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Varsha Seshan

Book Uncle and Me

March 23, 2021 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I discovered verse novels quite recently. I began by reading a few for young adults and then I slowly went down the age ladder. I love them. I love how much they say with such few words. Would I have enjoyed verse novels as a child? I have no way of telling, for I was […]

Filed Under: Books, Workshops Tagged With: Book Uncle and Me, books for ages seven and eight, Chapter Book, online reading programme, reading, Uma Krishnaswami

The Absent Author

March 17, 2021 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

The Absent Author. The Bald Bandit. The Haunted Hotel. The Zombie Zone. Isn’t this the kind of series you could see any child longing to collect? Book series are special and that’s why, for each reading programme, I try to introduce at least one. They’re sure shot ways of getting children hooked to reading! During […]

Filed Under: Books, Workshops Tagged With: A to Z Mysteries, books for ages seven and eight, Chapter Book, online reading programme, reading, reading workshop, Ron Roy, The Absent Author

Maya in a Mess

March 1, 2021 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

It seems to have become something of a tradition to begin each batch of my online reading programme with a hOle book. For the third edition of my programme, it’s going to be Maya in a Mess, a delightful book that made me chuckle. Peopled with sparkling characters, this book is ideal for ages seven […]

Filed Under: Books, Workshops Tagged With: books for ages seven and eight, hOle books, Maya in a Mess, Meera Nair, online reading programme, reading, reading workshop

Amelia Bedelia Means Business

January 23, 2021 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Amelia Bedelia. The name just asks you to read it aloud. And what a character Amelia is! As with the very best fictional characters (I’m thinking of Anne Shirley, Pippi Longstocking and the like), Amelia’s personality leaps out of the pages. She makes you chuckle at her sheer optimism, at her zest and her drive. […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: Amelia Bedelia Means Business, books for ages seven and eight, Herman Parish, online reading programme, reading, reading workshop, review

Hungry to Read

January 19, 2021 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

If there was one thing that could push you to read, what would that be? How would you get someone who doesn’t like reading to read? When Arjun’s teacher announces a competition in school, Arjun is thrilled – until he learns that it is a reading competition. He is no reader; he likes logic, facts […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: Arti Sonthalia, books for ages seven and eight, Hungry to Read, online reading programme, reading, reading workshop

Lucky Girl

January 16, 2021 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Lucky Girl is a hilarious book. It’s imaginative, wacky and full of surprises. Sumi is a lucky girl. With her pink bed, a window that overlooks the sea, soft toys and a chef for a mother, she must be a lucky girl, right? Wrong. As I chuckled my way through this hOle book written by […]

Filed Under: Books, Workshops Tagged With: books for ages seven and eight, hOle books, Lucky Girl, online reading programme, reading, reading programme, reading workshop, Shabnam Minwalla

Trouble with Magic

December 1, 2020 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Book cover Text: Trouble with Magic Asha Nehemiah Image: Illustration of a child and a woman, both with jaws dropped, staring in shock.

The name itself makes my eyes sparkle. Trouble with magic? That sounds promising! And it is. I giggled my way through the book, chuckling at the hapless Aunt Malu and charmed by the enterprising Veena. Aunt Malu should have known better, but … therein lies the tale! Why is this book part of my reading […]

Filed Under: Books, Workshops Tagged With: Asha Nehemiah, books for ages seven and eight, Chapter Book, hOle books, online reading programme, reading, reading workshop, review, Trouble with Magic

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