Tell me a story

Doordarshan

After reading Odessa again, I was reminded of a sunday serial on DD India in which a teenager does time travel.
The elements of fantasy in Kahani Chandrakanta Ki.

What place

Learnt of a new city El Centro, CA from a kid in the park.

Benny's afoot

Benny is quite the travel boy with his adventures in the Big foot land, Egypt, Pirates, own room fighting monsters and the treasure island. He is never alone on his trips, either going with his father or uncle or making friends when he starts alone. He is very resourceful in carrying stuff with him that might be helpful in getting out of the troubles he is always landing in.
The simple line illustrations and silhouettes pulsate with the adrenaline of the adventures.
I hadnt heard of Wedgie and Wet Willy.

Willa Cather

I have never read Willa Cather's work before. Her poem on Columbus inspires you to explore without fear.

China is so beautiful in Ah Lie me dead in the sunrise land.

Then Back to the ancient France again. Anjou like Anjou pears.

In Broncho Bills valedictory, the narrator is a male.

grandmither
Kirkland and kirkyard

Endless Mythology. Antinous in Antinous

Observe

I had read The Hidden life of Deer by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas.
So I was interested in reading this book.
The authorsays waterbear : radio :: Humans: universe.

waterbears in The Animal Wife

Jack Londons To build a fire  

Emperor

Why are Emperor Penguins called so? For their height? Looking at the penguin skeleton, I cannot imagine underneath the sea world toy, there is the ivory. An author called cancer

In the body of the world

I didnt know that Chemotherapy is different from radiation. Now I also understand why the hair is damaged after chemo.

Motion driven pictures

I came to know of baton twirlers from the Miss congeniality movie. The front and the back cover of the book with its triptych of Jazmin in action with her baton set you in the mood. We look forward to rain, but what about the plans that they might ruin. Jazmin faced one such situation, but the 'walla walla BOOM' couldnt faze her. Read this book while the laundry is on for the special sound effects.
Join the neighborhood having fun in the rain. The illustrations capture the gymnastic moves very well in spirit.

That fun hour

Like the cover zoomed in on the ball, the scale of the pictures is captivating. The baseball bat looks like the chase of a cannon. The pictures have a bright black and white illustration feel. They almost make everyday play like a cosmic activity.
'In the cage, bat every ball
until the coach has thrown them all'
Theres all the motivation right there to play till the end for any activity the kids take up. The attitude that makes practice fun and develops skills.

Mothers love

I might have heard of Siberian tiger, but even if I did, I hadnt thought that life in Siberia would mean snow.
For the young, predator are always a problem, even if your mom is a Tigress.
This book not only informs readers but entertains them with poetry and paintings of a rare environment.

How Sarah met Mercedes

If you have read Eating Enchiladas, then you know Mercedes. This book back fills how they met. This is my third book in the series. The font type and size, illustrations are nostalgia inducing. The story line of learning big lessons in your backyard, catching the fine moments of spotting bird eggs, baby chicks as they happen, all in such a thin book is a marvel.
Not only do the kids watch nature, they even write a poem in the end for an exquisite corpse(pun intended)

Words Spirit and You

Called from within and outside

The author has a trail name. Even Cheryl Strayed had one in Wild. Wait, I have one too. Energizer Bunny.

To put in extra, we need to bulldoze into a wall. Jennifer Davis hadn’t reached that wall on her Appalachian trail hiking with her husband supporting her. To test her limits, the author took to breaking the record on the AT hike.

Two days of hiking can make you loath the smell of trail mix. Three days of traveling in a train can make you think you are still on it even when you are off it. So it is no wonder that the author went into a delirium about the paths she already hiked.

The book gives you the sense of teamwork and commitment required for such a hike to succeed.

Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much – Helen Keller.

Mumford and sons I will hold on hope

Cathole

Hotel

July 2011, I thought this New Yorker building belonged to the magazine.