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Varsha Seshan

A Cello on the Wall

September 3, 2022 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

War is a difficult subject to introduce to children, and I’m often unsure of whether it should be introduced at all. Yet, most children are exposed to so much media and are aware of so much that is happening around them that I think stories of hope are important. Yes, history is full of war. […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: A Cello on the Wall, Adele Tariel, book club, bookish activities, books for ages seven and eight, online reading programme, reading, review

My Favourite Picture Books from 2021

January 6, 2022 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Each January, when I look through my blog posts and my shelf on Goodreads, I realise how much I’ve read! As always, many of these books weren’t published in 2021; I just read them in 2021. Through the course of the year, I read a range of picture books from wordless ones (which I love) […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: A Cello on the Wall, A Giant Leap, Bear Snores On, book review, Goplu's Train Ride, My No No No Day, My Street, Nanammal and Kamalathal, On Mondays I Want to Hide, Once Upon an Alphabet, One Ted Falls Out of Bed, picture books, The Birthday Menu, The Girl Who Loved to Sing, The Night Monster, Tiger's Delicious Treats, White Socks Only, You Won't Believe Me

One Day Elsewhere

September 21, 2021 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

One Day Elsewhere is such a lovely series! Looking at events in history from a child’s point of view is always special. Yes, we know people were arrested during the Dandi March. But what of the children of those arrested? How did they make sense of things happening around them? Each book in this series is […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: A Cello on the Wall, A Giant Leap, books for ages nine and ten, books for ages seven and eight, My Father's Courage, One Day Elsewhere, Puffin Books, reading, review, The Black Tide