JoAnne Saldanha3 days ago6 minFamilies 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...
JoAnne Saldanha4 days ago3 minYangdol...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...
JoAnne SaldanhaApr 32 minBooks take you places! The Most Magnificent Mosque, CordobaOn a rare visit to the Anna Centenary Library, a public library in Chennai, I was surprised by the collection in the children’s section,...
JoAnne SaldanhaFeb 162 minPeople and Wildlife..True stories from across IndiaThis post first appeared in on the Sustainibility Next Blog https://sustainabilitynext.in/of-human-animal-co-existence/ “… do step...
JoAnne SaldanhaFeb 103 minBatting 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...
JoAnne SaldanhaDec 22, 20213 minThe Nameless GodAs 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...
JoAnne SaldanhaDec 2, 20216 min25 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...
JoAnne SaldanhaNov 13, 20213 minThe Christmas Pig by J.K.RowlingHave 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...
JoAnne SaldanhaOct 11, 20215 minThe Dot and Raza's Bindu...focusing on Indian ArtThe 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...
JoAnne SaldanhaOct 6, 20212 minWhat Happened to You? Reflecting on Disability in Children's BooksJoe was engrossed in playing pirates at the park. There were sharks and crocodiles he had to deal with, who were no match for a...
JoAnne SaldanhaSep 2, 20213 minThe 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...
JoAnne SaldanhaJul 21, 20212 minThe 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...
JoAnne SaldanhaJul 16, 20217 minJourneying with JamloThe one in which I share our journey with the book Jamlo Walks by Samina Mishra, illustrated by Tariq Aziz and published by Penguin,...
JoAnne SaldanhaJul 2, 20213 minJulian 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...
JoAnne SaldanhaJun 30, 20213 minLetter 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...
JoAnne SaldanhaJun 23, 20212 minThukpa for all9 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...
JoAnne SaldanhaJun 18, 20217 minBooks 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...
JoAnne SaldanhaJun 17, 20213 minA 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...
JoAnne SaldanhaJun 13, 20218 minPicture 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...
JoAnne SaldanhaJun 11, 20213 minThe Boy at the Back of the ClassNovember 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...