Book Review : When Amma was a Little Girl - Ganesha's Birthday in Columbus

When Amma was a Little Girl - Ganesha's Birthday in Columbus

Siri Katragadda

Description

Ganesh Chaturdhi is a special holiday celebrated throughout India with humble prayers, colorful decorations and tasty food. Akshar and Saharsh live in city of Columbus, which is far far away from their Mom’s ancestral home in India. They learn about this fun celebration from Mom and want to be a part of this joyful event.
How do they make their very own Ganesha?
How do they welcome Ganesha to their house?
How do they plan the decoration?
How can they take part in Ganesha’s outdoor celebration? “Ganesha's Birthday in Columbus” has all those answers.

A fun educational ride introducing Ganesha, The Elephant-Headed Hindu God and his pompous birthday celebration. And how fellow Indians staying abroad, cherish our culture and religion by celebrating Indian festivals with great enthusiasm in a foreign land.

My Review -

5 stars

Awesome! Ganpati Bappa Morya in Columbus!

Ever wondered how indians staying abroad celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi? Well, this book has all the answers! A enjoyable read about two children, Akshar and Saharsh, living in Columbus and how they celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi with their mom's help. This book also has cool steps to create a Ganesha of your own.

Available in ebook and print on Amazon. 

Buy Paperback here - https://store.pothi.com/book/siri-katragadda-when-amma-was-little-girl-ganeshas-birthday-columbus

Book Review : Happy Mail

 

Name -Happy Mail
Format - Paperback

About-

It’s more than just writing, it’s an art! Hand-lettering with Happy Mail is just the thing for even beginning artists to blast-off their DIY projects.

Guided by the lettering artists behind the Hello!Lucky letterpress greeting cards, you will learn the basics of how to create beautiful hand-lettered designs and how to apply your hand-lettering skills to creating beautiful cards, stationery, envelopes, and more.

Happy Mail introduces a variety of lettering styles, including the basics of brush calligraphy, and the basics of writing and mailing lettersthe old-fashioned way. Once you learn and practice several different lettering styles, follow along with the simple step-by-step projects to create beautiful, personalized, and hand-written letters, cards, and envelopes to share with your loved ones.

Includes more than 25 perforated cards and stationery designs as a fun bonus! Simply tear out, decorate, and mail your masterpieces to family and friends.  

 

My Review-

A good book packed with ideas and suggestions for creating your very own greeting/invitation cards, letters and much more. Will take you back to a world where people connected through words, paper and mail. Very encouraging and creative!
Thank you Netgalley!