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Varsha Seshan

5 Times Fictional Friendship Won My Heart

August 2, 2020 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

When I was at school, Friendship Day was associated with all kinds of secrecy. We would hide writing boards under our desks, and make friendship bands while pretending to listen to the teacher. Friendship bands would get confiscated, much to our indignation. They came under the category of ‘ornaments’, which were prohibited. Some girls made […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Crenshaw, friends, friendship, Friendship Day, Making Millions, Me and Mister P, The Boy at the Back of the Class, The Misfits

Top Ten: Chapter Books

January 9, 2020 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Calling all the books that I’ve listed here ‘chapter books’ is perhaps unfair. Some are quite a bit longer than others. I’m uncomfortable defining books on the basis of age too, as reading levels differ widely even within one school, let alone across schools, areas and countries. I think, broadly, this list comprises books that […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: A Tigress Called Machhli, Amra and the Witch, Chapter Books, Making Millions, Me and Mister P, Moin and the Monster, Radhika Takes the Plunge, The 13-Storey Treehouse, The Little Rainmaker, The Mumbelievable Challenge, Top Ten, Wildwitch Wildfire

Me and Mister P

February 22, 2019 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Text: Me and Mister P Written by Maria Farrer, Illustrated by Daniel Rieley Image: A polar bear at a doorway, a boy on the inside of the house facing the bear

There are times when only a polar bear will do …” Arthur and Liam’s Mum I’m still smiling as I write this review, even though I finished reading Me and Mister P yesterday. It’s such a charming read, one that reminded me of Nurse Matilda and Mary Poppins. Except that there’s no nanny here – because there are times when […]

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