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Varsha Seshan

Ritu Weds Chandni

August 29, 2022 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I’ve been wanting to read Ritu Weds Chandni ever since I saw posts by Yali Books two years ago. It seemed like such an important book – a picture book […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: Ameya Narvankar, Picture Book, reading, review, Ritu Weds Chandni

My Year in Writing: 2021

January 16, 2022 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

The year 2020 was such a boost to me as a writer! With a poem published by OUP, a picture book, a chapter book, a middle-grade book and a collection […]

Filed Under: Writing Tagged With: Chapter Book, How Big Is a Whale Shark, Karadi Tales, Neev Book Award 2021, Picture Book, Pratham Books, Storyweaver, The Best Idea of All, The Clockwalas Clues

White Socks Only

December 14, 2021 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

White Socks Only is a stunning piece of literature and art, a charming book about a curious child eager to find out whether something she’s heard is true. I revisited […]

Filed Under: Books, Resources, Workshops Tagged With: creative writing resources, creative writing with children, Evelyn Coleman, online creative writing programme, Picture Book, reading, review, White Socks Only

November Reads

November 29, 2021 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Generally speaking, I read so little literature in translation! Just by chance, however, this month, I’ve read three books in translation. One was adapted from several Russian editions, one translated […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Andreas Steinhofel, Anja Tuckermann, books in translation, David Days Mona Nights, epistolary, Fredrik Backman, German, Gita Wolf, Hassan Zahreddine, Henning Koch, Leo Tolstoy, Little Girls Are Wiser Than Men, My Grandmother Sends Her Regards And Apologises, Picture Book, reading, review, Russian, Swedish, Tara Books

Uncle Oscar’s Chairs From A to Z

October 6, 2021 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

It’s sometimes amazing how a book comes into your world at just the right time. A dear friend whom I don’t talk to often enough sent me Uncle Oscar’s Chairs: […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: Alphabet Book, Daniel Frost, Magnus Englund, Nonfiction, Picture Book, reading, review, Uncle Oscars Chairs

Once Upon an Alphabet

April 3, 2021 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Stories are made of words and words are made of the alphabet. What if there was a special story for each letter of the alphabet?That’s the premise of this zany, […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: Oliver Jeffers, Once Upon an Alphabet, Picture Book, reading, review

Today I Am … A Writer!

August 28, 2018 by Varsha Seshan 2 Comments

The worst thing about being a writer is not writer’s block. Not by a long stretch. The worst thing is all the waiting. Waiting for people to respond. Waiting for […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Mango Books, Middle Grade Book, Picture Book, Pratham Books, Scholastic Asian Book Award, Storyweaver, The Prophecy of Rasphora, Today I Am

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