Beauty is Missing...One Day, One Story
It’s the last week of school before the term break and the library is buzzing with the excitement of Pratham books ‘One day, one story',...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Aug 13, 20225 min read
Books,Libraries,Reading and Resistance
(This post first appeared on The Bookwallis Facebook page.) It was National Librarian's Day, yesterday 12th August. This is the first of...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jul 29, 20222 min read
WANTED...Red!!! Little Red Riding Hood
'Twosday' pairs are a hashtag under which I share a pair of books that I have paired for different reasons...posted on a Tuesday. This...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jul 5, 20223 min read
Using a Pair of Books to explore the story of Noah's Ark
Tuesday's are TWOSDAYS here at Myth Aunty, where I explore pairing books in different ways. By pairing books, we not only extend a book...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jun 25, 20227 min read
Between the pages of a Book is a FUN place to be.
If you are reading this post, the chances are that you believe and probably even know that reading and books hold a certain magic, that...
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JoAnne Saldanha
May 15, 20226 min read
Families and Food...culture, connections, stories.
Today, !5th May, is world Family Day. Sharing this post which I had written for The Bookwallis Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/th...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Apr 3, 20222 min read
Books take you places! The Most Magnificent Mosque, Cordoba
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,...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Mar 17, 20222 min read
Singing in the Library
Singing a book…literally, is something I love to do, and I do it often! This however, is one of the first singalong books, that I...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Mar 8, 20223 min read
22 Women and Girls from my Bookshelf who inspire me, this Woman's day 2022
Quite honestly, I don’t really get Woman’s Day. Other than a bunch of discounts and special brunches, fancy ‘award’ ceremonies and being...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Mar 2, 20225 min read
Why Children Should About War/Violence/Conflict (Part 2)
This post appeared on The Bookwallis Facebook page for the theme, Voicing the Silences in Children's Literature. . Read part one here......
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JoAnne Saldanha
Feb 21, 20223 min read
Who Will Teach Emperor Akbar?...Who do we learn from? Who learns from us?
I always look for something deeply meaningful to start the new term or the new year and this one seemed like the perfect read for my...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Feb 16, 20222 min read
People and Wildlife..True stories from across India
This post first appeared in on the Sustainibility Next Blog https://sustainabilitynext.in/of-human-animal-co-existence/ “… do step...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Feb 15, 20223 min read
'Twosday' Pairings...Kiss the Cow & Lakshmi the Water Buffalo Who Would'nt.
‘TWOSDAY PAIRS' Making connections is how we comprehend what we are reading, helping us get a deeper understanding, scaffolding our...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Feb 12, 20223 min read
Positive messages from Negative Cat
World Read Aloud Day is celebrated on the first Wednesday in February, every year. It is a day that draws attention to the importance of...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jan 24, 20223 min read
Rooted with 'Savi and the Memory Keeper'
There is so much that I want to say about this book, that I do not know where to begin. How does one take the black colour of grief, mix...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Dec 29, 20214 min read
Grateful for 2021...a reflection.
As we approach the end of the year, I cannot help but reflect on the year that has been. It’s been a year of ups and downs, much like the...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Dec 22, 20213 min read
The Nameless God
As I began reading Savie Karnel‘s The Nameless God, published by Red Panda, I was sucked into the book. Right from the names of the two...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Dec 14, 20212 min read
Voting for the Jarul Book Awards 2021
There was a wonderful buzz around the library this past week. We had read the 3 books shortlisted for the Jarul Book awards over the...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Nov 22, 20213 min read
Those Book Women
During the Great Depression, to help aid and educate the people affected in eastern Kentucky, one of the parts of Appalachia which was...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Oct 25, 20213 min read
Amrita Shergil...born to be an artist
There are times as an educator, when the children’s comments can make it painfully clear that you have not thought out or planned the...
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