'Wordy' reads...Books about Words
Wednesday a ‘W’ word, seems the perfect day to share three books I’ve been poring over the last week. All three centre around...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Sep 1
- 3 min
An Exhibition of Bookish Art
This banner features titles beginning with the coordinating alphabet from our collection in the library As a Library Educator, I am...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Aug 22
- 2 min
Peanut Butter and Freedom!
Talking about ‘freedom’ through a story of peanut butter may seem incredulous. However, Matt Haig’s short story “The Invention of Peanut...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- May 28
- 3 min
Pairing Polacco Favourites
Both of these books were part of our selection for the ‘thIS ABILITY’ theme that we focussed on in the library last term. Both of these book
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Feb 12
- 3 min
Song for a Whale
My pick to add to our library shelves for our 'thIS ABILITY' theme. Twelve-year-old Iris is a tech genius, in particular she loves...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jan 30
- 3 min
The Preamble to the Constitution in the Library
My work requires me to often travel and interact with children, teachers and parents. I often see schools and school libraries tick all...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jan 22
- 2 min
The Nameless God
As I began reading Savie Karnel‘s The Nameless God, published by Red Panda, I was sucked into the book. Right from the names of the two...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jan 22
- 4 min
OUR LIBRARY...thIS ABILITY
During the first few months of the year, we planned to focus on books about characters with disabilities…seen and unseen, with a focus on...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Nov 18, 2023
- 2 min
My Grandmother Can't Cook...fun books and meaningful discussions
We’ve been working our way through the three Jarul Book Awards books and MY GRANDMOTHER CAN’T COOK by Indu Balachandran, illustrated by...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Oct 24, 2023
- 2 min
The Kites are Flying...Hope in Palestine
The news of the horrors going on in Gaza at the moment had got me down. In the library I noticed that children were all picking up...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Oct 16, 2023
- 2 min
The Paper Plane Flew
For the last library period of term, I was looking for a story that was fun, that would take the children on a flight of imagination and...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Aug 1, 2023
- 2 min
Oppenheimer and the Butter Battle Book
Tuesday's are 'twosdays' over on my @mythaunty Instagram account, when I share two books that I've shared for a particular reason. This...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jul 29, 2023
- 3 min
Learning and tearing up with Patricia Polacco's 'Pink and Say'
When N, a History teacher reached out to me for resources that could support her unit on the American Civil War, I remembered that I had...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jun 5, 2023
- 7 min
Picture Books that 'Stretch the Table'...Stories about Soups and Stews
When I think of FOOD, I think of ‘stretching the table’... always a place and a bowl for one more. When I think about stretching the...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Jun 1, 2023
- 6 min
Food is Everywhere...even in Children's Books!!
This post was first shared on The Bookwallis Facebook page. FOOD features EVERYWHERE. Food is ubiquitous. From growing it, to harvesting...
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JoAnne Saldanha
- Apr 23, 2023
- 2 min
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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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, 2023
- 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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