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    Families and Food...culture, connections, stories.
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • 3 days ago
    • 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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    Yangdol...a lyrical, moving read.
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • 4 days ago
    • 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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    Books take you places! The Most Magnificent Mosque, Cordoba
    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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    People and Wildlife..True stories from across India
    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...
    80
    Batting with Girl Power...Loki Takes Guard.
    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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    The Nameless God
    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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    25 Meaningful Christmas Books
    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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    The Christmas Pig by J.K.Rowling
    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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    The Dot and Raza's Bindu...focusing on Indian Art
    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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    What Happened to You? Reflecting on Disability in Children's Books
    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...
    250
    The Art of Miss Chew and gratitude for our own teachers.
    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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    The Magic of a True Story...and trash!
    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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    Journeying with Jamlo
    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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    Julian joy in Jessica Love's stunning books.
    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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    Letter writing and stories.
    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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    Thukpa for all
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Jun 23, 2021
    • 2 min

    Thukpa for all

    9 July, 2019 Years ago, on one of my trips to Calcutta, a Bhutanese friend took me to a street not very far from my hotel. On this...
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    Books about Refugees and why our Children need to read them.
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Jun 18, 2021
    • 7 min

    Books about Refugees and why our Children need to read them.

    (I wrote this article in October 2020 on The Bookwallis Facebook page as part of a series...Voicing the Silent(ces) in Children's...
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    A Cup of Noon Chai and a Library of Stories.
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Jun 17, 2021
    • 3 min

    A Cup of Noon Chai and a Library of Stories.

    Give me a book about stories and I’m happy. Give me a book about stories and family connections...and I’m thrilled! Give me a book about...
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    Picture Books...a Conduit to Conversations about Death, Loss and Grief.
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Jun 13, 2021
    • 8 min

    Picture Books...a Conduit to Conversations about Death, Loss and Grief.

    Yesterday, during an Insta Live session with Redwood Montessori School, I was asked about books dealing with death. I first wrote a post...
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    The Boy at the Back of the Class
    JoAnne Saldanha
    • Jun 11, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Boy at the Back of the Class

    November 3, 2019 The empty chair at the back of the class has been there for a while. But then one day, three weeks into school there is...
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