A huge truck pulled up on the street where my parents live, right at the gate in near which they sat shooting the breeze. A friend who...

Both of these books were part of our selection for the ‘thIS ABILITY’ theme that we focussed on in the library last term. Both of these book

During the first few months of the year, we planned to focus on books about characters with disabilities…seen and unseen, with a focus on...

We’ve been working our way through the three Jarul Book Awards books and MY GRANDMOTHER CAN’T COOK by Indu Balachandran, illustrated by...

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...

This post was written for the Bookwallis Facebook page on 16 September, 2020 I’ve been a Story educator and Library educator for many...

"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.”...

Books about social justice issues open up the world beyond their immediate circle of family and friends, giving children the opportunity...

'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...

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...

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...

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...

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',...

(This post was originally written for the Sustainability Next blog. https://sustainabilitynext.in/trees-in-indian-childrens-literature/)...

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...

Today, !5th May, is world Family Day. Sharing this post which I had written for The Bookwallis Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/th...

On a rare visit to the Anna Centenary Library, a public library in Chennai, I was surprised by the collection in the children’s section,...

Singing a book…literally, is something I love to do, and I do it often! This however, is one of the first singalong books, that I...

I always look for something deeply meaningful to start the new term or the new year and this one seemed like the perfect read for my...

There are times as an educator, when the children’s comments can make it painfully clear that you have not thought out or planned the...