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Brother Eagle, Sister Sky...an Earth Day Read-aloud

Apr 22, 20231 min read

Brother Eagle, Sister Sky...an Earth Day Read-aloud

Today, April 22, is Earth Day. Don’t you think that every day should be an ‘earth day’? . While I believe that earth stories/ green reads...

Rockstar in a Sari...Picture Book Biography

JoAnne Saldanha

Apr 17, 20231 min read

Rockstar in a Sari...Picture Book Biography

So, last weekend I was at the India in Fashion exhibition at the NMA Cultural Centre, Mumbai that traces India's influences on world...

Relating Picture Books to Current Affairs...Where I Belong.

JoAnne Saldanha

Apr 16, 20232 min read

Relating Picture Books to Current Affairs...Where I Belong.

Yesterday my Instagram feed was flooded with posts about the protests at Nochikuppam, Chennai. The artisanal fisherfolk have been...

Traditions and a Folktale about Drought and Rain

JoAnne Saldanha

Apr 11, 20232 min read

Traditions and a Folktale about Drought and Rain

Tuesdays are 'TWOSdays' here on Myth Aunty, when I share two books that I connect for different reasons. Today’s books are: BRINGING THE...

Serendipitous finds While Weeding our Collection.

JoAnne Saldanha

Apr 6, 20232 min read

Serendipitous finds While Weeding our Collection.

One of the most painful jobs for me as a Library Educator, always proves to be one of the most joyful. The job? Weeding. No, we don’t...

Hakeem's Hiccups and other Books to Read and Share during Ramadan

JoAnne Saldanha

Apr 4, 20234 min read

Hakeem's Hiccups and other Books to Read and Share during Ramadan

"What is your remedy for hiccups?". . I drink water. Gallon’s of water. My students had plenty more to share… Holding my breath. My...

My Name is Gulab...reading about Social Justice issues through Picture Books

JoAnne Saldanha

Mar 31, 20233 min read

My Name is Gulab...reading about Social Justice issues through Picture Books

Books about social justice issues open up the world beyond their immediate circle of family and friends, giving children the opportunity...

Who Clicked That Pic?...inspired by the life of Homai Vyarawalla

JoAnne Saldanha

Mar 28, 20232 min read

Who Clicked That Pic?...inspired by the life of Homai Vyarawalla

I’ve been sitting on this book for a while now ever since I bought it almost a week ago, rather gob-smacked. The innovative approach to a...

World Storytelling Day...a Celebration with Stories about Stories.

JoAnne Saldanha

Mar 20, 20235 min read

World Storytelling Day...a Celebration with Stories about Stories.

“Story, as it turns out, was crucial to our evolution -- more so than opposable thumbs. Opposable thumbs let us hang on; story told us...

WET PAINT...watch out, it will leave an endearing mark.

JoAnne Saldanha

Mar 17, 20232 min read

WET PAINT...watch out, it will leave an endearing mark.

Ok, so...Asha Nehemiah and Chetan Sharma are a dream team where I’m concerned and I have a huge soft corner for the Hook Book Series...

Story making and Storytelling in the Library

JoAnne Saldanha

Mar 3, 20232 min read

Story making and Storytelling in the Library

One of the joys of childhood is an uninhibitied imagination. But how long are we able to hold on to this? How quickly we get jaded, often...

Pairing and Comparing Wedding Baraat Picture Books

JoAnne Saldanha

Feb 21, 20232 min read

Pairing and Comparing Wedding Baraat Picture Books

Tuesday’s are ‘twosday’s’ on my Instagram account @mythaunty , when I share a pair of books. When we received the PHL Book Box, from...

JoAnne Saldanha

Feb 7, 20232 min read

Tales of Bon Bibi from the Sunderbans

Ever since the start of this year, I’ve been drawn to books written in verse. I have been reading aloud and working on understanding...

JoAnne Saldanha

Jan 17, 20232 min read

The Sense of Wonder and Poetry

'Twosdays' is the hashtag that I use on social media on Tuesdays, when I share not just one, but two books that I may have paired for...

Two Inspiring Stories - One a Great Read, the other Disappointing.

JoAnne Saldanha

Jan 10, 20232 min read

Two Inspiring Stories - One a Great Read, the other Disappointing.

Sometimes on a Tuesday, I share two books that I have paired for a particular reason, usually because of the way they complement each...

Green LitFest...a fun and thought provoking Green Day out.

JoAnne Saldanha

Dec 20, 20224 min read

Green LitFest...a fun and thought provoking Green Day out.

The buzz around the Indian’s only Green LitFest started when I was invited to be a jury advisor in the children’s literature category. I...

JoAnne Saldanha

Dec 8, 20222 min read

My Christmas Reads this week

When I realised that it was only two weeks till school shut for the year end break, I pulled out a few of my favourite Christmas books...

JoAnne Saldanha

Nov 16, 20223 min read

When Libraries go to the Children

All around the world, there are individuals who know the difference that an exposure to books and reading can make in a child’s life and...

Sometimes Mama, Sometimes Papa...why representation matters.

JoAnne Saldanha

Nov 3, 20223 min read

Sometimes Mama, Sometimes Papa...why representation matters.

My start with the second book shortlisted for the Jarul Book Awards was a bit shaky. I think a lot was connected to my own relationship...

An Ode to the Mahseer...the Tiger of the River

JoAnne Saldanha

Nov 1, 20222 min read

An Ode to the Mahseer...the Tiger of the River

(This post was first published on the Sustainability Next blog in October 2022) ‘All life on earth needs water to survive and grow.’ ALL...