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Hi! I am Divya Purandar from Bangalore, India with my husband,
in-laws, and a fifteen year old son and a seven year old little diva! Many moons ago, during a brief stay in the US, I
was amazed at the public library system there and felt a child-like excitement
on finding “Picture-Books”. I felt as if I was reliving my childhood!!
Reading every day is an activity I have always enjoyed with my
son and my one-on-one time with him. Having come a long way since the days of board
books and lift-a-flap books, I realized that once my son progresses into reading
by himself ( which he already has!), he
may no longer want to be read to. That’s
when the idea of a blog came to me as I felt the necessity to chronicle our
experience of reading various picture books and this effort is more for me than
my children as it represents a huge part of their early childhood that I would like to
cherish for the rest of my life. Now that my little one too absolutely loves the
read aloud picture books, I couldn’t have asked for more….and I now get to read
some of the books second time around and relive the same moments with her.
The name of the blog is inspired by a Kannada children’s book
series called “Dinakkondu kathe” which means “ One story a
day”. I remember how my mom used to read and narrate the stories from the
book series. Thanks to her, she inspired in me a lifetime of reading.
Though I was initially skeptical about finding enough books to read to my children, especially after our short sojourn in the US, I must say that Bangalore didn’t let me down when it came to availability of picture books and we were relieved to continue reading one story a day....everyday!
Though I was initially skeptical about finding enough books to read to my children, especially after our short sojourn in the US, I must say that Bangalore didn’t let me down when it came to availability of picture books and we were relieved to continue reading one story a day....everyday!
The purpose of the blog is not to review a book in a strict
sense but more of a personal account of how my children or I felt while reading
a particular book. Anyway, over a span
of ten years, Onestoryaday has become such an integral part of my mommy-hood,
that not only allows me go chronicle our
reading experiences but also serve as a sounding board for my parental musings.
Hope you enjoy the blog as much as I enjoy writing it.
