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...

The one in which I share our journey with the book Jamlo Walks by Samina Mishra, illustrated by Tariq Aziz and published by Penguin,...

Taking on from our first book, ISH by Peter H. Reynolds which I chose to help my students see that art comes from what we...

Sometimes one comes across books that are celebrations of individuality...and just sometimes they burst with love and acceptance. I found...

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...

"Writing to someone, taking the time to craft each letter, to buy a stamp, to select an envelope, to travel to the post office—none of...

Be You by Peter H Reynolds came highly recommended by someone whose choices I value. So without much hesitation, I ordered it...after all...

9 July, 2019 Years ago, on one of my trips to Calcutta, a Bhutanese friend took me to a street not very far from my hotel. On this...

(This post was first published on The Bookwallis Facebook page.) Isn't it just? It is so essential to our lives, yet many of us do not...

(I wrote this article in October 2020 on The Bookwallis Facebook page as part of a series...Voicing the Silent(ces) in Children's...

Give me a book about stories and I’m happy. Give me a book about stories and family connections...and I’m thrilled! Give me a book about...

Yesterday, during an Insta Live session with Redwood Montessori School, I was asked about books dealing with death. I first wrote a post...

30 September, 2019 Last week, I was invited to give a talk about Dr. Seuss, and as I researched about his sources of inspiration, his...

10 October, 2019 Harnessing, current events this term we are focusing on protecting our world, by highlighting books about conservation,...

November 3, 2019 The empty chair at the back of the class has been there for a while. But then one day, three weeks into school there is...

29 January, 2020 This term its all about Indian stories...especially our folktales. . During our library sessions we talked about how...

29 September, 2020 As I sat down to prepare for the new term, which started this week, I looked back with pride, amazement and smug...

Ammi weaves the most beautiful sarees in the world, Abba is a pro at dyeing the threads and the children help out where ever they can....

While the curly whirly script on the sign boards belie the fact that this book may be set in a village in South India, I felt villages...