Book Review: Grow Up Messy by Paromita Goswami

About The Author:

Paromita Goswami is a storyteller and also the founder of reading club that enhances book reading habit in children. Follow her Official website to know more about her - Paromita Goswami

The Blurb Says: Childhood is considered to be the best time of one’s life. What if you get a chance to live it once more with a five-year-old? 
Misry, a naughty five-year-old girl, lives with her parents in a B.S.F border outpost near Indo-Bangladesh border. But with no schools and friends she feels very lonely. She tries to befriend some local village kids. But they find her incompetent in their rural antics. They nickname her Messy as most of the time she messes up their plan. Can Misry really be a part of the gang? 
Set in the early eighties, join Misry in the adventures of her life.

About the Cover:

I think that the cover page for a children book is crucial factor which might decide its fate to be landed in a kid’s hands. The Book studio has done a fairly good job in designing the cover page. A naughty little cute girl with equally mischievous friends in the back ground along with the army man did full justice to the story of the book. For a five year old, it gave enough reasons to peep inside or ask their parents to read it out to them.

About the Book:

This book got mixed reactions from me.

I loved it when I read it as a parent since it brought back many memories of my own childhood. The way Misry pretended to sleep till her mother fell asleep only to flee and play reminded of my own childhood afternoons. It was exactly the same scene at my house during my childhood.

I could also relate many instances of five-year-old Misry to my own kids. I could sense the pride of parents when they see their kids learning small things by themselves and the sad feeling when they realize that they are learning the lessons of life as well meaning, they are growing up.

At the same time, It was an average read considering a child inside the reader.  The children would obviously love the mischievous pranks, courage and presence of mind of little girl. But, I found it bit heavy in terms of language used and learnings embarked in for a child less than 10-year-old.

The story ended without a conclusion. Some sort of plot would have justice to the hours spent while taking the journey with Misry.

It’s not very good but not a bad attempt from the author. I do hope to read more of her work in future.

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