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NgabuBookRead Seru Bareng Buku Terbitan Falcon Publishing

NgabuBookRead Seru Bareng Buku Terbitan Falcon Publishing


Hai semua...

Bagaimana dengan ibadah puasanya? Alhamdulillah lancar dan sehat - sehat kan? Insya Allah bisa selalu sehat, cerah dan ceria menjalankan ibadah puasa di bulan suci Ramadhan ini. Meskipun kita masih dibayangi pandemi COVID - 19 yang tak kunjung usai, semoga semangat tetap tinggi ya. 

Bulan puasa biasanya identik dengan beberapa hal yang khas dilakukan di bulan ini, salah satunya ngabuburit. Pasti teman - teman tau dong ngabuburit itu apa? Ngabuburit identik dengan kegiatan yang dilakukan sambil menunggu waktu berbuka puasa atau suara merdu adzan Maghrib. 

Biasanya ngabuburit dilakukan dengan keluar rumah mencari takjil, bertemu teman, kumpul bareng dan sejenisnya. Tapi di saat pandemi seperti sekarang, kita harus extra hati - hati ya dan menghindari kerumunan. That's why for me, di rumah aja jadi pilihan yang paling aman dan paling menyenangkan. Apalagi akhir - akhir ini cuaca di Jakarta luar biasa panasnya. So, sambil menikmati wakti di rumah, aku biasanya ngabuburit dengan membaca buku. I do love reading because books take you to the world beyond your imagination and expand your horizon. Ada kenikmatan tersendiri saat membalik lembar demi lembar cerita dalam suatu buku yang biasanya sukses membawa aku berkelana, berdebaran menanti akhir suatu suspense, belajar ilmu baru, atau tertawa terbahak - bahak karena cerita lucu yang begitu dekat dengan kehidupan kita sehari - hari. Tidak heran kalau koleksi buku cerita di rumah banyak! Nah, kalau stok buku asyik di rumah sudah menipis atau bahkan habis, sekarang kita bisa PO atau pre-order lho di Falcon Publishing!


NgabuBookRead Seru Bareng Buku Terbitan Falcon Publishing
NgabuBookRead Seru Bareng Buku Terbitan Falcon Publishing


Ada 10 buku keren yang bisa kita pre order buat NgabuBookRead dari Falcon Publishing. Seru - seru deh daftar bukunya. Mau tau ada apa aja? Namely ada  Filosofi Endog karya Chef Arnold dan Si JukiAnak Kosan karya Reza. Selain itu juga ada  Warkop DKI Kartun; Kecebong Kesayangan; Haru Mahameru; Jodoh Sang Superstar; Nawaitu Cinta; Gadis Pramugari; Istri Kedua Gus dan Kekasih Semusim. Dari judul aja udah kebayang kan serunya. Aku penasaran banget pengen baca semuanya! And I was so lucky to be one of the first readers for those title above. Let's get a brief review of 3 books I love to read.

Si Juki Anak Kosan - Falcon Publishing



Si Juki Anak Kosan
Editor: Rina Wilandari
Project Manager : Yahya Muhaimin
Story Supervisor: Faza Meonk, Daryl Wison, Yahya Muhaimin
Penerbit PT Falcon, cetakan pertama April 2021
ISBN: 978 - 602 - 6714 - 67 - 1


Sejak kecil, aku suka banget dengan komik. Rasanya kalau baca komik tuh buat rileks banget, walaupun tetap dapat aneka pesan baik yang disampaikan. Yang pasti, baca komik itu menghibur, karena aku suka banget dengan aneka gambar, dengan atau tanpa warna, yang menunjukkan kekhasan para pembuatnya. That is why pilihan pertama aku jatuh pada komik Si Juki Anak Kosan, yang ditulis oleh Faza Meonk. 

Di sini kita akan kenalan dengan Juki, Bedu, Joko, Boy, Tiara, Tomi, Soni dan pastinya san Ibu Kos tercinta. Keseruan sehari - hari anak kos dengan organisasi HIMATIGA alias Himpunan Mahasiswa Anti Galau yang justru penuh kegalauan hahaha. Apalagi karena ada kehadiran neng Tiara yang cantik dan somehow selalu tampil dalam slow motion LOL. Selain itu, ada cerita tentang Warteg Spesial langganan para anak kos ini. Kebayang kan hubungan penuh 'cinta' antara anak kos dan warteg langganan mereka? Simak keseruan petualangan lengkap  Juki and the gank  di buku ini ya.


