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Varsha Seshan

Susie Will Not Speak

September 1, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Susie Will Not Speak by Shruthi Rao was one of the first hOle books I read, and it remains one of my favourites. Jahan and Susie leap out of the […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: book club, bookish activities, books for ages seven and eight, hOle books, online book club, online reading programme, reading, review, Shruthi Rao, Susie Will Not Speak

Top Five Chapter Books I Read in 2020

January 1, 2021 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

At the beginning of each year, I make a list of books I read and loved in the previous year, and I always begin with the same disclaimer – these […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Asha Nehemiah, Crenshaw, Katherine Applegate, Manjula Padmanabhan, Manya Learns to Roar, Shrinking Vanita, Shruthi Rao, Susie Will Not Speak, Trouble with Magic

Three hOle Books

January 29, 2020 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Who doesn’t love a hole in a book? I love the idea of the hole, and I do wish it were possible to make the holes part of every illustration! […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Arthi Sonthalia, Arundhati Venkatesh, Big Bully and M-Me, hOle books, Petu Pumpkin: Tooth Troubles, reading, review, Shruthi Rao, Susie Will Not Speak