If you are reading this post, the chances are that you believe and probably even know that reading and books hold a certain magic, that...

To have learned something for the child, is only a point of departure - Maria Montessori If there is one thing that stands out in the...

Taking on from my previous post about food and families, when I think of families sitting around a table, I think about them sharing food...

Today, !5th May, is world Family Day. Sharing this post which I had written for The Bookwallis Facebook page. https://www.facebook.com/th...

A version of this review, was first published on the Sustainability Next blog. https://sustainabilitynext.in/a-life-in-nature/ Where does...

On a rare visit to the Anna Centenary Library, a public library in Chennai, I was surprised by the collection in the children’s section,...

This review was written for the Sustainibility Next blog. https://sustainabilitynext.in/a-quest-for-corals/ Uma Mani was an average...

Singing a book…literally, is something I love to do, and I do it often! This however, is one of the first singalong books, that I...

Quite honestly, I don’t really get Woman’s Day. Other than a bunch of discounts and special brunches, fancy ‘award’ ceremonies and being...

This post appeared on The Bookwallis Facebook page for the theme, Voicing the Silences in Children's Literature. . Read part one here......

This post was originally written for The Bookwallis on Facebook, for the theme 'Voicing the silences in children's literature. Adults...

I always look for something deeply meaningful to start the new term or the new year and this one seemed like the perfect read for my...

This post first appeared in on the Sustainibility Next Blog https://sustainabilitynext.in/of-human-animal-co-existence/ “… do step...

‘TWOSDAY PAIRS' Making connections is how we comprehend what we are reading, helping us get a deeper understanding, scaffolding our...

World Read Aloud Day is celebrated on the first Wednesday in February, every year. It is a day that draws attention to the importance of...

The reason I picked this book for the school library, is because of a former student who plays in the Tamil Nadu, U21 woman’s cricket...

When I ask my students about Republic Day, they all have the right answers. They all know that it was the day the Constitution of India...

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...