There is so much that I want to say about this book, that I do not know where to begin. How does one take the black colour of grief, mix...

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

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...

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...

During the Great Depression, to help aid and educate the people affected in eastern Kentucky, one of the parts of Appalachia which was...

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...

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...

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...

(Sharing a post which first featured on the Sustainability Next blog on September 27, 2021) Ophidiophobia or fear of snakes, is one of...

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

Art Theme Week 10 We have just one more week of school before we break for holidays. With Pratham’s One Day, one story, scheduled for the...

This was going to be a special read-aloud for me. It was the first time that I was sharing one of my favourite children’s book authors...

A version of this article appeared in the Hindu on July 30, 2021... https://www.thehindu.com/books/a-collection-of-books-to-teach-childre...

Art Theme Week 8 Last week the children had the following items ready for our library session, a request which had all the children very...

If you’ve been following me for a while, you will be familiar with my affinity for sing-a-long books and so I absolutely could not resist...

"Perhaps she'll die!!!....Ha! Ha! Ha!!!" Rather inappropriate chant to hear in todays's politically correct world, right? I'm sure this...

My first glance through ‘Nani’s walk to the park’, written and illustrated by Deepa Balsavar, I thought, ‘hmmm sweet book, nice for...

Week 3 of the Art Theme that I've been doing with my elementary students this term. Last week my younger elementary students were...

Every term I like to plan around a theme...the idea usually pops up a few months earlier, often inspired by new books added to my...