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Book Review: The Vedas and the Upanishads for Children by Roopa Pai

Brilliantly written, utterly engrossing and fun, how I wish I had read Roopa Pai's 'The Vedas and the Upanishads For Children' when I was a kid!

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Toka January Book Pick: Brown Like Dosas, Samosas and Sticky Chikki by Rebecca Manari and Heetal Dattani Joshi

Samaira is a little chocolate colored girl who meets a purple colored lady called Anahi. Anahi wants to change Samaira into a shade of white. How Samaira responds to her forms the rest of the book. And it's pretty marvelous! This is the best book I’ve read this year!

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The Toka Box Top South Asian Children's Books of 2018!

To commemorate the best in South Asian Fiction children, we present the Toka Box Top South Asian Children's Books of 2018!

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Book Review: Pooni at the Taj Mahal by Manjula Padmanabhan

Written by Manjula Padmanabhan and published by Tulika, 'Pooni at the Taj Mahal' is about two children who take their cat Pooni to the Taj Mahal. But then Pooni goes missing! Even as Minnie and Sunny join their parents to look for the cat, we can spot Pooni in a corner of the Taj Mahal!

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Book Review: Polar Bear by Norbert Rosing

Polar Bear is a beautiful book for preschoolers. It is about Norbert Rosing’s travel to the Arctic Circle. Filled with stunning photographs of the animals, the book is about how Rosing went to the Arctic with his dogs and something amazing happened.

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Book Review: Dance of the Wild by Richa Jha, Illustrated by Ruchi Mhasane

Dance of the Wild is a stunning and evocative picture book about a girl, Shilu, who loves to dance naked, much to her grandma's chagrin. But Shilu doesn't see why it's wrong.

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Book Review: The Upside Down King by Sudha Murty: Unusual Tales about Rama and Krishna

A highway robber who becomes one of the greatest writers in our past. A king with an interesting story who produced a famous heir. Stories about Ravana, the complicated asura. 'The Upside Down King: Unusual Tales About Rama and Krishna' by Sudha Murty is an unmissable collection of brilliantly narrated tales from our mythology, uncommon tales that we never knew existed.

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Must-See Museums for Kids in California!

If museums make your kids groan about how boring they are, here is a round-up of 6 of our favorite hands-on museums for kids in California!

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Book Review: The Truth About the Tooth

The Truth About the Tooth is a story spun around the religious belief of an old woman and the wonders that faith can do!

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Traditional Recipes that Make Diwali What it is!

We give you traditional Diwali recipes that you just shouldn't miss making on the Festival of Lights!

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