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Amy's Book Review: 

My Fantastic Stories

-by Monisha Vishwanath

'My Fantastic Stories' is a short story collection, and I loved this book so much.

I’ll just write a review of two of the short stories that I liked the most from this fantastic collection.

Story 1:

Beauty and the Peacock is about a charming girl named Beauty. She lives on one side of a forest that is beside a village. Whenever Beauty dances, the peacocks, who are on the other side of the forest, come to dance with her. 

One day, she trips, falls, and hurts herself. When the villagers who live in the village find her, they say that Beauty can no longer dance with her peacocks. And that makes Beauty very sad. 

Can Beauty ever dance with her peacocks again? Read this story to find out!

I love how the author has woven the beautiful lessons into this wonderful tale. 

Story 2:

Dear Diary is a funny story about Samantha, who complains about everything! Mama (Samantha’s mom) tells her not to complain about everything; she should find solutions. She always complains to Mama until one day when Mama tells her not to complain, and she gives Samantha a diary named Magic Magenta. 

Samantha gives Magic Magenta a nickname—Maggie. And whenever she is sad, she writes in Maggie. But does it help Samantha become a better person? If yes, how?

Read this cute story to find out!

This story teaches us not to complain about small things; instead, we should find solutions.

I recommend this book to children 5+ as a read-aloud and 7+ as a reader.

I give this book 5/5 stars as this is definitely a collection of fantastic stories.

-Amy

P.S. This book can be read at home or in a classroom to teach children many valuable lessons in a fun way.