0 K is for Keats, Ezra Jack

K is for Erza Jack Keats
Caldecott Medal for 1963 for Snowy Day and Caldecott Honor for Goggles in 1970

Pic Courtesy: barnesandnoble.com

Books that the Bubble Ink has read:
The Snowy Day

Books read to the Bubbling:
The Snowy Day.

Bubble Ink pick:
The Snowy Day.

Bubbling Pick:
The Snowy Day.

Some more that we think are great:
Goggles

The Snowy Day - Review

The Book:
The Snowy Day is written and illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats and a 1963 Caldecott Medal winner.

Buy yours here on Amazon or Flipkart

The Bubble:
The story of a little boy who goes out into the snow with his snow suit on - Finding joy in making foot marks on snow, dragging feet to make trails , building snow castles, snow angels, played snow slides. Oh! the joy of simple things and the curiosity of taking a snow ball home! -Merely childhood pleasures those.

Bubble Ink's verdict:
A different Snow book without much of the pretty snowflakes and yet powerful illustrations. We love how the little boy puts a snow ball into his pocket and is upset at not finding it in his pocket and goes off to sleep. He dreams that the sun has melted all the snow but wakes up to still find snow everywhere. Dreamy!

We borrowed ours from Hippocampus Bangalore.
We give it 4 bubbles.

Bubbling's verdict:
Bubbling is usually warm-clothing hater - Post this book , despite summer, demanding her winter jackets. She loved the pages of snow trails!
It is a bubbling-tantalizing-three.

0 J is for Jon Klassen : This is not my Hat - Review

J is for Jon Klassen

Books that Bubble Ink has read :
I want my hat back, This is not my hat, Extra Yarn (Illustrated by him)

Pic Coutesy: slj.com

Books read to the Bubbling:
I want my hat back, This is not my hat, Extra Yarn

Bubble Ink pick:
Extra Yarn

Bubbling Pick:
This is not my hat

Some more that we think are great:
The Dark

We have already done Extra Yarn and love it , we will do the Bubbling pick and the Caldecott Medal "This is not my hat" today.


The Book:
This is not my hat is a book written and illustrated by Jon Klassen. 2013 Caldecott Medal and is a sequel to his I want my hat back.

Buy your copy here on Amazon. and on Flipkart .

The Bubble:
The book is narrated by the small fish who steals the hat from the big fish while he was sleeping. The small fish goes on to justify why he stole, how he stole it and how he thinks that even those who see him hide will not tell the big fish, how no one can find it behind the plants. The narration says that and the illustrations contradict it with exactly the opposite. Witty!

Does the big fish get the hat?

We love the illustrations with it being spread over both the pages for the big fish and only part of the page for the small fish, the facial expressions of the big fish portrayed so well!

Bubble Ink Verdict:
Simple story sprinkled with wit, some dry humor and with some awesome illustrations. This one is a great read. Let your little one just enjoy the illustration, your older one the wit and you enjoy all of it!

We borrowed ours from Hippocampus Bangalore then bought our own copy at the Flipkart 50% sale.
We give it 5 bubbles.

Bubbling verdict:
This is one of those books that I didn't expect the bubbling to like , but even if one doesn't get the dry humor in it, brilliant illustrations win hands down. She picks the book up saying the first line "This hat is not mine", Then I go "I took it from a" and she completes "Big, big fish" - She enacts the sleeping, waking up, looking for hat, where's my hat pages! We adapt the story a bit so she doesn't yet get the hit but relates more as a hat taken away and the big fish going to find it.

It is a bubbling-full-five

0 Picture Book Treasure Hunt #6

Check Previous Clues here

Clue #6:

Arundhati Venkatesh is a children's writer. Her picture book 'Junior Kumbhakarna' published by Tulika Books won the Parents and Kids Choice Award. Her chapter book 'Petu Pumpkin Tiffin Thief' is out from Duckbill Books this month.

Here are her clues for the sixth book in the Hunt.

This book is rather special. Two summers ago, the kid would be out all day, making the most of his holidays. In the evening, he would plonk himself with a book on the kitchen floor while I fixed dinner. It was always the same book. 

As parents are wont to do, I looked for ulterior motives. Was it because it was easy, unlike the chapter books he found intimidating back then? 

One evening, he'd left the book on the floor, and I picked it up. It was then that I realised where the appeal lay. I'd read the book before; this time I saw it from the perspective of a child enjoying his independence, but longing for the comfort of home and loved ones. A kid seeking excitement as well as reassurance. It was written the way a child would want to hear a story. 

Without further ado, here are the clues:

1. A generous dose of adventure, with tenderness in equal measure

2. The closing line and the final illustration are related to food!

3. The visuals alternate between black and white line drawings and full-color illustrations

4. Another picture book by the same author is a bedtime classic 

I'm sure you've guessed by now. How many clues did you need - 0, 1, 2, 3 or all 4?


Rules:
1. 1 point for guessing the book and 1 point for guessing the author on each blog.
2. Comment moderation is enabled on all blogs. So you will not be able to view your comment till the end of the contest, 15th May.
3. We would appreciate if you collect all the answers and make it as a single comment here.
4. Do not leave the comment on FB posts.
5. You can email the entire set of your answers to bubbleink.writes@gmail.com
6. The contest is open till 15th May for guessing.
7. This is not a classic treasure hunt but just a guessing game of Picture books in mom-child theme. i.e One clue doesn't lead to the other.
8. So, the points are not based on who guesses first. You guess it right anytime between today and 15th May you get the point for it.

