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Bookasura

November 3, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Some books demand to be read at reading programmes. Lucky Girl, with its exploration of poetry. Chitti’s Travelling Book Box with its message of spreading the love for reading. Book Uncle […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: Arundhati Venkatesh, Bookasura, books for ages seven and eight, online reading programme, reading, reading workshop

Birds on the Brain

November 2, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Uma Krishnaswami’s Birds on the Brain is such a lovely book! I’ve read Book Uncle and Me with my book club, and I just revisited the post I wrote about it. Three years ago, […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: Birds on the Brain, book club, books for ages seven and eight, online reading programme, reading, review, Uma Krishnaswami

The Great Escape

November 1, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Each time Menaka Raman posted about The Great Escape events, she urged participants to bring a spoon.And then, when she autographed my copy, she wrote Spoontacular Varsha.How could I not be intrigued? What’s […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: book club, bookish activities, books for ages seven and eight, Chapter Books, hOle books, Menaka Raman, online reading programme, The Great Escape

Where Does It Hurt?

October 29, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Where does it hurt? It’s such a simple question. If I read it aloud, I find my voice getting softer, kinder, more patient. And that’s what this Hook Book by […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: Allen Shaw, books for ages five and six, Chapter Books, Hook Books, picture books, reading, review, Samina Mishra, Where Does It Hurt

The Wishkeeper’s Apprentice

October 23, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

What a charming book! Hopeful, whimsical and ever so sweet, The Wishkeeper’s Apprentice is a book I loved as an adult and would have enjoyed as a child. Rupus Beewinkle […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: books for ages nine and ten, early middle grade, Rachel Chivers Khoo, reading, review, The Wishkeeper's Apprentice

Illustrating Picture Books with Ashok Rajagopalan

October 22, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

What an enriching session we had on illustrating picture books with Ashok Rajagopalan! “I didn’t know this, but I make an angry face when I’m drawing an angry face!” Ashok […]

Filed Under: Workshops Tagged With: Ashok Rajagopalan, guest session, online workshops for children

You Go First

October 11, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I’ve been wanting to read Erin Entrada Kelly’s books for a while. As a writer of middle-grade, hers is a name that keeps popping up. I finally read You Go […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: books for tweens, Erin Entrada Kelly, Middle Grade, reading, review, You Go First

Odder

October 9, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I love Katherine Applegate, and I’ve been meaning to read Odder ever since it came out. Finally, I borrowed it from Kahaani Box and devoured it. It’s such a lovely […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: Katherine Applegate, Middle Grade, novel in verse, Odder, reading, review

Leonora Bolt: The Great Gadget Games

September 25, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I love it when I come across books that I can read with my book club! I’ve been reading about Leonora Bolt for a while, but The Great Gadget Games […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: books for ages nine and ten, early middle grade, Leonora Bolt, Lucy Brandt, reading, review, The Great Gadget Games

The Last Windwitch

September 19, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

It’s been a while since I read fantasy! I often find it hard to get into fantasy because of the detailed world-building that it demands. I think that’s one of […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: books for tweens, fantasy, Jennifer Adam, Middle Grade, reading, review, The Last Windwitch

Pax, Journey Home

September 16, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I haven’t read Pax, but I picked up Pax, Journey Home from Kahaani Box. It’s a lovely book, but I have a warning – don’t read the blurb! I don’t […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: books for ages nine and ten, books for tweens, Middle Grade, Pax Journey Home, reading, review, Sara Pennypacker

Gooney Bird Greene

September 12, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Gooney Bird Greene was the second book I read from Kahaani Box, and it’s a fun story by an author whose work I admire. Lois Lowry has written such a […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: books for ages nine and ten, books for ages seven and eight, Chapter Book, early middle grade, Gooney Bird Greene, Lois Lowry, reading, review

Dear Sister

September 8, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I’ve missed libraries so much ever since the British Library shut down! On a recent visit to Bangalore, I visited Kahaani Box, and I made a decision to join on […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: Alison McGhee, books for ages nine and ten, books for ages seven and eight, Dear Sister, Joe Bluhm, reading, review

The Best Idea of All

September 7, 2024 by Varsha Seshan 2 Comments

I’m always nervous about reading my books with my book club! I wonder if and when I’ll get over that. We’ve read Dragonflies, Jigsaws and Seashells, The Prophecy of Rasphora, […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: book club, bookish activities, books for ages seven and eight, online reading programme, The Best Idea of All

Dungeon Tales II

September 6, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

We’re going to reread Dungeon Tales II by Venita Coelho at my book club! And thanks to the Neev Literature Festival, I have an autographed copy! Short stories work well with […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: book club, bookish activities, books for ages nine and ten, Dungeon Tales II, online reading programme, online workshops for children, reading, review, Venita Coelho

The Talking T-Rex

September 5, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

We’ve read two books from the A to Z Mysteries by Ron Roy; we’re all set to read another! Before picking up The Talking T-Rex, I wondered whether it would be a […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: A to Z Mysteries, book club, bookish activities, books for ages seven and eight, online reading programme, online workshops for children, reading, Ron Roy, The Talking T-Rex

Just Harriet

September 4, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Harriet isn’t your typical protagonist. She lies, she’s selfish, and she’s often sulky and bad-tempered. Even as I read Just Harriet, I mulled over whether to introduce it to my book […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: book club, bookish activities, books for ages nine and ten, books for ages seven and eight, Elana K Arnold, Just Harriet, online reading programme, online workshops for children, reading

Spellbound

September 3, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

We’re rereading Spellbound by Nalini Sorensen at my book club next month! There are some books that simply must be read at a book club. They’re full of possibility, bursting with ideas […]

Filed Under: Books, Workshops Tagged With: books for ages seven and eight, Chapter Book, Nalini Sorensen, online reading programme, reading, review, Spellbound

Petu Pumpkin: Freedom Fighter

September 2, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

We need more books this length! Petu Pumpkin: Freedom Fighter is perfect for my book club for so many reasons! For one, it’s a book about agency and creating change, while […]

Filed Under: Books, Children, Workshops Tagged With: Arundhati Venkatesh, book club, bookish activities, books for ages nine and ten, online reading programme, Petu Pumpkin: Freedom Fighter, reading

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

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