Filosofi Endog Falcon Publishing


Filosofi Endog
Resep Hidup A la Chef Arnold
Penulis: Arnold Poernoemo
Penyunting : Putri Nurnitasari
Penerbit PT Falcon, cetakan pertama April 2021
ISBN: 978 - 602 - 6714 - 70 - 1

Bicara endog, alias telur dalam bahasa Sunda, aku selalu ingt adikku dan keluarga besar yang memang hobi banget makan telur. Mau diceplok, didadar, disemur, direbus, dimasak setengah matang, dibuat omellete, dibuat poached eggs.. selalu ada telur di meja makan kami. Semacam makanan kebangsaan gitu. Makanya waktu Chef Arnold ternyata menulis buku tentang filosofi endog yang menjadi resep hidupnya, aku langsung semangat membacanya. Dan memang bukunya seru!

Kalau melihat sosoknya di TV kan gimana gitu ya, saat membaca bukunya jadi tau lebih banyak tentang koki keren yang satu ini. Mulai dari Ngegas is the way of life, perjuangan mengikuti passion dan sukses di usia muda, sampai soal attitude generasi jaman now yang maunya serba instan. Aku seneng karena Chef Arnold mengingatkan kita kalau "setelah proses, ada progress". Walaupun hidup di jaman digital yang serba cepat dan menuntut semua ada dan siap segera, tapi doi mengingatkan pentingnya menikmati dan melihat proses, behind the scene, yang tidak selalu gampang. Tapi bukan berarti kita ngga boleh gercep juga ya, karena itu juga penting untuk mendapat momen biar terus maju. Duh, masih banyak catatan dan pelajaran hidup yang oke dari Chef Arnold. Gamblang, to the point dan kena banget deh. Makanya kamu musti baca bukunya ya. Ayooo buruan order!

jodoh Sang Superstar - Falcon Publishing

Jodoh Sang Superstar
Penulis: Santy Diliana
Penyunting :  Putri Nurnitasari
Penerbit PT Falcon, cetakan pertama April 2021
ISBN: 978 - 602 - 6714 - 62 - 6


Saat lihat judul ada jodoh - jodohnya, aku jadi penasaran kayak apa sih jalan cerita novel romantis karya Santy Diliana ini. Apalagi digabungkan dengan sosok sang superstar.. hmm, intriguing, right?

Kisah cinta yang penuh emosi, kesedihan, konflik  namun berbalut keikhlasan dan kasih sayang yang tulus antara Raisa dan Rayhan, seorang super star yang karirnya di dunia film sedang bersinar terang. Keputusan untuk menikah (mendadak) dengan seorang selebritis , yang sebenarnya adalah teman sejak kecil, pastinya bukan keputusan yang mudah. Apalagi setelah pernikahan ternyata ada banyak hal - hal yang menumbulkan tanya dan gundah. Ingin tau seperti apa jalan cerita Raisa dan Rayhan? Tunggu apalagi.. langsung pesan novel romantis yang satu ini and you will definitely enjoy the love story. Bahkan bisa sekalian ikut menyusuri cantiknya Istanbul, salah satu kota cantik di dunia favorit aku, bareng Raisa dan Rayhan.


Gimana? dari 3 buku di atas ceritanya seru semua kan?

And that's not all! Masih ada 7 judul buku yang bisa kita nikmati dari Falcon Publishing. Kayaknya buku Warkop DKI Kartun dan Kecebong kesayangan bisa menjadi bacaan hiburan nih. Ngga sabar menunggu buku - buku sampai dan mendarat di pangkuanku.  Oh ya... kalau kita pre-order dari tanggal  23 - 30 April 2021 kita bisa dapat bebas ongkos kirim dan juga tanda tangan dari penulisnya. Kalau mau PO, silahkan klik Falcon Publishing ya.

Selamat NgabuBookRead seru bareng Buku Terbitan Falcon Publishing and enjoy!

Explore the World and Wander around with Laura Ingalls Wilder





Have you ever heard of Laura Ingalls Wilder?
Or perhaps, Little House on the Prairie TV series?

