By Fiona Fernandez, Shriram Iyengar, Tanishka D’Lyma, Devanshi Doshi

Yuletide classic reads

Curling up with a treasured read, with Christmas carols playing on loop makes for the perfect wind-down, after the hectic pre-festive routine, leading to midnight mass, and the recovery from the big, fat Christmas luncheon. Speaking of carols, this time, as is my annual Christmastime tradition, I added a gem to the bookshelf — A Christmas Carol: A Search & Find Book illustrated by Louise Pigott (Studio Press). This Charles Dickens story has been retold by Sarah Powell where the magical tale is reimagined in a beautifully illustrated visual format. Here, characters, objects and sub-plots are offered for the reader to find and follow, from Scrooge’s counting house to the arrival of Jacob Marley’s ghost. It is ideal gifting to introduce new readers to a Dickensian Christmas.
At Trilogy, Chimbai Road, Bandra West.