“It was a surprise to a lot of people when Mrs. Olinski’s team won the sixth-grade Academic Bowl contest at Epiphany Middle School. It...

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

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...

As someone who loves and collects books about books, stories, reading and libraries, I was excited to read about Kavita Punniyamurthi ‘s...

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

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...

The image above shows a poster that we have in the library to draw children’s attention to some of the book series we have on our...

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...

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...

Guess who cast a spell at our school library yesterday? Lost words... Lost spells... All found and cast during his delightful session...

With commercial Valentine’s day messages bombarding us all across different media, it is only natural for the children to want to...

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...

'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...

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

As a Library Educator, I often feel that I need to play the role of Cupid…Eros, if Greek mythology is more your thing. I need to get...

I ended a busy, productive year and began the new one in a reflective mood, thinking about something that has been playing on my mind for...

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...

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...

Recently someone who knows me quite well, was surprised when I mentioned about my workshops, outside of the schools I work with on a...

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...