I bet many of us have, at some point of time, heard or read or watched this series. 
Truly my favorite!
During this pandemic, I keep coming back to my favorite books to comfort me during this trying time.
And Laura Ingalls Wilder books bring a lot of joy to me and my family! I have the complete series and I always bring them wherever we go, different countries and cities. 
I like these books because it inspires me to be an adventurous person.
It ignites my dreams to be the world explorer, a globetrotter.
It makes me believe that no matter how hard life is, there will always be ways to move forward and succeed.
It also teaches me to be brave, strong, bold, and honest to myself.
Not to mention the love and the bond of the wonderful family that we have to keep inside our heart.
You can find some delicious traditional recipes as well here!
And the delight of witnessing the breakthrough that changed lives, like the use of train and more agricultural technology at that time, can be enjoyed as well.
See, so many beautiful thing you can definitely  learn and cherish thanks to Laura.

Bicara tentang buku, saya punya list panjang buku-buku yang begitu saya sukai.
Begitu saya sukai hingga rasanya saya terus menerus membacanya sejak saya masih sekolah hingga kini punya dua orang anak :).
Karena buku-buku ini menginspirasi saya.
Membantu saya mengawali mimpi indah menjadi seorang penjelajah dunia.
Meneguhkan jiwa untuk terus berjuang dan semangat meraih mimpi.
Membumikan hati untuk selalu berusaha dan percaya pada skenario indah-Nya.

Laura Ingalls Wilder

Terus terang, saya begitu suka dengan buku-buku ini sampai kemana pun saya pergi, pindah dari satu negara ke negara lain untuk menjalankan tugas, mereka pun selalu saya bawa. Ada beberapa buku koleksi yang benar - benar selalu ikut ke mana pun saya pergi. no matter how tattered the books are karena sudah berjuta -juta kali dibaca (maafkan lebay). Salah satunya adalah seri Laura Ingalls Wilder

Ada yang ingat dengan buku ini?
Atau mungkin serial TV yang terinspirasi dari seri buku cerita kehidupan si kecil Laura hingga ia besar dan menikah dengan Almanzo Wilder, yang berjudul Little House in the Prairie

Saya bahkan masih ingat klip pembukanya yang menampilkan padang rumput asri menghijau dan bunga -bunga. Wajah dan suara Michael Langdon yang menjadi Pa Charles Ingalls dan Melissa Gilbert yang menjadi Laura Ingalls masih terbayang nyata. Bahkan ikal rambut dan kenakalan Nelly Oleson, yang menjadi 'musuh' Laura di masa kecil sering membuat saya geram. Ini benar - benar serial TV favorit masa kecil yang legendaris! Nontonnya pun masih di saluran TVRI atau Televisi Republik Indonesia, satu - satunya kanal TV saatku kecil!

Buat generasi millennials, mungkin jarang sekali yang tahu tentang buku ini. Karena memang buku pertamanya diterbitkan tahun 1960an (atau bahkan lebih lama lagi?) kalau tidak salah, dengan text copyright untuk buku pertama yang berjudul Little House in the Big Woods dikeluarkan tahun 1932. Yes, you read it right, 1932. Sudah lama sekali ya.


Laura Ingalls Wilder


Tapi jangan salah. Pengalaman keluarga Wilders, yang terdiri dari Pa Charles, Ma Caroline, Marry, Laura, dan Carry, yang kemudian bertambah dengan Grace Ingalls si bungsu, masih sangat menarik dan relevan untuk dibaca. Keluarga Ingalls adalah pionier di Amerika Serikat yang hidup di akhir tahun 1800an dan Cerita kehidupan para pionir di Amerika Serikat, yang mengerjakan semua secara mandiri most of the time, dan harus kreatif mengatasi berbagai tantangan dalam hidup. Mereka mengalami banyak cobaan, mulai dari panen yang gagal, penyakit keras yang membuat saudara Laura, Mary, buta, kerugian bertani dan beternak, hidup di tengah hutan belantara, serta hidup berpindah - pindah dari hutan, tepi sungai, pinggir danau, sampai kota yang dirintis bersama - sama. Tanpa listrik, tanpa gawai, tanpa segala kenikmatan dan kenyamanan hidup yang kita nikmati sekarang. but they do have a great and colorful life indeed! Laura juga mengajarkan saya untuk menghargai segala kemudahan dan berkah-Nya. Sekecil apapun itu. And this sense of gratitude really helps me get through even my darkest days.

Little House series have 7 books, entitled:
  • Little House in the Big Woods
  • Farmer Boy
  • Little House on the Prairie
  • On the Banks of Plum Creek
  • By the Shores of Silver Lake
  • The Long Winter
  • Little Town on the Prairie
  • These Happy Golden Years
Besides these 7 main books, I also have the other 2, On the Way Home and the First Four years, where Laura told us the tough and challenging life she and Almanzo had with so many unfortunate events, but still they both embraced it. 

