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...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Oct 17
- 3 min
The warmth of 'Paati's Rasam'
Food and stories feed my soul. When they are brought together in a book, I firmly nestles in my soft corner. As I read the book ‘Paati’s...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Oct 10
- 2 min
Migrants by Issa Watanabe
Yesterday, I placed a book in the hands of a friend who had dropped by. ‘Read’ was all I said. The book was a wordless one and it left...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Aug 1
- 8 min
Music in Difficult times...a Reading Journey.
(This post was first written in two parts for The Bookswallis Facebook Page) Twenty years from now, if someone asks me about how I...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jul 3
- 2 min
Fish in a Tree
Ally Nickerson has changed seven schools in seven years. In each of the schools she spends most of her time at the principals office, as...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- May 15
- 6 min
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
- May 14
- 3 min
Yangdol...a lyrical, moving read.
A version of this review, was first published on the Sustainability Next blog. https://sustainabilitynext.in/a-life-in-nature/ Where does...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Apr 3
- 2 min
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
- Feb 16
- 2 min
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 10
- 3 min
Batting with Girl Power...Loki Takes Guard.
The reason I picked this book for the school library, is because of a former student who plays in the Tamil Nadu, U21 woman’s cricket...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Dec 22, 2021
- 3 min
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 2, 2021
- 6 min
25 Meaningful Christmas Books
Maybe it’s because I have grown children, or maybe it’s because I’ve grown up celebrating Christmas, but for some reason I cringe every...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Nov 13, 2021
- 3 min
The Christmas Pig by J.K.Rowling
Have you ever thought about what happens to all the things you’ve lost? It could be a key, a pen, a book or maybe even a bad habit, a...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Oct 11, 2021
- 5 min
The Dot and Raza's Bindu...focusing on Indian Art
The new term started at the end of September and I knew exactly what I was going to be doing. Last term's theme on Art and Artists had...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Oct 6, 2021
- 2 min
What Happened to You? Reflecting on Disability in Children's Books
Joe was engrossed in playing pirates at the park. There were sharks and crocodiles he had to deal with, who were no match for a...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Sep 2, 2021
- 3 min
The Art of Miss Chew and gratitude for our own teachers.
This was going to be a special read-aloud for me. It was the first time that I was sharing one of my favourite children’s book authors...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jul 21, 2021
- 2 min
The Magic of a True Story...and trash!
Week 3 of the Art Theme that I've been doing with my elementary students this term. Last week my younger elementary students were...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jul 16, 2021
- 7 min
Journeying with Jamlo
The one in which I share our journey with the book Jamlo Walks by Samina Mishra, illustrated by Tariq Aziz and published by Penguin,...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jul 2, 2021
- 3 min
Julian joy in Jessica Love's stunning books.
Sometimes one comes across books that are celebrations of individuality...and just sometimes they burst with love and acceptance. I found...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jun 30, 2021
- 3 min
Letter writing and stories.
"Writing to someone, taking the time to craft each letter, to buy a stamp, to select an envelope, to travel to the post office—none of...
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