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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Mar 17, 20232 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Mar 6, 20233 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Mar 3, 20232 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Feb 21, 20232 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Feb 20, 20232 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Feb 19, 20232 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Feb 7, 20232 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Jan 17, 20232 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Jan 10, 20232 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Jan 9, 20233 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Jan 4, 20232 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Dec 20, 20224 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Dec 8, 20222 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Dec 5, 20222 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Nov 16, 20223 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Nov 10, 20221 min read
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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...
JoAnne Saldanha
Nov 7, 20222 min read
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Library Fun...Six Word Memoirs
Last week in the library, we had fun with ‘six word memoirs’, which have popularly been attributed to Hemingway. Hemingway, as you know...
JoAnne Saldanha
Nov 4, 20221 min read
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Sometimes Mama, Sometimes Papa...why representation matters.
My start with the second book shortlisted for the Jarul Book Awards was a bit shaky. I think a lot was connected to my own relationship...
JoAnne Saldanha
Nov 3, 20223 min read
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An Ode to the Mahseer...the Tiger of the River
(This post was first published on the Sustainability Next blog in October 2022) ‘All life on earth needs water to survive and grow.’ ALL...
JoAnne Saldanha
Nov 1, 20222 min read
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