If you ask me which one is my favorite, I cannot answer that! I simply read all of them again and again and there are so many memorable 'scenes' or events from each book, like when Laura and her family joined the dance at her Grandpa's house after the snow sugar, or when Laura got Charlotte, her paper doll, or when Laura certified as one of the youngest teacher and married Almanzo. Or the excitement when Laura, Mary and Carrie, together with Ma, took the train ride for the first time, or when Ma slapped big brown bear unintentionally and also slapped the Indians who were trespassing. I can feel the joy and happiness whenever Pa Charles is playing his fiddle to the upbeat songs. I can see the beauty of the wilderness from Laura's eyes and the joy playing under the sun, embracing the nature. I learn that life is not always nice and sweet, but you will always get your family by your side. I sincerely hope such values will prevail.

Oya, saya sempat menulis 5 Awesome Books for your Teens  and obviously the Laura Ingalls series is part of it! Here's some excerpt from my previous post:

"How I grew up with Laura, Mary, Carry, Grace, Pa, Ma and Jack!
To those born around the same years as I do, Little House on the Prairie or Laura Ingalls Wilder series must ring a bell. Beautifully telling us the stories and adventures of the pioneering family in the early years of the US independence, Laura and her family shared some wonderful family values that they held dear despite the tough and harsh journey they have to go through as they moved around from the Big Woods to DeSmet, where they finally resided.

I wept with them when the whole family was sick and Mary ended up blind or when Charlotte, Laura’s doll was found wasted on the mud by some spoiled girl.
I shared the joy when Laura became a teacher at the very young age and when they discovered a lovely swimming spot by the Plum Creek.
And I was curious when they started making snow sugar or smoked beef from Pa’s game.
I also enjoyed reading the Farmer Boy, Laura’s dearest husband's childhood story.

My kids showed similar fascination as I introduced that adventurous life of Laura and her family.  I hope they managed to read the complete stories."

So I do hope you enjoy this lovely series of books and learn so many valuable lessons in life from it. While we have some times at home during this pandemic, book will definitely help you enjoy the confinement.

One more thing. If I got a chance to visit the US again, I would love to go to Missouri or Wisconsin to see Laura's home and museums :). Wish us luck yaaaa.

Stay safe, happy and healthy everyone.

Wonderful Wednesday with My Purple World, My Heartsie Girls and Friends

March is already halfway, how is your day?

It has been busy February for me and the traveling is quite overwhelming. Super tired, but happy at the same time to go back to the place I always love as well as the new city to explore. 


See you soon, Geneva


Back to Jakarta, more series of meetings are waiting And for sure many projects I need to realize. As always, I found of beauty of relaxing and enjoying my me-time. Traditional massage  is always be my favorite and I love Go-Life app, especialy go-massage. Yaaay...lucky us!

We celebrated the International Women's Day as well last week, on Friday March 8th to be exact. 





Oh, Happy International Women's Day to all the ladies out there!




I had the privilege to join the event at the Presidential Palace with President Joko Widodo as well as the one in the Ministry, with my daughter Obi dan the Minister for Foreign Affairs herself.


Obi enjoying so many books..
We have been having so much fun last weekend with Bo et Obi as well as we went to Big Bad Wolf 2019, one of the biggest book exhibition in Indonesia. We all chose our favorite books and brought them back home.


Big Bad Wolf 2019

We spent some time at home as well and watched our favorite TV series on Netflix.
Well, after all those travelings, it is indeed good to be at home!

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Buku Dongeng Anak Muslim tentang Alam Semesta

Cerita Anak Muslim tentang Alam Semesta by Fita Chakra

"Ma, what is mata air? eyes of the water?"  Obi asked me one afternoon.
Eyes of the water? no, dek. That’s the spring, dek. It’s where the water comes from" I answered with a smile.
"Kalau alam semesta? lanjut Obi.
"The universe, dek.. you know!" This time Bo, Obi's brother, answered the question.
"What are you reading, dek?"
"It's the new book from you, ma. Buku Dongeng Anak Muslim tentang Alam Semesta" Obi answered and read the title of the book out loud, dengan aksen lucu perpaduan bahasa Indonesia dan  Bahasa Inggris.
"Do you like it, dek?" tanya saya kembali.
"I love it ma!" 



