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The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher - A Book Review

The Tale of Mr. Jeremy Fisher Potter Beatrix The Tale of Jeremy Fisher The story is about Mr. Jeremy Fisher, the frog who went for fishing wearing Macintosh and a pair of shiny goloshes. What a sight!   He dreamt of having a dish of minnows for dinner.   Jeremy   not only lost the fish he caught, but also was swallowed by a large trout. Fortunately, he escaped from its mouth and somehow reached home before his friends showed up. They had brought food with them and Jeremy did not have to starve. An illustration from the book: Illustration Potter Beatrix This simple tale tells us about sharing and making good out of the given situation. Mr. Jeremy Fisher decided to call his friends for dinner, only ‘if’ he could catch more than five fishes. Later he ended up with nothing and had to be content with whatever his friends brought with them. The true spirit of sharing lies not in sharing when you are rich, but in sharing when you have a little. Kids, don't we share our l

The Tale of Jemima Puddle- Duck - A Book Review

The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck Beatrix Potter - House of Stories The tale of Jemima Puddle Duck is a story of a simpleton duck that fell into the trap of a fox who appeared to be well –dressed gentleman. As the farmer’s wife did not allow Jemima to hatch her own eggs for obvious reasons, (read to find it out) she went away from her farm to the woods nearby so that she can build a nest far from everyone. Guess whom she met there? A crooked fox in a gentleman’s outfit. He talked her into building a nest in his own house. An Illustration - Beatrix Potter An Illustration - Beatrix Potter “What a treat!”, he might have thought, to have eggs and a fat duck for dinner. Luckily, Kep, the farm dog, a friend of hers found out her secret and together with his friends rescued Jemima before being cooked into a duck roast. But foolishness has to be paid. All of her eggs were lost in the hustle of the fight. What I could not help notice about the story and could not help

The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin - A Book Review

The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin  Tales by Beatrix Potter - House of Stories This tale is about a tail – a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin…goes the intro sentence. As mentioned, it is a story about the tail of the squirrel, something that reminds you of a bush that caught fire. You least expect how the ending turns out. Nutkin is a mischivieous, irksome little squirrel, who is at its wits end and drive others nuts by speaking in riddles. Mr. Old Brown, the owl in the Oak Island as patient as he can be, lost his patience and taught him some manners in such a way that he remembers his lesson throughout his life. I bet the kid who reads this would be jumping up and down and puts on Nutkin act.   I am looking forward to read this out to a kid who is equally excited as me about such books. An illustration from the book; Illustrations by Beatrix Potter - House of Stories Age Group : 4yrs – 8yrs

Book Hunt- Tales by Beatrix Potter

Tales by Beatrix Potter For all those Peter Rabbit fans out there, I proudly present a humble collection of tales by Beatrix Potter , an author who is celebrated as the best children artist and writer ever. Tales by Beatrix Potter - House of Stories I got my hands on this series at a second-hand book sale.   I was literally jumping up and down when I saw them and held them closely as I rummaged through other books. They are the best find ever. I am honestly hoping to find the rest of the books in the series. Tales by Beatrix Potter - House of Stories These books are original and authorised edition and pictures are reproduced with the help of the most advanced electronic scanning methods and brought them to print as fresh as the original water colours. Beatrix Potter's illustrations are famous for its pleasant and warm tones that can even transport an adults to their own childhood. Illustration Beatrix Potter - House of Stories The tiny bo

How to Make Your Kids Love Reading

Reading   as we all know improve knowledge, vocabulary, imagination, etc. A good reader can be a writer, illustrator, or an artist as reading triggers imagination among kids in early age itself. Kids Reading Space at Home- House of Stories Few Tips to Make Your Little Ones Read Be a Reader Yourself If you are a reader yourself, or they see you reading books, naturally kids get attracted to them.Well, mostly. If you are not, it is time to put on a show. It does not hurt to carry around a book and pretend reading for 15 minutes before sleeping or while having coffee. Read Them Stories  I would not exactly say before bed, but make it a point that you read them stories at least every alternate days in a week. Make a Library for Them Kid's Library at Home - House of Stories At first, they may not show interest, but buying books and having them arranged in a space can gradually lure kids to them. It would not happen overnight, but sooner or later your

House of Stories - An Intro

A crazy reader as I used to be, who somehow in the hustle of life, lost the grip on books, plans to come back to reading. I always wanted my kids to love reading books. Thank God, they read much more than me for their age. For their sake and my long forgotten favourite time pass, I decided to do something for them and also for those kids who are interested in reading -  House of Stories. Also, there is a hidden agenda, which is nothing other than getting our kids back to old time-pass than getting them lost to TV or video games. Do not take me wrong. I am not entirely against TV. Of course they are good and I even suggest watching good cartoons are good for anyone who want to improve their language and pronunciation. And what’s more, new cartoons are information packed! “Cut the chase!”, Oh, I hear you. Ok, let us continue after first paragraph. House of Stories  is where we mainly discuss about children’s books. Here, I will be sharing general information about books, aut