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The Adventures of Alicia Parker – Five Stars – Book Review – Amazon

I am grateful beyond words for the review of my latest illustrated children’s book, The Adventures of Alicia Parker by Mr. Hishan Jackaria on Amazon.

For a debut author or even a renowned writer, reviews increase visibility, directly impacting sales, and encouraging, algorithms (like on Amazon), to recommend the book. They also provide constructive, feedback, which helps authors understand what resonates with readers.

Reading the reviewer’s ink, I have tears in my eyes with uncontrollable emotion.

It’s a great way of appreciating an artist and evaluating their work.

I have the immense pleasure to share this book review with all readers and all authors of books for children.

I wish you ‘ HAPPY WORLD BOOK DAY’

Top review from United Kingdom

Mr Hishan Jackaria

5.0 out of 5 stars
⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 March 2026
Format: Paperback


This enchanting story follows a young girl whose vivid imagination shapes the world around her.
With her gift of insight, she sees possibilities others overlook, turning everyday moments into magical adventures.
From solving puzzles in her day to day life to dreaming about fantastical stories, her fertile imagination becomes her strength and her challenge.
The main themes developed craftily by the author are the power of creativity and imagination, the courage to see the world differently, friendship and empathy.
The language is playful yet thoughtful, making it accessible for young readers while offering deeper insights for adults reading along.
The narrative balances adventures with gentle lessons, encouraging children to embrace their own ideas and uniqueness.
The artwork bursts with vibrant colors and whimsy, perfectly capturing Alicia’s imaginative world. Each page feels like stepping into a dream.

I find this book inspiring and heartwarming. Children, including my own, will be drawn by Alicia Parker’s adventures, while parents and teachers will appreciate the subtle encouragement of creativity and self- confidence.
I recommend this book as being perfect for bedtime reading, classroom discussions about imagination, sixth sense, and intuition.
Mostly, I recommend ‘ The Adventures of Alicia Parker’ as a gift for children who love stories that spark wonder.

Many thanks for stopping by, reading and sharing my happiness, dear friends!

Anita Bacha

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The Adventures of Alicia Parker – Illustrated Children’s Book by Anita Bacha

The Adventures of Alicia Parker take you to unexpected,humorous, magical spaces. Adults and children emerge as the protagonists, laying bare their hidden aspirations and vulnerabilities.

The Adventures of Alicia Parker is my latest illustrated children’s book. It’s edited,published by Austin Macauley Publishers and recently released on 30 January 2026.

It dawned upon me to write yet another book for children when I met the best selling author of The Ark of Noah , Irving Finkel in person ,at the British Library in 2019.The unexpected event happened against the backdrop of the Zee Jaipur Literary Festival.

We talked about books. Finally, he left me with these memorable words of wisdom and inspiration-

Writing is one of the miraculous achievements of the world.The best thing that you can do is to write children’s books.

I had already written and published three books for children. I toyed with the idea of writing a fourth one halfheartedly. I was aware of the complexity of the market and the competition in the field of books for children. Thousands of books for kids were written,published and released every day of the year.

It was a risky choice.

Stories about pet animals, fairies and extraterrestrial beings were too common, my new story should be unique and exclusive, I concluded.

I put my pen on paper and started to write the story of a tomboy who was no one else but me! Adventurous, fearless, daring…

All children are endowed with some kind of special gift, imagination, intuition, foresight or premonition. They rarely talk about it or they are not allowed to speak about it. The least they can do is to read about it.

Even more, children who read early tend to achieve higher academic proficiency and better comprehension later in school.Simultaneously exposure to words from birth builds neural pathways, expands vocabulary, and improves comprehension skills.

The only way to get children to read books,specially in my native country, Mauritius, is to add some salt and pepper to my tales.

Happy Reading, Everyone!

The Adventures of Alicia Parker is available for purchase in #paperback #audio and #kindle

From #Austin Macauley #Amazon and #BarnesandNoble

Anita Bacha

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Adventures-Alicia-Parker-Anita-Bacha/dp/1037113853

My Children’s Books – by Anita Bacha

‘Of all my books, I like the children’s books the best.’

Anita Bacha

My debut children’s book, The Princess and the Crow, is set in the magnetic backdrop of a tropical island in the midst of a blue lagoon. A beautiful Princess lives on the island with her friends, the flowers and the birds. One day, a crow falls from the sky and lands on her lap. As the story unfolds, the real identity of the crow is revealed. Bursting with charm and magic, the book is illustrated and published by Austin Macauley Publishers London. Categorized as fiction, it’s my first successful effort to creative writing and to putting on script my hidden talent of storytelling.

Wakashio is my second story book for kids. Categorized as fiction, the story is based on the real wreck of a Japanese oil tanker, MV Wakashio, on the coral reefs of Mauritius. The tale is narrated by two Mauritian siblings, Angela and Oshin. With 15 amazing and colorful illustrations.

SURPRISE!! My third story book is a novel sequence. Another adventure of our favorite characters Angela and Oshin, illustrated with 15 fascinating images for the joy of our young audience. It is under print and will be released shortly.

Happy Weekend, dear All!

Anita Bacha

The Princess and the Crow – Illustrated Children’s Book by Anita Bacha

Hold the hand of the child that lives in your soul 

For this child nothing is impossible 

Paulo Coelho 

Author of The Alchemist 

As a child I was fond of reading books.My papa offered me my first illustrated children’s book in French ‘Toto et Titi’ when I was three. I delved in the pages of my treasured book and I had a dream. I dreamt of my name on the front cover of the book.

I cherished the dream for a long time. Writing a book for children sounded like impossible… a poetry book for adults crossed my mind often. Yet I hold on to the dream of writing a book for all the children in the world.

This dream became true when many many years after, I wrote and published my debut children’s book, The Princess and the Crow.

Many of you may have read that book and many of you are aspiring authors.

Hold the hand of the child that lives in your soul and make the impossible become possible NOW.

Anita Bacha

Thank you for reading my dear friends.

Happy Holidays

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