Books and Love...Sant Jordi and World Book Day
In 2019, I was leaving Barcelona for Cordoba, when I heard about the most wonderful tradition that was to take place the next day, April...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Apr 22
- 1 min
Brother Eagle, Sister Sky...an Earth Day Read-aloud
Today, April 22, is Earth Day. Don’t you think that every day should be an ‘earth day’? . While I believe that earth stories/ green reads...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Apr 17
- 1 min
Rockstar in a Sari...Picture Book Biography
So, last weekend I was at the India in Fashion exhibition at the NMA Cultural Centre, Mumbai that traces India's influences on world...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Apr 16
- 2 min
Relating Picture Books to Current Affairs...Where I Belong.
Yesterday my Instagram feed was flooded with posts about the protests at Nochikuppam, Chennai. The artisanal fisherfolk have been...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Apr 11
- 2 min
Traditions and a Folktale about Drought and Rain
Tuesdays are 'TWOSdays' here on Myth Aunty, when I share two books that I connect for different reasons. Today’s books are: BRINGING THE...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Apr 4
- 4 min
Hakeem's Hiccups and other Books to Read and Share during Ramadan
"What is your remedy for hiccups?". . I drink water. Gallon’s of water. My students had plenty more to share… Holding my breath. My...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Apr 2
- 4 min
The View from Saturday
“It was a surprise to a lot of people when Mrs. Olinski’s team won the sixth-grade Academic Bowl contest at Epiphany Middle School. It...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Mar 31
- 3 min
My Name is Gulab...reading about Social Justice issues through Picture Books
Books about social justice issues open up the world beyond their immediate circle of family and friends, giving children the opportunity...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Mar 28
- 2 min
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
- 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
- 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 6
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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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