The Whimsy Bookworm: A Book Blog from India

 Hello Loves!  Happy Hump day 🎀 Here's what I did today~  Finished a great book. Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix was such a wonderful and scary and moving book. Set in America in 1970, in a house for unwed mothers. We meet a host of teenage girls about to have babies out of wedlock. It's infuriating and important and has some witchy moments. I loved it.  Caught up with an old friend.  Ate delicious tuna sandwiches.  Ordered a few things 😁 my birthday month is coming up and I believe in treating myself.  Spoke to my Mom.  Chilled.  A good day.  Sweet treats.  Journal pages this week.  Three amazing books I read earlier in the month.  Two kid's books.  And one a handbook for memory keeping. 

 From my home and heart to you and yours a very Merry Christmas 🎄🌲🎅🌲🤶🌲🎄 Hope you've had a lovely and restful day.  I read some seven Christmas Books, most max cozy.  Ate some snacks.  Watched some Potter films.  Rested and Relaxed.  And felt joy in my heart.  Here's what my day looked like: 

 Hello Loves!  I am a big fan of all things Kid Lit. I believe that a good book that's written for kids works just as well for adults. A book that teaches a child via a story will have a similar effect on an adult or at least bring them some much needed comfort.  I read a lot of Children's Books, when I have a hard day or week, I find myself turning to the softness of a well written Children's Book. Here are my absolute favourites from 2024.  First we have two books by the same author, whose work I discovered this year and absolutely fell in love with.  1. Small Saul  &  2. Larf by Ashely Spires: These books are so wholesome and wonderful and warm and fuzzy and so so so cute. Larf is about a Big Foot looking for a friend and Small Saul is a little pirate. My heart! I love these books and made my sister read them right after I finished them. So so so good. The art is lovely too. Highly recommend.  3. Mukesh Opens a Zoo by Ruskin Bond: What li...

 I've had the worst week. I have these super noisy upstairs neighbours and I've been so stressed and upset because they just won't stop banging and  clanging.  So my mood has been in the gutter.  And nothing I was reading was sticking or making me happy.  So I turned to some beautiful Picture Books to soothe myself and it worked like a charm.  Here are some beautiful books I've read lately 🌞 Five incredible and beautiful books that took my mind off my problems and made me so happy.  Now some beautiful pages from said books:  Heart warming stories and gorgeous art does wonders for my weary heart and mind. 

 Hello Loves!  I started 2024 with little book buying sprees here and there.  Little, reasonable hauls.  Here is part one of my book buying for this month.  New books and some things that were on my Wishlist for a little while.  A nice mix of books, some children's books and some literary fiction.  Let's just jump in... This sounds so cute. A little kid wants to enter a society's kolam competition but is turned away because he is technically not a part of the building.  Seems like something I'll love. Can't wait to read it.  Two Ruskin Bond Chapter books that sound delightful and I've already read Animals in the House and I loved it. Saving Mukesh Starts a Zoo for February, so my birthday month can include some Ruskin Bond.  I am always up for some Mahabharata re-telling. Always.  So I had to pick this one up, this will get read at some point soon-ish. This one was on my wishlist for a while and it finally went on a super duper disc...

  Book: Animals in the House  Author: Ruskin Bond  Illustrator: Saumya Oberoi  Publisher: Puffin India  Pages: 48  How Long it Took Me To Read: 20 minutes or less.  Plot Summary:   ‘Grandfather and I saw eye to eye on the matter of pets, and whenever Grandmother decided it was time to get rid of a tame white rat or a squirrel, I would conceal them in a hole in the jackfruit tree.' Instead of having brothers and sisters to grow up with in India, young Ruskin had several odd companions, including a monkey, a tortoise, a python and a Great Indian Hornbill. His grandfather was responsible for all this wildlife, and their home in Dehra became a centre of action and laughter as a variety of creatures were brought home―the furry, feathered, fierce and friendly―all under one roof. Bursting with delightful illustrations, this chapter book features endearing characters and hilarious episodes, making it a perfect introduction to the wonderful world of ...

  Book: The Magic of the Lost Story.  Author: Sudha Murty  Illustrator: David Yambem Publisher: Penguin India  Pages: 208  How Long it Took Me To Read: 2 days (with several breaks) Plot Summary:   After staying in the lockdown for over a year, Nooni is now visiting her Ajja-Ajji in Somanahalli. Memories of excavating the famous stepwell and experiencing village life for the first time in  The Magic of the Lost Temple  are still afresh in Nooni's mind. Excited to finally step out of the confines of her home, little does Nooni know she will make yet another discovery, only this time it's a missing puzzle in her family's history. Written in India's favourite storyteller's inimitable style,  The Magic of the Lost Story  captures the value of asking questions and keeping the answers alive. Packed with delightful artworks and wondrous terrains, this story takes you on an unforgettable journey as it follows the magnificent Tungabhadra Riv...