RED - A Crayon's Story
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...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jun 1
- 6 min
Food is Everywhere...even in Children's Books!!
This post was first shared on The Bookwallis Facebook page. FOOD features EVERYWHERE. Food is ubiquitous. From growing it, to harvesting...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- May 14
- 3 min
Wishtree...a story of Hope and Humanity
"But those who want to talk and tell, And those who will not listeners be, Will never hear a syllable From the lips of any tree.”...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Apr 27
- 3 min
Shore Walk...Walking and Learning.
(A version of this post was first published on the Sustainability Next blog.) What do you notice when you go to the seashore? If you are...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Apr 18
- 2 min
A Book for World Heritage Day - The Temple of Treasures
Today, 18 April, 2023 is World Heritage Day, also known as the International Monuments and Sites Day. The day is all about creating...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Apr 16
- 2 min
Relating Picture Books to Current Affairs...Where I Belong.
Yesterday my Instagram feed was flooded with posts about the protests at Nochikuppam, Chennai. The artisanal fisherfolk have been...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Apr 4
- 4 min
Hakeem's Hiccups and other Books to Read and Share during Ramadan
"What is your remedy for hiccups?". . I drink water. Gallon’s of water. My students had plenty more to share… Holding my breath. My...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Mar 24
- 3 min
Chitti's Travelling Book Box
As someone who loves and collects books about books, stories, reading and libraries, I was excited to read about Kavita Punniyamurthi ‘s...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Nov 3, 2022
- 3 min
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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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, 2022
- 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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