hama-Guri Goes To School

Author: Aditi Bose

Pages: 62

Read On: My Kindle

How Long it Took Me To Read: A little over 2 hours.

Plot Summary: Hama-Guri is a six year old boy who lives with his parents in a lovely cottage on a farm.

His life is simple, well almost.

The curious mind of Hama is never at rest and he makes the humdrum routine of daily life come alive with important questions, the whys and the wherefores.

Hama’s adventures are as much about self-discovery as they are about the realization of what really matters.

Join Hama on his adventures and grow up (or don’t) with him the fun way. After all childhood (and the rest of our lives) is all about learning new things, exploring the unknown and revelling in the hidden novelty of the mundane.

These stories are imaginative yet simple and the lessons are easy to understand but often forgotten. Jump in and rediscover childhood.

General Thoughts: I was sent this book for review by the author herself and honestly the adorable title of the book drew me in!

Though the book was given to me for free, the thoughts/opinions/review is honest and my own.

Things I Liked: 

1. First up the adorable title, Hama-Guri in Bengali means the crawling on all fours, specifically the crawling that babies do. :) I also loved the names of the various characters in this book. Hama-Guri of course and then Mihi-Dana (a kind of sweet) and Shara-Raat (mischievious). Really a sweet touch. :)

2. The language and the writing is really good too. Perfect for kids who was are a little older and can read for themselves or even for younger children who can easily follow the stories if they are read out to them.

3. The length of each of the five short-stories is also nice. Not too long but not too short either. Just perfect.

4. I loved the mother and son relationship that shines through this book.

5. This book talks about such important topics that children today need to understand. Bullying, competition, being productive, the value of money and overcoming your fears- all critical things that merit being talked about. I loved that these topics were handled in this book and handled so well.

6. This was such a happy and fulfilling read.

7. Though obviously a children's book, this can be enjoyed by adults as well.

Things I Didn't Like: 

1. The setting of this book wasn't clear at all, I assumed it was set in India and then in the last story the mention of Dollars just threw me off completely. I wish the setting was better explained right at the off-set.

2. Hama-Guri' father is almost absent...it would have been nice to see more of him.

Rating: 4/5

A delightful read!