A delightful book for Christmas

"It's the most wonderful time of the year There’ll be much mistletoeing, ...

Isn't it wonderful when a place feels like it knows you, knows your history, your tastes, and even your little guilty pleasures?  For me,...

‘On the highest rock of a tiny island at the edge of the world, stands a lighthouse. It is built to last forever.’ Hello, Lighthouse  ...

This term I planned a unit on books about people who created different things. I do not want to use the word inventor or scientist,...

Day 1 Camino Portuguese April-May2024

A Book Review of Julia and the Shark a book that touches upon mental health, those experiencing it and those witnessing it.

These two words set the tone for my post today. Ever since the torrential downpour persisted yesterday morning here in Chennai, and with...

There are not many people who will have me want to get into a saree.  Don’t get me wrong, I love sarees. I love seeing the elegant...

This post first appeared as a feature in the Nature Writing for Children Newsletter https://azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/articles-nwfc/his...

A huge truck pulled up on the street where my parents live, right at the gate in near which they sat shooting the breeze. A friend who...

Author: Payal Kapadia Publisher: Hachette India Book Review As I sit down to write this, I realise that I am at a loss for words. ...

Wednesday a ‘W’ word, seems the perfect day to share three books I’ve been poring over the last week.  All three centre around...

E ver since I first read ‘Book Uncle and Me’ by Uma Krishnaswmi, it has become one of my beloved children's books. I have a special...

This banner features titles beginning with the coordinating alphabet from our collection in the library As a Library Educator, I am...

Talking about ‘freedom’ through a story of peanut butter may seem incredulous.  However, Matt Haig’s short story “The Invention of Peanut...

A review of a gem of a book. Read if you want to write, read if you are a teller of stories, read just because.

Both of these books were part of our selection for the ‘thIS ABILITY’ theme that we focussed on in the library last term. Both of these book

A must read young adult book that seamlessly weaves political, religious and social commentary with love stories and a wee little murder!

February 14th…Valentine’s Day and Library Lovers day!!! As I browsed my book shelf I found the perfect picture book…a love story that...