Serendipitous finds While Weeding our Collection.
One of the most painful jobs for me as a Library Educator, always proves to be one of the most joyful. The job? Weeding. No, we don’t...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Apr 4, 20234 min
Hakeem's Hiccups and other Books to Read and Share during Ramadan
"What is your remedy for hiccups?". . I drink water. Gallon’s of water. My students had plenty more to share… Holding my breath. My...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Mar 31, 20233 min
My Name is Gulab...reading about Social Justice issues through Picture Books
Books about social justice issues open up the world beyond their immediate circle of family and friends, giving children the opportunity...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Mar 28, 20232 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...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Mar 20, 20235 min
World Storytelling Day...a Celebration with Stories about Stories.
“Story, as it turns out, was crucial to our evolution -- more so than opposable thumbs. Opposable thumbs let us hang on; story told us...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Mar 17, 20232 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
Mar 3, 20232 min
Story making and Storytelling in the Library
One of the joys of childhood is an uninhibitied imagination. But how long are we able to hold on to this? How quickly we get jaded, often...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Feb 21, 20232 min
Pairing and Comparing Wedding Baraat Picture Books
Tuesday’s are ‘twosday’s’ on my Instagram account @mythaunty , when I share a pair of books. When we received the PHL Book Box, from...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Feb 7, 20232 min
Tales of Bon Bibi from the Sunderbans
Ever since the start of this year, I’ve been drawn to books written in verse. I have been reading aloud and working on understanding...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jan 17, 20232 min
The Sense of Wonder and Poetry
'Twosdays' is the hashtag that I use on social media on Tuesdays, when I share not just one, but two books that I may have paired for...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Jan 10, 20232 min
Two Inspiring Stories - One a Great Read, the other Disappointing.
Sometimes on a Tuesday, I share two books that I have paired for a particular reason, usually because of the way they complement each...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Dec 20, 20224 min
Green LitFest...a fun and thought provoking Green Day out.
The buzz around the Indian’s only Green LitFest started when I was invited to be a jury advisor in the children’s literature category. I...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Dec 8, 20222 min
My Christmas Reads this week
When I realised that it was only two weeks till school shut for the year end break, I pulled out a few of my favourite Christmas books...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Nov 16, 20223 min
When Libraries go to the Children
All around the world, there are individuals who know the difference that an exposure to books and reading can make in a child’s life and...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Nov 3, 20223 min
Sometimes Mama, Sometimes Papa...why representation matters.
My start with the second book shortlisted for the Jarul Book Awards was a bit shaky. I think a lot was connected to my own relationship...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Nov 1, 20222 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 17, 20223 min
The warmth of 'Paati's Rasam'
Food and stories feed my soul. When they are brought together in a book, I firmly nestles in my soft corner. As I read the book ‘Paati’s...
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JoAnne Saldanha
Oct 16, 20222 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, 20222 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
Sep 8, 20225 min
Beauty is Missing...One Day, One Story
It’s the last week of school before the term break and the library is buzzing with the excitement of Pratham books ‘One day, one story',...
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