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
- Nov 3, 2022
- 3 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
- Oct 17, 2022
- 3 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 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
- Sep 8, 2022
- 5 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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JoAnne Saldanha
- Aug 24, 2022
- 5 min
Trees in Indian Children’s Literature
(This post was originally written for the Sustainability Next blog. https://sustainabilitynext.in/trees-in-indian-childrens-literature/)...
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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
- May 15, 2022
- 6 min
Families and Food...culture, connections, stories.
Today, !5th May, is world Family Day. Sharing this post which I had written for The Bookwallis Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/th...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Apr 3, 2022
- 2 min
Books take you places! The Most Magnificent Mosque, Cordoba
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,...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Mar 17, 2022
- 2 min
Singing in the Library
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...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Feb 21, 2022
- 3 min
Who Will Teach Emperor Akbar?...Who do we learn from? Who learns from us?
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...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Oct 25, 2021
- 3 min
Amrita Shergil...born to be an artist
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...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Oct 22, 2021
- 2 min
Just Like Papa...exploring what we 'can do'.
Week 3 of Term 2 and we continue with the Art Theme in the library, exploring Indian art and artists through books. It hasn't been easy....
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Oct 11, 2021
- 5 min
The Dot and Raza's Bindu...focusing on Indian Art
The new term started at the end of September and I knew exactly what I was going to be doing. Last term's theme on Art and Artists had...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Oct 6, 2021
- 2 min
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 13, 2021
- 2 min
Making a Mark with The Dot
15September, 2019 Did you know that today, September 15th, is International Dot Day? All over the world, educators are sharing the book...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Aug 30, 2021
- 3 min
Cezanne's Parrot...a tale of perseverance
Art Theme Week 9 Just like most of us, artist Paul Cezanne probably craved encouragement when he tried in vain, to train his pet parrot...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jul 27, 2021
- 2 min
Niko Draws a Feeling
"Sometimes he showed his pictures to his friends. 'What is it?' one of them would ask. 'It's the ring-a-ling of the ice cream truck,"...
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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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