Sore itu aku sedang memasak makanan kesenangan anak-anak, semur bola-bola daging. Obi, putri bungsuku, sedang asyik membaca buku di meja makan. Dan kali ini, buku Dongeng Anak Muslim menjadi pilihannya. Sambil membaca, Obi kerap menanyakan berbagai kosa kata baru yang ia baca di buku. Sesekali aku dan Bo, abang Obi, menterjemahkan kata-kata itu dalam Bahasa Inggris. Banyak celetukan lucu saat kami mencoba membantu Obi meneert cerita yang ada di buku ini, Malamnya, Obi lanjut menyelesaikan buku ini di kamar, sambil menikmati ahir pekan kami.

look who seriously finish the book..I guess that's too close, dek :)

Ada yang sudah baca buku Dongeng Anak Muslim?
Aku dan anak-anak sudah!

Buku ini bagus lho, baik untuk anak-anak maupun kita orang dewasa.
Buku karya Fita Chakra ini sangat menarik  karena 10 cerita pendek yang ada di dalamnya jelas tuturkan berbagai fenomena alam dan penjelasannya di Al-Quran, lengkap dengan surah dan ayatnya. Cerita-cerita yang disajikan pendek, tapi banyak pesan baik yang mudah dimengerti,  Selain itu, ilustrasinya juga lucu dan menarik, thanks to Fransisca Ayu, Hilman Makhlufm Lanting Studio dan Maureen Monitan. Oya, Sebagian royalti buku ini juga akan disumbangkan ke Taman Bacaan Masyarakat lho. Keren bangeeet kan?

Salah satu cerita favorit Obi adalah Rahasia Lebah. Obi memang suka dengan lebah yang kalau di gambar, menurut Obi, super cute. Karena memang menggemaskan dengan garis hitam dan kuningnya. Awalnya Obi sempat takut dengan lebah, namun kemudian setelah tau lebih banyak tentang bintang menakjubkan ini, Obi pun tidak takut lagi. Bahkan kita jadi tau beberapa rahasia menarik seputar lebah. Bahkan Al-Quran khusus bercerita tentang lebah di Sarah An Nahl [16]: 68 - 69. 

Mari kita jaga alam sekitar kita..

Lain halnya dengan Abang Bo.
Karena dia suka dengan pesawat, Bo menikmati cerita Pesawat Prince Ramazan yang sarat pesan baik, Beata kita harus selalu belajar, bekerja keras dan tidak mudah putus asa untuk menggapai cita-cita, namun tidak pernah lupa bahwa semua terjadi karena kehendak-Nya. Surah Ar - Rahman [55]: 33 mengingatkan kita semua mengenai kekuatan dan izin Allah SWT. 


Sementara aku suka banget dengan cerita Berbagi Kekayaan Laut
Mungkin karena aku suka banget dengan laut dan keindahan alam di bawah laut yang memang luar biasa. Aku suka dengan cerita dan ilustrasi di bagian ini, Apalagi ada cuplikan surah An-Nahl [16]: 14 yang ingatkan kita akan kekayaan laut yang diciptakan oleh-Nya agar kita cukup dan selalu bersyukur. Dan salah satu cara terbaik untuk bersyukur adalah saling berbagi dengan mereka yang membutuhkan.

Berbagi Kekayan Laut
Masih banyak lagi cerita menarik yang bisa dinikmati dari buku ini

For my kids, Bo et Obi, this book shows interesting part of science related to the Holy Quran. We had fun exploring the natural phenomena on earth, in the sky, under the water, and surrounding us. Really a fun way of learning about the nature and important references in Al-Quran.



Jadi, tunggu apa lagi. Ayo segera dapatkan buku ini ya di toko buku terdekat.
Enjoy the stories!


  

5 Awesome Books for your Teens


Who loves reading books here?
I do!
And I try to make sure that my family loves them too.

I do have a big collection of books and I have to admit that I do bring them wherever we are moving. So you can imagine those boxes of books I have from places we’ve lived before. When we were in NYC, books were so easy to find and some of the are super cheap, as we can definitely but the second-hand or preloved ones. No wonder we brought back 10 big boxes of books to add to our collection.

And now, allow me to share 5 awesome books for your teens.

Being a mom of 2 teenagers (one is teenager-to-be actually), I’m trying to make sure that they have good quality reading materials at home. Let’s find out what’s on our list.

Harry Potter series

J.K Rowling’s fantastic works are definitely on top of the list!

Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley are three teenagers with out-of-this-world lifetime experience that makes you want to enroll to Hogward School of magic right away. We’re not the only ones being spellbound by their adventures as millions of people are joining the band.

I spent my university years reading the complete series of this book and I keep them all. From the Philosopher’s Stone to Deathly Hollow, I passionately read the stories page by page, trying to relive those scenes in my head, until the movies were out.

Now my kids develop the same habit or reading and bring Potter’s books here and there.

I have the complete collections in English, Bahasa Indonesia and the pictorial series now, although it is only up to the 3rd book, the Prisoner of Azkaban.

The kids enjoy the magical world filled with wizards, creatures and unthinkable imaginations! They also learn many good (and bad) attitudes as well as family values and determination from these books. Have fun exploring the other side and have a magical journey!



Percy Jackson series

Rick Riordan’s wild imagination about the life of demigods ,- that is the children of Gods and humans,- in Half-Blood (now you know why they name it like that) Camp is really fascinating. They do live like us humans and among us as well, but they get this bonus of attracting and engaging monsters (luckily we can not see them thanks to the ‘mist’) who are trying to destroy the world or simply being revengeful. So say hi to centaurs, satyr, nymphs, wind spirits, ghouls, cyclops and of course, the gods and goddesses! Not only that we learn about the names, the characters, the history and myths, as well as those interesting lives of Greek Gods and their complicated affairs (believe me, they ARE complicated), but we also learn about courage, friendship, leadership, perseverance, loyalty and good hearts.

We started reading this as the first book, the Lightning Thief, was listed in Bo’s reading list on the 6th Grade. They even had a special tour to the Met museum, especially the ancient Greek section, to find some artifacts and figures mentioned in the book. It was really fun! I guess starting from there we got hooked by Jackson and friends’ adventures. We now collect and all the complete series, with the final battle of the Last Olympian takes place in New York City!

Riordan has written so many interesting series including the continuation of Percy Jackson’s adventures with the Roman Gods, then another adventure with the Egyptian Gods. Really interesting!

Laura Ingalls series

How I grew up with Laura, Mary, Carry, Grace, Pa, Ma and Jack!
To those born around the same years as I do, Little House on the Prairie or Laura Ingalls Wilder series must ring a bell. Beautifully telling us the stories and adventures of the pioneering family in the early years of the US independence, Laura and her family shared some wonderful family values that they held dear despite the tough and harsh journey they have to go through as they moved around from the Big Woods to DeSmet, where they finally resided.

I wept with them when the whole family was sick and Mary ended up blind or when Charlotte, Laura’s doll was found wasted on the mud by some spoiled girl.
I shared the joy when Laura became a teacher at the very young age and when they diacovered a lovely swimming spot aby the Plum Creek.
And I was curious when they started making snow sugar or smoked beef from Pa’s game.
I also enjoyed reading the Farmer Boy, Laura’s dearest husband childhood story.

My kids showed similar fascination as I introduced that adventurous life of Laura and her family.  I hope they managed to read the complete stories.

The Land of Stories series

Now this is another series you should not miss!
What a twisted plots of all those legendary and classic fairy tales we know since we were kids!
Chris Colfer is a darling genius!
Remember him from Glee TV series? 
Never thought he is a super talented writer as well.

Again we embarked on the journey of this series from Bo’s reading list in the 5th grade. Fascinated by the first book, the Wishing spell, we now have the complete series as well, up to the 6th book. And reading these series is super fun, as it completely changes our perspectives about all those traditional characters in the fairy tales. I don’t wanna spill the beans but apparently villains are not always that bad! So go get the book and prove it yourself ;).

Diary of the Wimpy Kids

I guess this book is famous enough, at least at the US, as I have seen many of the school students reading it at quite a young age. The adventures of Greg Heffley and his brothers, Rodrick and Manny, as well as his best friend, Rowley, are Hilarious. This book is more like an elementary student diary and I like the fact that Jeff Kinney, the author, put so many interesting sketches and hand writing notes in the book. 

Bo et Obi enjoy all those mischievous adventures, but at the end of the day there will be good messages highlighted from all those events. I do enjoy reading it as well so we can diacuss further about the stories and what the kids learn from the stories afterwards. It was certainly a fun experience.

There are so many incredible books out there that you kids may or will definitely enjoy.
Those books will be great gifts as well!
Now...Tell us about your favorite book or books!
What makes you love them?