On a rare visit to the Anna Centenary Library, a public library in Chennai, I was surprised by the collection in the children’s section,...

(This post was first published on The Bookwallis Facebook page.) Isn't it just? It is so essential to our lives, yet many of us do not...

“I've always wanted to be a Star Hunter. But I don't want to be the kind that looks for old stars that have already been burning for...

I started my class by reading the first chapter of a book. I didn’t tell my students the title or the author. I just read aloud the...

Author Simran Jeet Singh Illustrated by Baljinder Kaur. While Fauja Singh was born determined, he was also born with legs that wouldn’t...

25th March 2021 My students thoroughly enjoy participatory activities in the school library. With online fatigue rather strong, the fun...

February 2020 It was all about love in the school library last year. Children shared some library love during the Valentine's week. Now...

So, I was ‘chopping onions’….chopping onions, I tell you!! The last few pages were blurry. I had to stop, go wash my face and come back...

In 2019 I decided to act on a long held dream. More than 15 years ago, I had been inspired by a tiny paragraph in Ruth Sawyer's book,...

5 September, 2020 A special day. A special post. A post for all the teachers...and I mean teachers. Many Whatsapp forwards tell me that...