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Top Ten: Picture Books in 2018

January 2, 2019 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

It’s when I make lists like this that I realise how many books I read each year. It makes me deeply conscious of how privileged I am to be able to devote so much time each year to reading. Year after year, I read more books. More often than not, I don’t buy them – […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Ammachi's Amazing Machines, Boa's Bad Birthday, Can I Join Your Club, Farida Plans a Feast, Fortunately Unfortunately, Have You Seen Elephant, I Can Dress Myself, Lion Goes for a Haircut, reading, review, The Five of Us, The Weightlifting Princess

Reading, Writing, Dancing

October 19, 2018 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Two weeks ago, I asked the children at my Writers’ Club whether they would like to make readers laugh or cry. Three girls said they wanted to make readers laugh. 12 said they wanted to make readers cry. When a few said they would like to do both, those who had already raised their hands […]

Filed Under: Dance, Random, Workshops, Writing Tagged With: Academy of Indian Dances, Ammachi's Amazing Machines, I Am Not Afraid, programme, St. Mary's School, Storyweaver, The Elephant Bird, The House with Chicken Legs, The Tigers of Taboo Valley, Writers' Club