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Timmi in Tangles
Timmi's life is full of tangles: Her mother expects her to go to school even though she's a raja; Idliamma eats up all her idlis and everyone thinks Timmi ate them ... and why can't people understand that if you have a giant for a friend you can lift the roof to let the rain in?
80 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2013
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January 26, 2019
I especially loved Timmi's drawing. What a good girl! Thanks Shals for creating such a wonderful cast of characters
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July 2, 2017
This book is more for an adult then a child.
Timmi has a working mom and a mausi who cooks for her. her life revolve around the few people that her imagination has created. the book talks about general stereotypes in school when teachers comments on work done by kids and how it affects Timi. what's a good work after all and whats a complete family?
I loved the book and yes the book is extremely funny.
Timmi has a working mom and a mausi who cooks for her. her life revolve around the few people that her imagination has created. the book talks about general stereotypes in school when teachers comments on work done by kids and how it affects Timi. what's a good work after all and whats a complete family?
I loved the book and yes the book is extremely funny.
March 23, 2015
Shals Mahajan’s “Timmi in Tangles” is a series of events in the life of a little girl called Timmi with a wild imagination – a wildness that is the outcome of an author with a wild imagination. This is another book from the hole series of Duckbill books, meant for young readers.
This book appears to be an experiment in form. A 69-page book with big fonts meant for young readers that does not focus on a single plot. There are a series of events involving the protagonist. Each event does not have a strong problem-climax-solution structure. Does a story need a single problem-climax-solution structure? If not, can a series of events capture the attention of readers? Do these events need some other pattern tying them together apart from the protagonist? These are thoughts that crossed my mind.
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This book appears to be an experiment in form. A 69-page book with big fonts meant for young readers that does not focus on a single plot. There are a series of events involving the protagonist. Each event does not have a strong problem-climax-solution structure. Does a story need a single problem-climax-solution structure? If not, can a series of events capture the attention of readers? Do these events need some other pattern tying them together apart from the protagonist? These are thoughts that crossed my mind.
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December 30, 2016
Excellent book for a read aloud or independent reading. Not just a children's book.
A set of 4 stories about Timmy. Her definition of normal is very different and you will instantly fall in love with her. Adorable child who eats with scrunchy noises and has imaginary friends. She considers toys as family and would be raja than go to school.
Beautiful book to introduce a child to single parenting and feminism too. I gifted it my nephew but I am getting my own copy too, must read and must have in a library.
A set of 4 stories about Timmy. Her definition of normal is very different and you will instantly fall in love with her. Adorable child who eats with scrunchy noises and has imaginary friends. She considers toys as family and would be raja than go to school.
Beautiful book to introduce a child to single parenting and feminism too. I gifted it my nephew but I am getting my own copy too, must read and must have in a library.
October 12, 2015
I loved reading about timmi and idli-amma. I love idlis too :) yummm!
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