The silence of the morning was broken with the kids rushing in to celebrate the 1st Indian Prime Minister’s Birthday, better known as Children’s Day with Hippocampus. Thanks to Nirmala and Sonal, the toddlers enjoyed the story of Munia, the bird who found gold by planting and nurturing a little cherry fruit into a big cherry tree. The simplicity and […]
The Hippocampus Book Council and the Australia India Council will be hosting two exciting Australian authors – Alison Lester and Michael Panckridge at Hippocampus on 5th December 2009. They will be meeting children to chat about books, writing, illustrating and cricket! Alison’s session, Around the World with Books and Pictures is open to all aspiring writers and illustrators between the ages 9 […]
A thirsty vampire on the lookout for fresh blood. Monster spiders crawling in the mud. Spooky storytellers and a Mad scientist. Beware, there are Lost Ghosts in the mist. Fortune tellers and a Magician. Treasures to plunder, if you win. Zombie brain toast and eyeball ice cream. Fingers floating in your drink will make you scream. Do you dare to step in? COME […]
4 days into The Great Tale Chase and we are seeing so much excitement here. The kids are rushing for books with such urgency and reading with such fervour, a librarian cannot ask for more! Sitting here on a Sunday evening, I’m watching kids clutch their passports and earnestly searching for books from the Passport. But what really touched me was when […]
When I was One, I had just begun. When I was Two, I was nearly new. When I was Three, I was hardly me. When I was Four, I was not much more. When I was Five, I was just alive. But now I am Six, I am as clever as clever. So, I think I’ll be six for ever […]
The second edition of HOO’s Tales was quite a success! We had nine artistes ranging from traditional Yakshagana-style performance to digital stories. There was a total of 38 performances through the day. Jeeva Raghunath came all the way from Chennai for the event. Koutuka were back this year with a different puppet show – a Panchatantra tale. Nicky Bingham happened […]
We are back with the second edition of HOO’s Tales, our annual carnival of stories on Saturday, 28th February 2009! Keep logging back for details.