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Between the pages of a Book is a FUN place to be.

If you are reading this post, the chances are that you believe and probably even know that reading and books hold a certain magic, that...

Reading Across Genres

To have learned something for the child, is only a point of departure - Maria Montessori If there is one thing that stands out in the...

22 Women and Girls from my Bookshelf who inspire me, this Woman's day 2022

Quite honestly, I don’t really get Woman’s Day. Other than a bunch of discounts and special brunches, fancy ‘award’ ceremonies and being...

FARTS, FANNY AND OTHER FORBIDDEN FAVOURITES ASSOCIATED WITH, WITHIN, WITHOUT….SO ON AND SO FORTH.

This post was written for the Bookwallis theme 'Freewheeling Freewheelers...finding “F” in Children’s Books': 2 December, 2020 There is...

Grateful for 2021...a reflection.

As we approach the end of the year, I cannot help but reflect on the year that has been. It’s been a year of ups and downs, much like the...

Voting for the Jarul Book Awards 2021

There was a wonderful buzz around the library this past week. We had read the 3 books shortlisted for the Jarul Book awards over the...

Do We Need to Read Challenged Books?

“Censorship is the child of fear and the father of ignorance.” - Laurie Halse Anderson, Author This week is Banned Book Week, a week...

The Lorax and the Patas Monkey

30 September, 2019 Last week, I was invited to give a talk about Dr. Seuss, and as I researched about his sources of inspiration, his...

The Book of Hopes

29 September, 2020 As I sat down to prepare for the new term, which started this week, I looked back with pride, amazement and smug...

Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be.

"Never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be."- Clementine Paddleford. I came across this wonderful poem by poet and...

A Tribute to the Women on My Bookshelf.

March 8, 2020 I glanced through my small collection of books at home, I saw some marvellous women hiding between their covers. Some you...

Why I call myself a Story Educator.

The joy of spring cleaning. ....notes from the first storytelling workshop I attended. 24 August, 2002 with the most wonderful...

MAY BOOKS INSPIRE YOU DEAR CHILDREN

14 NOVEMBER, 2019 A wish for all the children in my life, this Children’s Day…may books inspire you: To care… To be brave… Enough… To...

The People make the Journey: My experiences on the Camino Santiago

In 2019 I decided to act on a long held dream. More than 15 years ago, I had been inspired by a tiny paragraph in Ruth Sawyer's book,...

When Hardwork and Dedication prove their might.

9 November, 2019 So what can I say about this evening? It all started in the first week of September, when author Aparna Jain, who...