JoAnne SaldanhaJun 8, 20212 minWhen a library read-aloud session inspires creative expression...Spellbound by Nalini SorensenI started my class by reading the first chapter of a book. I didn’t tell my students the title or the author. I just read aloud the...
JoAnne SaldanhaJun 8, 20212 minMERCEDES AND THE CHOCOLATE PILOT AUTHOR: Margot Theis Raven ILLUSTRATOR: Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen Was I glad to be hiding behind the ‘share screen’ option during my...
JoAnne SaldanhaJun 8, 20215 minOh, for the love of Picture Books with infinite possibilities!!Don't you just love when the same book lends itself so beautifully to different age groups? I never marvel at the magic spun in the pages...
JoAnne SaldanhaJun 8, 20212 minSometimes a book needs children to work its magic...Ravi's Roar.I have a self imposed rule of only reading aloud books or orally narrating stories that I connect with. Yet every once in a while, I come...
JoAnne SaldanhaJun 8, 20214 minThe Unboy Boy...examining gender roles through a picture book. Gagan is a happy, gentle little boy who loves observing ants, colouring, collecting stamps and other comparably gentle pursuits, with his...
JoAnne SaldanhaJun 8, 20213 minMagnificent PersistenceOctober, 2020 This term I planned a unit on books about people who created different things. I do not want to use the word inventor or...
JoAnne SaldanhaMay 23, 20212 minThe Lion's Feast...a romp of a story, an absolute treat.February, 2018 If an illustrator signs a copy of his book for my students at school, a bias is warranted isn't it? So at the outset, let...