0 Picture Book Treasure Hunt : #5

Check previous clues here.

Clue #5:

Dr. Tanu Shree Singh is a parent to two preteen boys, a lecturer in Psychology, and has a keen interest in the area of Positive Psychology. Most of her theories of bringing up children, however, have been violently challenged and reshaped by her two sons. She is surrounded by three clueless men (one by virtue of wedlock and two by virtue of womb), has five dogs with distinct non-canine personalities, and has an ever growing bookshelf to hide behind.


Her clues for the fifth book in hunt are here in her blog.

http://tanushreesingh.wordpress.com/2014/05/11/a-bookish-treasure-hunt-for-mums/

Rules:
1. 1 point for guessing the book and 1 point for guessing the author on each blog.
2. Comment moderation is enabled on all blogs. So you will not be able to view your comment till the end of the contest, 15th May.
3. We would appreciate if you collect all the answers and make it as a single comment here.
4. Do not leave the comment on FB posts.
5. You can email the entire set of your answers to bubbleink.writes@gmail.com
6. The contest is open till 15th May for guessing.
7. This is not a classic treasure hunt but just a guessing game of Picture books in mom-child theme. i.e One clue doesn't lead to the other.
8. So, the points are not based on who guesses first. You guess it right anytime between today and 15th May you get the point for it.

0 Picture Book Treasure Hunt #4

Check Clues #1 and #2 and #3 here.

Clue #4:
#Picture Book Treasure Hunt Clue #4

Cuddles And Reads , in her own words

I am a Mom, a IT Junkie, a Jack of all Trades : I blog here about picture books and the kids events that I enjoy in Bangalore.

Here are her clues for the fourth book in the Hunt.

Oh look at them...all sad and grumpy
whining and crying..

It's dark , scary and lonely ... and doesn't feel fine
a day without mommy ain't funny

oh here she is ...
let's flap our wings , dance and prance !

Home is where mom is !
Guess the book and author !


Rules:
1. 1 point for guessing the book and 1 point for guessing the author on each blog.
2. Comment moderation is enabled on all blogs. So you will not be able to view your comment till the end of the contest, 15th May.
3. We would appreciate if you collect all the answers and make it as a single comment here.
4. Do not leave the comment on FB posts.
5. You can email the entire set of your answers to bubbleink.writes@gmail.com
6. The contest is open till 15th May for guessing.
7. This is not a classic treasure hunt but just a guessing game of Picture books in mom-child theme. i.e One clue doesn't lead to the other.
8. So, the points are not based on who guesses first. You guess it right anytime between today and 15th May you get the point for it.

0 Picture Book Treasure Hunt #3

Check Clues #1 and #2 here.

Clues #3:
#Picture Book Treasure Hunt Clue #3

Rashmi Marathe - Mom, A language teacher, lover of picture books and a story teller under the name of "Reading Rabbits" in Nagpur.
She blogs here at http://parentingmantras.blogspot.in/

Here are her clues for the third book in the Hunt.


A mother warns her children to be careful as she is going away to look for some food. What do the children do, how do they react when danger prevails and finally what is their reaction on seeing their mother forms the story.

A simple story with very few words and self-comprehensive illustrations can be introduced to children as young as 2 year olds. The story is inspired by our 'King of the jungle'. Yes, you guessed it right - Lion, especially Asiatic Lion found in the Vit forests of Gujarat, India. Needless to say that, thus this book has been penned by an Indian.

The author is a multi-faceted personality. Being an educationist, entrepreneur, social worker, she has many children's books to het credit. She is very passionate about wildlife too.

Guess the book and the author.

Rules:
1. 1 point for guessing the book and 1 point for guessing the author on each blog.
2. Comment moderation is enabled on all blogs. So you will not be able to view your comment till the end of the contest, 15th May.
3. We would appreciate if you collect all the answers and make it as a single comment here.
4. Do not leave the comment on FB posts.
5. You can email the entire set of your answers to bubbleink.writes@gmail.com
6. The contest is open till 15th May for guessing.
7. This is not a classic treasure hunt but just a guessing game of Picture books in mom-child theme. i.e One clue doesn't lead to the other.
8. So, the points are not based on who guesses first. You guess it right anytime between today and 15th May you get the point for it.

0 Picture Book Treasure Hunt: Clue #2

Check Clue #1 here.

Treasure Hunt Clue #2:

Rules:
1. 1 point for guessing the book and 1 point for guessing the author on each blog.
2. Comment moderation is enabled on all blogs. So you will not be able to view your comment till the end of the contest, 15th May.
3. We would appreciate if you collect all the answers and make it as a single comment here.
4. You can also leave the individual comments on the blogger's blogs.
5. Do not leave the comment on FB posts.
6. You can email the entire set of your answers to bubbleink.writes@gmail.com
7. The contest is open till 15th May for guessing.
8. This is not a classic treasure hunt but just a guessing game of Picture books in mom-child theme. i.e One clue doesn't lead to the other.
9. So, the points are not based on who guesses first. You guess it right anytime between today and 15th May you get the point for it.

Arthi Anand Navaneeth, in her own words about herself.

Arthi Anand Navaneeth is a marketing professional with a fragrance MNC , mother of 2 girls and a writer.
Have You Seen This? and Ranganna are her picture books published by Tulika.  She also is the creator of Mister Muthu for Chandamama.

She is a children's book reviewer at Saffron Tree and a weekend storyteller. She blogs about her storytelling adventures at Art's Tales and  her FB page is  https://www.facebook.com/artstales

Here is the Second clue on Arthi's blog here.