The boy the mole the fox and the horse

 

The boy the mole the fox and the horse by Charlie Mackesy

This is a small book with lot of pictures/sketches by the author. It took about 30mins to read this book.

It's one of the best book I have read in recent times. I must have read it 5 to 6 times. It's beautifully soothing experience. 

The book is also made into a movie. Equally soothing to watch.

As the author says this book is for everyone... from eight to eighty :)

My rating: 5/5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

My favourite quote from the book 

"What's the bravest thing you have ever said?" Asked the boy

"Help" said the horse.

Kelavu Kailasam Kathegalu by G.P. Rajarathnam

 

I bought this small book from sapna book house for my nephew: Kelavu Kailasam Kathegalu by G P Rajarathnam/ ಕೆಲವು ಕೈಲಾಸಂ ಕತೆಗಳು by G P ರಾಜರತ್ನಂ  

It's a collection of short stories. I could appreciate 3 or 4 of them. Rest of the stories don't even resonate the writing style of either GP Rajarathnam or Kailasam. The stories end abruptly. The title and story don't match. The initial description of characters have no role in the story.

I am disappointed. No moral, no humour, not even suitable for children. It has sad stories, cruelty towards animals and superstitious beliefs are endorsed. I marked the stories which are kind of okay for my nephew to read and told him to skip the rest.

Simple Kannada but has many spelling mistakes. Bad editing by publishers. 

My rating: 2/5