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Folk of the Faraway Tree
by Anush Joshi, Age 7

Today I want to talk about a book written by Enid Blyton. My mummy and I read it together. It’s called, ‘The Folk of the Faraway Tree’. Every page makes me smile, every character makes me want to meet him/her and every adventure makes my eyes light up. I start living in their world. It’s sad when I have to come back.

This book talks about a huge magical tree with wonderful and different lands at the top which keep changing. It has weird people who do funny things on the tree. The book is mix of real and magical people. What was wonderful about Enid Blyton was that, she thought as a child, and so wrote as a child. I think she was always a child. And that’s the secret of her wonderful stories.

The Princess With the Longest Hair
by Tammana Mohta, Age 10

This book is written by Komilla Ratoe, illustrated by Vandana Bist and published by Katha Books. It is a story about a princess who had very long hair. Her name was Parinita.

Parinita lived in a palace, but wanted to go out of the palace but she couldn’t go. So one day she ran away from the palace. She runs towards the hills. While going to the hill Parinita helped a poor woman, a fisherman and a cow by giving a handful hair to everyone. The woman made blanket, the fisherman made net to catch fish and the cow made a shade.

I like the story because the story teaches us that we should be kind and helpful. I want to be a princess like Parinita but I don’t want to be locked up. I want to be free like Parinita. I like this book very much.

The Blue Umbrella
by Yash Khurana, Age 6

The Blue Umbrella’ is a story about a girl called Binya and her umbrella.

She got it from a rich woman. She liked that umbrella so much that she wanted to keep it with her forever. But Ram Bharosa wanted the umbrella.
In the end Binya gave the umbrella to Ram Bharosa. He gave it back to her but she said he could keep it.

I liked the story because Binya was very nice and kind. She was not selfish. She played in nature. I liked that she had cows and she let them go wherever they wanted. She played with the umbrella all the time. She bravely saved it when it got stuck in the cliff.

I enjoyed the story.

Jack and the Beanstalk
by Raj Mehta, Age 8

Jack and the Beanstalk is a book written by Suzy Jane Taner. It is a book about a poor boy called Jack who had to sell his cow for money but got magical beans instead. He had no money now. His mother scolded him and threw the beans away. A beanstalk grows in the morning. Jack climbs and climbs it to reach the top. He saw a huge castle in the clouds.

It is very fascinating to read that Jack saw a huge castle on the clouds. You actually don’t see real castles in the real clouds. The castle was very big, huge, dangerous and enormous. I felt a little afraid. My favorite part is when the giant snores so loudly that the castle begin to shake. Finally, Jack is able to get a hen who lays golden eggs, coins of gold and a harp who sings on its own. The story is full of magic and I would also wish to be in that kind of a world for some days.

Horton Hatches The Egg
by Aara Sheth, Age 8

This is a story of a lazy bird who lays an egg and then goes for a vacation. She asks an elephant to sit on her egg before she goes away. The elephant sits on her egg through the winter and rain but the bird never came back and then the elephant hatches the egg.

I liked the book because the elephant was good, helpful and faithful. The book is very funny, we laugh a lot. The funniest part of the book is when the egg hatches and an elephant-bird flies out of the egg. But there’s a sad part too. I feel sorry for the elephant when he has to sit through the winter and rain. He looks so tired, cold and unwell. I don’t like the bird. I would never want to be like her because she was lazy. And the elephant inspires me to be helpful and faithful.

March 30, 2008

Courtesy ReadingRainbow.in 
* Age mentioned is the age at the time of writing.

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