Hey diddle Diddle

by Anushka Ravishankar

A horse may be able to jump over the moon. Can a cow do it? Hey diddle diddle.

20 pages, Paperback

Published April 16, 2020

About the author

Anushka Ravishankar, a mathematics graduate, has made a name for herself internationally as an Indian children’s writer, with over 10 books of verse, fiction and non-fiction. Her special talent is in the area of nonsense verse, where she brilliantly adapts this difficult genre to Indian English usage, without a false note. Anushka Ravishankar can be said to have pioneered the Indian English nonsense verse form and brought it to international attention. She recently returned from a UK tour with Children’s Laureate, Michael Rosen, at the Children’s Bookshow.

from http://www.tarabooks.com/about/authors/

Reviews

[Arti · Rating 5 out of 5]

This short story is about Minootty who would only half listen to her teacher in the class. She had never had a best friend which was not a dog or a cow. She wished she had a horse, but her parents would not allow. And then she made a friend and lost her friendship because she named her calf after her. And how she wins her friendship back.
The language would be easily understood by small children. The book has beautiful illustrations. The book ends with a small discussion on collective nouns and a quiz on collective nouns.
I would really recommend this book for the children, especially in the times when most of the parents are home during the lockdown and this would help inculcate the reading habit in the children.

[Aruna Kumar Gadepalli · Rating 4 out of 5]

A touching story of friendship and more.