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Witch Fire
I always judge a book by its cover, and this one said: Ancient witchcraft. Modern world. And then the title Witch Fire. It intrigued me immediately, and it did not let me down. I did not do…
Apache
It’s been a while since I wrote about what I was reading for some reason. I did read quite a bit, though. Some of the books were worth sharing, but I was too lazy to…
Creative Writing Masterclass with Prof Bill Herbert
Creative Writing Masterclass with Prof Bill Herbert
I did not know what a masterclass was. ‘Masterclass’. It was something my musician-friends spoke about, but I had never experienced myself. When the British Library organised a masterclass in creative writing with Prof…
Lari Don
I was introduced to Lari Don thanks to the Mythical Maze Reading Challenge, and if for nothing else, I’m glad of the challenge for that! Of the First Aid for Fairies series, I read the last one first,…
Mythical Maze – Workshop II
The Mythical Maze Reading Challenge is nearly over! After Reading and Role Play and Idioms Are My Cup of Tea, today has Myths from around the World and Myths and Fables. I showed the little ones a map…
Idioms are my Cup of Tea!
That was the title of my last workshop at the British Library. We tried translating “It’s raining cats and dogs” to Hindi and Marathi to giggles, shouts of laughter. We compared the literal meaning…
Free Workshop for Parents
Here’s some media coverage of the free workshop I conducted for parents … Looking forward to the Reading Challenge: details in the news clip!
Reading Challenge Sakaal Times
Reading Challenge Sakaal Times
Varsha Seshan’s workshops in the Sakaal Times today! With the Reading Challenge just around the corner, I conducted a special curtain-raiser today on getting children to read. “My children don’t read at all!” “I…
Mythical Maze
“Mythical Maze” – that’s the theme for this years reading challenge at the British Library. What is a reading challenge all about? What does it achieve? Here’s a bit about it. Children are divided…
Reading Challenge, British Library
Reading Challenge, British Library
Last year, it was ‘Creepy House’; this year, it’s ‘Mythical Maze’. Children in the age-group 5-13 can take part in a fantastic journey through books, discovering selkies, fairies and even the Trojan horse. There…
