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  ...

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...

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. ...

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...

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!

My work requires me to often travel and interact with children, teachers and parents. I often see schools and school libraries tick all...

During the first few months of the year, we planned to focus on books about characters with disabilities…seen and unseen, with a focus on...

I’ve just put my bookmark away and shut Uncontrollable by Varsha Seshan, a middle grade fantasy fiction book in verse and I must say that...

"The face that launched a 1000 ships" is metaphoric enough to get my 6th and 7th graders all excited as we go across the stories from the...

The news of the horrors going on in Gaza at the moment had got me down. In the library I noticed that children were all picking up...

Almost a year ago, my ‘BFF’, also a Jo-Ann….with no ‘e’ at the end, a ‘Child Life Specialist’ in the US, sent me this book...

When I think of FOOD, I think of ‘stretching the table’... always a place and a bowl for one more. When I think about stretching the...

“LEAVE MY BROTHERS ALONE.” These words stand out on the opening spread of Lady Tarzan! Jamuna takes a Stand, a picture book biography of...

This post was first shared on The Bookwallis Facebook page. FOOD features EVERYWHERE. Food is ubiquitous. From growing it, to harvesting...