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Varsha Seshan

And Yet You Shine

July 30, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I’ve read two books by Supriya Kelkar, and I’ve enjoyed them both—Strong as Fire, Fierce as Flame more than Ahimsa. In some ways, And Yet You Shine is even more […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: And Yet You Shine, books for ages seven and eight, Picture Book, reading, review, Supriya Kelkar

Left-Out Paru

July 20, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Why is the word left associated with so many negative things? Gauche in French, sinistra in Italian, and of course, phrases in English like being left out, having two left […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: Bijal Vachharajani, books for ages seven and eight, Chapter Book, hOle book, Left-Out Paru, Rajiv Eipe, reading, review

Friends Behind Walls

July 7, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Inu and Putti are not allowed to play with each other. But what can they possibly do when everyone else in Shanti Park seems to have been born at the […]

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The Bald Bandit

July 5, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Who doesn’t love a good mystery story? I love the A to Z Mysteries because they’re exactly the right level for my book club. The characters are fun, the mysteries are […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: A to Z Mysteries, book club, bookish activities, books for ages seven and eight, online reading programme, online workshops for children, reading, Ron Roy, The Bald Bandit

The Adventures of Mooli and the Sticker Trickster

July 3, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

The very first book we read at my very first online reading programme was Trouble with Magic by Asha Nehemiah. We’ve read several of her books over time, and this time, […]

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Vincent Can’t Go

July 1, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Another book that’s hot off the press is coming to my book club! Vincent Can’t Go is a charming story about a boy who isn’t allowed to go anywhere because his mother […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: book club, bookish activities, books for ages seven and eight, Mariyam Fatima, online reading programme, online workshops for children, reading, Vincent Can't Go

Vincent Can’t Go

June 5, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

We all know what it’s like not to be allowed to go somewhere we really want to go. Birthday party. Sleepover. Movie. Dinner. In Vincent’s case, though, it’s been months […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: books for ages seven and eight, Chapter Book, Habib Ali, hOle book, reading, review, Vincent Can't Go

Everything Changes And That’s Ok

May 22, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

How do you read picture books? Do you pause as you turn each page, just to admire the pictures? Or do you race through the story and then come back […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: books for ages five and six, books for ages seven and eight, Erin Huybrechts, Everything Changes and That's Ok, Picture Book, reading, review

Dum Dum to the Rescue & Yet More Adventures of Little Shambu

May 8, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Did you read Shikari Shambu? I did, and I loved each silly adventure. That’s why we’re reading yet another Little Shambu book at my book club. We read Strangus Derangus in […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: book club, bookish activities, books for ages seven and eight, Dum Dum to the Rescue, online reading programme, online workshops for children, reading, Reena I Puri

Saving the Sun Dragon

May 6, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

We read Rise of the Earth Dragon, the first book in the Dragon Masters series, nearly four years ago! It was another of those books that set children off on a […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: book club, bookish activities, books for ages seven and eight, online reading programme, reading, Saving the Sun Dragon, Tracey West

Boo-Boo Investigates

May 3, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

We read Boo-Boo the Eco-Warrior by Tanushree Podder a few months ago, and my book club enjoyed it. For one, it’s easy to read because of the way the text is […]

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The Monster Hunters

May 1, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

We’re rereading The Monster Hunters by Parinita Shetty at my book club in June 2025! Abhay is convinced that his mother has eyes at the back of her head. She […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: book club, bookish activities, books for ages seven and eight, Chapter Book, hOle books, online reading programme, online workshops for children, Parinita Shetty, reading, reading workshop, The Monster Hunters

Roop and the River Crossing

April 8, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

What was the Partition? What ripples do we see today, and how do people in power continue to exploit communal politics? These are difficult questions that one often wonders about […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: books for ages seven and eight, Chapter Book, Picture Book, reading, review, Samina Mishra

The Astoundingly True Adventures of Daydreamer Dev

March 7, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

It’s been nearly four years since we read The Absolutely True Adventures of Daydreamer Dev by Ken Spillman. We had fun reading it, and I hope The Astoundingly True Adventures of Daydreamer Dev […]

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The Chocolate Touch

March 5, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

The Chocolate Touch by Patrick Skene Catling is an old book, unlike most of the others I select for my book clubs. Its copyright dates back to 1952! And that’s not […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: book club, bookish activities, books for ages seven and eight, online reading programme, Patrick Skene Catling, reading, review, The Chocolate Touch

The Clockwala’s Clues

March 1, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

We’re going to read my hOle book, The Clockwala’s Clues at my book club in April 2025! I’ve done many author events based on the book, but they’ve all been in-person sessions. […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: book club, bookish activities, books for ages seven and eight, online reading programme, reading, review, The Clockwalas Clues

The Scent of Roses

January 24, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

From the author of Boy, Bear, a poignant story that has stayed with me, comes The Scent of Roses, a book about fear, grief and loss. This latest hOle book […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Adithi Rao, books for ages nine and ten, books for ages seven and eight, Chapter Book, hOle book, Krishna Bala Shenoi, reading, review, The Scent of Roses

Top 7 Picture Books and Chapter Books – 2024

January 8, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

It’s time for my yearly roundups! I have no idea how many books I read last year (I never count), but I know I read a significant number. I read […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: books for ages seven and eight, Chapter Books, Dear Sister, I Won't Wash My Hair, Ottoline at Sea, Peanut Has a Plan, picture books, Puppy Trouble, reading, review, What Happened to Grandpa, Where Does It Hurt

Boo-Boo the Eco-Warrior

January 7, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I don’t like horror stories, but what about stories featuring a friendly, helpful ghost? Boo-Boo the Eco-Warrior is one of those! Written almost like a series of short stories, this book by […]

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Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom

January 5, 2025 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom opens with the oracle at Delphi predicting the fall of the Titans. The future is misty and the oracle’s glasses are foggy, so she […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: book club, bookish activities, books for ages seven and eight, Chapter Book, Joan Holub, online reading programme, online workshops for children, reading, review, Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom

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