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Ottoline Goes to School

May 5, 2024 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

We readĀ Ottoline and the Yellow CatĀ at my book club last year, and it was such fun. I enjoy silliness of this kind so much that the book was on my […]

Filed Under: Books, Workshops Tagged With: book club, bookish activities, books for ages seven and eight, Chris Riddell, online reading programme, online workshops for children, Ottoline Goes to School, reading

My Favourite Chapter Books from 2022

January 3, 2023 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Each year, I read dozens of chapter books for my book clubs. Despite that–or perhaps because of that–there were just three that I fell in love with in 2022. That […]

Filed Under: Books, Children Tagged With: Chapter Book, Chris Riddell, Malhar in the Middle, Meera Ganapathi, Ottoline Goes to School, Paati vs UNCLE, reading, review, Shruthi Rao

January Reads

January 31, 2022 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

In December, I visited a books by weight sale, and I couldn’t resist picking up seven books that were in near-mint condition! I couldn’t finish one, but I read the […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: An Elephant in the Garden, Bubble Wrap Boy, Chris Riddell, Heidi Schulz, Hook's Daughter, Michael Morpurgo, middle-grade, My Friend Walter, Ottoline Goes to School, Phil Earle, reading, review, Twist of Gold