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'...

A delightful new children's graphic novel by the wonderfully talented duo or C.G. Salamander and Rajiv Eipe

I stumbled upon C.G. Salamander's From Makaras to Manticores  much like the author repeatedly stumbled upon the journal of one Thomas...

A delightful book for Christmas

These two words set the tone for my post today. Ever since the torrential downpour persisted yesterday morning here in Chennai, and with...

This post first appeared as a feature in the Nature Writing for Children Newsletter https://azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/articles-nwfc/his...

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...

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. ...

A must read young adult book that seamlessly weaves political, religious and social commentary with love stories and a wee little murder!

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 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...

"The face that launched a 1000 ships" is metaphoric enough to get my 6th and 7th graders all excited as we go across the stories from the...

For the last library period of term, I was looking for a story that was fun, that would take the children on a flight of imagination and...

Tuesday's are 'twosdays' over on my @mythaunty Instagram account, when I share two books that I've shared for a particular reason. This...

When I think of FOOD, I think of ‘stretching the table’... always a place and a bowl for one more. When I think about stretching the...

“LEAVE MY BROTHERS ALONE.” These words stand out on the opening spread of Lady Tarzan! Jamuna takes a Stand, a picture book biography of...

(A version of this post was first published on the Sustainability Next blog.) What do you notice when you go to the seashore? If you are...

Today, 18 April, 2023 is World Heritage Day, also known as the International Monuments and Sites Day. The day is all about creating...

So, last weekend I was at the India in Fashion exhibition at the NMA Cultural Centre, Mumbai that traces India's influences on world...