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Wrong Shoes, Doing Right by Offering Perspective- Book Review
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to work with a group of middle graders on a cross-border literary exchange. One of the books we...
JoAnne Saldanha
Aug 213 min read
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Hello, Lighthouse!! A captivating, compelling read.
‘On the highest rock of a tiny island at the edge of the world, stands a lighthouse. It is built to last forever.’ Hello, Lighthouse  ...
JoAnne Saldanha
Nov 11, 20242 min read
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The Most Magnificent Thing...A Rather Magnificent Book
This term I planned a unit on books about people who created different things. I do not want to use the word inventor or scientist,...
JoAnne Saldanha
Oct 17, 20243 min read
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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.
JoAnne Saldanha
Aug 18, 20242 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Jan 22, 20242 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Mar 3, 20232 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Feb 21, 20232 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Feb 7, 20232 min read
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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',...
JoAnne Saldanha
Sep 8, 20225 min read
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