Customer Reviews

The Road to Mumbai

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

What a gorgeously detailed book! The writing and illustration are full of beauty, warmth and humor. I wanted to get on that magic bed and go for an exhilarating midnight ride with Shoba and Fuzzy Patel. The characters are lovingly drawn and the story is sweet and funny. I plan on giving this book to every child I know and hope that the adults will get a chance to enjoy it as well. I hope the author/illustrator plans to create many more such books. This one is a joy!

I teach young children and I looked for an appropriate book to introduce them to Indian culture for a long time. This one is delightful and children respond to it enthusiastically. There are many interesting human and animal characters and even an adorable monkey wedding! After the story we pretend we're at the monkey wedding and dance to some fun Bollywood-style music!

Beautifully illustrated book. My daughter enjoyed reading it.The "A Word about Mumbai" section at the end of the book has incorrect factual information though. Hence the 3 stars.

I got this book for my 3 year old and while he enjoys it very much, I found the story to be just okay. It would have been better if the characters in the book tried to invite all the people they met along the way instead of discouraging them from tagging along. I found the sentences to be a bit long too. The glossary in the back was a nice touch. The illustrations in this book are beautiful.

I bought this and a few more books for my niece's birthday. I read this particular book to her the after the celebrations and she absolutely loved it. She woke up the next morning and the 1st thing she said to her mom was that this was her favorite gift!! Whose your favorite uncle!

my 3-year old daughter loves this book and is asking me to read it over and over again. such a cute story that artfully introduces young kids to Indian culture.

The author needs to fact check before publishing. Gujarati is not the major language of the people who live in Mumbai. It is Marathi.

This carelessness mars the otherwise nice illustrations in this book.

The Road to Mumbai is a wonderfully written, colorfully illustrated children's book, which adults can enjoy too.

It is a cute and humorous tale of a little girl named Shoba and her monkey, Fuzzy Patel (insert smiles here) and their journey to Mumbai, via her bed and various other modes of transportation along the way. The story and pictures capture the essence of the people and animals they meet on the road to Fuzzy's cousin's wedding.

Ms. Jeyaveeran has accomplished much in her first book. I look forward to her next one.

Little Shoba is on her way to a wedding in Mumbai but will she ever get there? With her pet monkey Fuzzy Patel, she sets out on her journey and discovers one interesting thing after another. A camel ride, a line of elephants, an over-crowded bus, laddos, jalebees will all help bring India to little book lovers. The illustrations are very colorful and add to the overall effect of the book.

My sister gave my 4 year old (and 9 mos old) this book. My 4 year old loves it and we have talked about the book alot. I like the illustrations as well. Recommended.