Singing for Mrs.Pettigrew - A Gem of a Read
A review of a gem of a book. Read if you want to write, read if you are a teller of stories, read just because.
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JoAnne Saldanha
- May 22
- 2 min
Zen : A Multigenerational Tale
A must read young adult book that seamlessly weaves political, religious and social commentary with love stories and a wee little murder!
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Feb 14
- 2 min
Love in the Library
February 14th…Valentine’s Day and Library Lovers day!!! As I browsed my book shelf I found the perfect picture book…a love story that...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Feb 12
- 3 min
Song for a Whale
My pick to add to our library shelves for our 'thIS ABILITY' theme. Twelve-year-old Iris is a tech genius, in particular she loves...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Feb 1
- 2 min
A Time to Dance...Book Review
Every once in a while I come across a book that leaves me awestruck. Achingly beautiful, this is one such book that will stay with me a...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jan 22
- 2 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
- Nov 15, 2023
- 2 min
Uncontrollable...Fantasy Fiction in Verse
I’ve just put my bookmark away and shut Uncontrollable by Varsha Seshan, a middle grade fantasy fiction book in verse and I must say that...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jun 26, 2023
- 2 min
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 2, 2023
- 3 min
Lady Tarzan! Jamuna Takes a Stand
“LEAVE MY BROTHERS ALONE.” These words stand out on the opening spread of Lady Tarzan! Jamuna takes a Stand, a picture book biography of...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- May 14, 2023
- 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
- Mar 28, 2023
- 2 min
Who Clicked That Pic?...inspired by the life of Homai Vyarawalla
I’ve been sitting on this book for a while now ever since I bought it almost a week ago, rather gob-smacked. The innovative approach to a...
550
JoAnne Saldanha
- Mar 24, 2023
- 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
- Mar 17, 2023
- 2 min
WET PAINT...watch out, it will leave an endearing mark.
Ok, so...Asha Nehemiah and Chetan Sharma are a dream team where I’m concerned and I have a huge soft corner for the Hook Book Series...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Nov 10, 2022
- 1 min
Loving poetry with Love That Dog
I don’t know why But this book Makes me dabble in Free verse Which I never have Ever If it could move Me enough To fancy myself A poet...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Nov 1, 2022
- 2 min
An Ode to the Mahseer...the Tiger of the River
(This post was first published on the Sustainability Next blog in October 2022) ‘All life on earth needs water to survive and grow.’ ALL...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Oct 16, 2022
- 2 min
Dictatorship or Democracy? A Picture Book Exploration
When I first saw this book ‘This is a Dictatorship’, on the shelves of the Tate Modern, I was intrigued. A political book amongst picture...
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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
- 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
- Jul 3, 2022
- 2 min
Growing with Yoga...a book to stretch through.
I LOVE yoga and I LOVE children’s books. . When both of them come together, I cannot be the posture-holding, slow breathing yogi. As the...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jun 2, 2022
- 2 min
Wilderness Card Game...Educational and Fun!!
I was waiting for this to arrive, following the updates from it's creators on social media . This one is for the school library…A...
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