A review by mithilareads
The Ammuchi Puchi by Sharanya Manivannan, Nerina Canzi
5.0
At first sight, I fell in love with the illustrations. The beautiful depiction of the flowers in Anjali’s hair reminded me of the scene in the movie “Tangled”, where a group of children tied up Rapunzel’s hair in a gorgeous braid. The perfect selection of the colours also enhanced the reading experience.
The author narrates the story from Aditya’s POV and introduces the reader to Ammuchi, the beloved grandmother of Anjali and Aditya. Sitting on the swing in the front porch, she always told them to look for a ghost hiding in a tree facing the porch. They never could see the ghost. Yet, the story never failed to give Anjali the chills when she was younger. As they grew older, they knew better than to believe in ghosts. Yet, they listened to her description of the ghost she could see, and added the missing details about the ghost’s ‘physical appearance’ from their growing imagination.
On Aditya’s tenth birthday, Ammuchi passes away. Anjali, Aditya, Amma and Appa are heartbroken, and do their best to fill the gaping void that Ammuchi left behind. The game of describing the ghost in the tree does not excite them as much as it did before.
But then, the entry of a mystical creature in their lives acts as a balm to their grieving hearts. Was this Ammuchi’s way of reaching out to them from the beyond, in keeping with her affinity for all things magical?
Continue reading the review here: https://mithilareviewsbooks.wordpress.com/2018/05/19/mithilareviewsbooks-the-ammuchi-puchi-by-sharanya-manivannan/
The author narrates the story from Aditya’s POV and introduces the reader to Ammuchi, the beloved grandmother of Anjali and Aditya. Sitting on the swing in the front porch, she always told them to look for a ghost hiding in a tree facing the porch. They never could see the ghost. Yet, the story never failed to give Anjali the chills when she was younger. As they grew older, they knew better than to believe in ghosts. Yet, they listened to her description of the ghost she could see, and added the missing details about the ghost’s ‘physical appearance’ from their growing imagination.
On Aditya’s tenth birthday, Ammuchi passes away. Anjali, Aditya, Amma and Appa are heartbroken, and do their best to fill the gaping void that Ammuchi left behind. The game of describing the ghost in the tree does not excite them as much as it did before.
But then, the entry of a mystical creature in their lives acts as a balm to their grieving hearts. Was this Ammuchi’s way of reaching out to them from the beyond, in keeping with her affinity for all things magical?
Continue reading the review here: https://mithilareviewsbooks.wordpress.com/2018/05/19/mithilareviewsbooks-the-ammuchi-puchi-by-sharanya-manivannan/