Comments on Saffron Tree: Mamma, Do You Love Me?

okay - this is a book i need to find. beautiful re...

2009-10-25T04:57:25.400-07:00

okay - this is a book i need to find. beautiful review utbt!

So I can forgive my dad for not sending me to the ...

2009-10-24T02:46:56.673-07:00

So I can forgive my dad for not sending me to the school excursion? he actually loves me?!! Just kidding! ;) Lovely review, Utbt.

Beautiful and very informative review Utbt !! Sinc...

2009-10-24T00:54:51.665-07:00

Beautiful and very informative review Utbt !! Since all these groups are very new to me, it was interesting to read about them in this and the other reviews.

a great start! utbt! we were away for almost of a...

2009-10-23T23:57:22.329-07:00

a great start! utbt!

we were away for almost of a day and it is nice to see 3 very interesting reviews when we come back and open the browser. some great choices.. now it is time to figure out how I can find them in bangalore.

Tharini: When I saw this book, I just HAD to buy i...

2009-10-23T18:02:19.779-07:00

Tharini: When I saw this book, I just HAD to buy it because we are now hearing quite a lot of, "Amma, you don't love me and you say no to me" and I have to stop and say, "Just because I don't say yes to every thing, it does not mean that I don't love you. It does not mean that I say NO to everything." Quite long, but our resident almost five year old is tooooo sensitive to verbal language, body language, mood perceptions, implied meanings, reading between the lines etc.

Meera: Thanks.

K's Mom, Prita, Cantaloupes.Amma: Do it and tell us abt you discoveries.

Chox: Buy it. That is my slogan. Even if we don't have space to live, my books will have a space.

Sheela: Thanks. I see some mothers who have a hard time saying no. Giving the children the world is one thing, preparing them to go get the world in another thing :)

Praba: If you haven't already, you must visit Alaska. Beautiful beyond words, but the scary, will make you cry, kneel down in modesty, will make you realize how small you are in the bigger picture kind of beautiful.

Long comments are absolutely welcome. That way we get to find you discoveries :)

I have read this book sometime back and had loved ...

2009-10-23T11:40:54.580-07:00

I have read this book sometime back and had loved it ... but your review makes me want to re-read it !

Wonderful! Inuit culture - you've gone way up nort...

2009-10-23T11:14:33.953-07:00

Wonderful! Inuit culture - you've gone way up north all the way to the arctic...burrrr...! But, hey, can you ask for a more heart-warming theme than mother's love? :-)

UTBT, I must say you've touched upon one of the most fundamental issues in parenting - the thin line differentiating a good parent as opposed to a "loving, consistently wise" parent helping kids with their emotional learning experiences!

I guess the key take-away for me is, the heart-warming tone of voice and the consistent manner in which the mother addresses the issue of disciplining while telling her kid she would always love her...something I know I will carry in my heart... :-) another reason to continue reading children's books even as adults - some are full of valuable life-lessons ! :-)

Couldnt resist leaving a long one!sorry! :-)

Thanks, UTBT!!

"children learn by pushing limits, by testing ... ...

2009-10-23T10:42:42.920-07:00

"children learn by pushing limits, by testing ... they need to experience all emotions within a safe and loving environment."

Very true! Glad you brought that to light in your review, UTBT, and the fact that teaching that actions-have-consequences is not depriving the child of love, as long as it is done in a 'safe and loving environment'.

LOVELY! I want it!

2009-10-23T10:29:42.612-07:00

LOVELY!

I want it!

beautiful, beautiful book! My kids and I love it.....

2009-10-23T10:26:38.796-07:00

beautiful, beautiful book! My kids and I love it..we will read it again tonight
-prita

great review, UTBT! loved the book when we read it...

2009-10-23T10:05:50.794-07:00

great review, UTBT! loved the book when we read it a while back, love your review even more - think we'll check it out again :)

A Book on arental love..what better way to kick of...

2009-10-23T09:42:45.724-07:00

A Book on arental love..what better way to kick off the avalanche of good books! Great lessons for me, more than my daughter:) The climatic and geographical setting, neatly highlighted!

Wow. What a book and what a pick! I loved what you...

2009-10-23T09:27:51.059-07:00

Wow. What a book and what a pick! I loved what you said about not putting on a happy face all the time. It really is very comforting, because as you said, we parents give ourselves enough grief as it is.

I definitely want to experience the Inuit culture through my own discoveries. And I will!

Thansk UTBT!

And yaay...first comment on first review of our first CROCUS festival! :D