Who Clicked That Pic?...inspired by the life of Homai Vyarawalla
I’ve been sitting on this book for a while now ever since I bought it almost a week ago, rather gob-smacked. The innovative approach to a...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Mar 24, 2023
- 3 min
Chitti's Travelling Book Box
As someone who loves and collects books about books, stories, reading and libraries, I was excited to read about Kavita Punniyamurthi ‘s...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Mar 20, 2023
- 5 min
World Storytelling Day...a Celebration with Stories about Stories.
“Story, as it turns out, was crucial to our evolution -- more so than opposable thumbs. Opposable thumbs let us hang on; story told us...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Mar 17, 2023
- 2 min
WET PAINT...watch out, it will leave an endearing mark.
Ok, so...Asha Nehemiah and Chetan Sharma are a dream team where I’m concerned and I have a huge soft corner for the Hook Book Series...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Mar 6, 2023
- 3 min
On Reading a Book Series...
The image above shows a poster that we have in the library to draw children’s attention to some of the book series we have on our...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Mar 3, 2023
- 2 min
Story making and Storytelling in the Library
One of the joys of childhood is an uninhibitied imagination. But how long are we able to hold on to this? How quickly we get jaded, often...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Feb 21, 2023
- 2 min
Pairing and Comparing Wedding Baraat Picture Books
Tuesday’s are ‘twosday’s’ on my Instagram account @mythaunty , when I share a pair of books. When we received the PHL Book Box, from...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Feb 20, 2023
- 2 min
Lost for Words, yet casting Spells
Guess who cast a spell at our school library yesterday? Lost words... Lost spells... All found and cast during his delightful session...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Feb 19, 2023
- 2 min
Library Love during Valentine's Week
With commercial Valentine’s day messages bombarding us all across different media, it is only natural for the children to want to...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Feb 7, 2023
- 2 min
Tales of Bon Bibi from the Sunderbans
Ever since the start of this year, I’ve been drawn to books written in verse. I have been reading aloud and working on understanding...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jan 17, 2023
- 2 min
The Sense of Wonder and Poetry
'Twosdays' is the hashtag that I use on social media on Tuesdays, when I share not just one, but two books that I may have paired for...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jan 10, 2023
- 2 min
Two Inspiring Stories - One a Great Read, the other Disappointing.
Sometimes on a Tuesday, I share two books that I have paired for a particular reason, usually because of the way they complement each...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jan 9, 2023
- 3 min
Of Hidden Gems in Indian Kid Lit and one in particular.
As a Library Educator, I often feel that I need to play the role of Cupid…Eros, if Greek mythology is more your thing. I need to get...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jan 4, 2023
- 2 min
New Year Reflections of an Educator
I ended a busy, productive year and began the new one in a reflective mood, thinking about something that has been playing on my mind for...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Dec 20, 2022
- 4 min
Green LitFest...a fun and thought provoking Green Day out.
The buzz around the Indian’s only Green LitFest started when I was invited to be a jury advisor in the children’s literature category. I...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Dec 8, 2022
- 2 min
My Christmas Reads this week
When I realised that it was only two weeks till school shut for the year end break, I pulled out a few of my favourite Christmas books...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Dec 5, 2022
- 2 min
On Spreading Story Magic and Book Joy
Recently someone who knows me quite well, was surprised when I mentioned about my workshops, outside of the schools I work with on a...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Nov 16, 2022
- 3 min
When Libraries go to the Children
All around the world, there are individuals who know the difference that an exposure to books and reading can make in a child’s life and...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Nov 10, 2022
- 1 min
Loving poetry with Love That Dog
I don’t know why But this book Makes me dabble in Free verse Which I never have Ever If it could move Me enough To fancy myself A poet...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Nov 7, 2022
- 2 min
Nurturing Writers in the Library
When I shared author Jerry Pinto’s reel on Instagram yesterday, I remembered that I had brought home a new ‘book’ from school, one that I...
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