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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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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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jun 18, 2021
- 8 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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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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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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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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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jun 10, 2021
- 3 min
A Saree for Ammi...filled with learning opportunities.
Ammi weaves the most beautiful sarees in the world, Abba is a pro at dyeing the threads and the children help out where ever they can....
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jun 8, 2021
- 2 min
Sometimes misfortune can indeed be a blessing.
August, 2020 Sion, an excellent and well-respected fortune-teller, lives in a kingdom just along the Great Wall of China. Everyone went...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jun 8, 2021
- 3 min
Vee loved Garlic and talking about food and intolerances
August, 2019 Over the years of storytelling and reading-aloud, there is always this one thing that I notice have children crinkling up...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jun 8, 2021
- 4 min
The Star Outside My Window
“I've always wanted to be a Star Hunter. But I don't want to be the kind that looks for old stars that have already been burning for...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jun 8, 2021
- 2 min
MERCEDES AND THE CHOCOLATE PILOT
AUTHOR: Margot Theis Raven ILLUSTRATOR: Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen Was I glad to be hiding behind the ‘share screen’ option during my...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jun 8, 2021
- 2 min
Once upon a time with a girl named Coyote Sunrise
So, I was ‘chopping onions’….chopping onions, I tell you!! The last few pages were blurry. I had to stop, go wash my face and come back...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jun 6, 2021
- 7 min
Do we need Children's Books on Domestic Violence?
This article first appeared on The Bookwallis, a Facebook page I write on with 2 other educators, we covered themes by 'Voicing the...
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