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This Is How I Draw...Picture Book Art and it's Process
Book mail is always a delight, especially when you least expect it. I hadn’t yet signed up for Pratham Book‘s 'One Day, One Story'...
JoAnne Saldanha
Aug 222 min read
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Popcorn...A Book
Can you imagine your worst day ever? Now multiply it by 10. Would you believe me if I told you that it would still not match up to...
JoAnne Saldanha
Jul 102 min read
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Song of the Asunam...a children's graphic novel.
A delightful new children's graphic novel by the wonderfully talented duo or C.G. Salamander and Rajiv Eipe
JoAnne Saldanha
Jun 162 min read
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A Bite Before Christmas
A delightful book for Christmas
JoAnne Saldanha
Dec 17, 20242 min read
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My 'Happy' Place
Isn't it wonderful when a place feels like it knows you, knows your history, your tastes, and even your little guilty pleasures? For me,...
JoAnne Saldanha
Nov 25, 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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Exploring the Impact of Mental Health on Family Dynamics: The Story of Julia and the Shark
A Book Review of Julia and the Shark a book that touches upon mental health, those experiencing it and those witnessing it.
JoAnne Saldanha
Oct 17, 20242 min read
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Noah's Ark and Mrs. Noah
These two words set the tone for my post today. Ever since the torrential downpour persisted yesterday morning here in Chennai, and with...
JoAnne Saldanha
Oct 16, 20242 min read
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History, Mystery, & Horned Glory...Rhinoceros in Indian Children's Books
This post first appeared as a feature in the Nature Writing for Children Newsletter https://azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/articles-nwfc/his...
JoAnne Saldanha
Sep 30, 20244 min read
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Talking about Manual Scavenging through a Picture Book
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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Sep 24, 20242 min read
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Woebegone's Warehouse of Words
Author: Payal Kapadia Publisher: Hachette India Book Review As I sit down to write this, I realise that I am at a loss for words. ...
JoAnne Saldanha
Sep 18, 20243 min read
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'Wordy' reads...Books about Words
Wednesday a ‘W’ word, seems the perfect day to share three books I’ve been poring over the last week. All three centre around...
JoAnne Saldanha
Sep 4, 20242 min read
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Peanut Butter and Freedom!
Talking about ‘freedom’ through a story of peanut butter may seem incredulous. However, Matt Haig’s short story “The Invention of Peanut...
JoAnne Saldanha
Aug 22, 20242 min read
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Pairing Polacco Favourites
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
JoAnne Saldanha
May 28, 20243 min read
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Zen : A Multigenerational Tale
A must read young adult book that seamlessly weaves political, religious and social commentary with love stories and a wee little murder!
JoAnne Saldanha
May 22, 20242 min read
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Love in the Library
February 14th…Valentine’s Day and Library Lovers day!!! As I browsed my book shelf I found the perfect picture book…a love story that...
JoAnne Saldanha
Feb 14, 20242 min read
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Song for a Whale
My pick to add to our library shelves for our 'thIS ABILITY' theme. Twelve-year-old Iris is a tech genius, in particular she loves...
JoAnne Saldanha
Feb 12, 20243 min read
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A Time to Dance...Book Review
Every once in a while I come across a book that leaves me awestruck. Achingly beautiful, this is one such book that will stay with me a...
JoAnne Saldanha
Feb 1, 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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OUR LIBRARY...thIS ABILITY
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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Jan 22, 20244 min read
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