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Varsha Seshan

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

Trouble with Magic

December 1, 2020 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

Book cover Text: Trouble with Magic Asha Nehemiah Image: Illustration of a child and a woman, both with jaws dropped, staring in shock.

The name itself makes my eyes sparkle. Trouble with magic? That sounds promising! And it is. I giggled my way through the book, chuckling at the hapless Aunt Malu and […]

Filed Under: Books, Workshops Tagged With: Asha Nehemiah, books for ages seven and eight, Chapter Book, hOle books, online reading programme, reading, reading workshop, review, Trouble with Magic

Online Reading Programme

November 13, 2020 by Varsha Seshan Leave a Comment

I’ve been working with the British Library’s reading challenge for a long time. I’ve worked with a range of themes – Circus Stars, Mythical Maze, Record Breakers, The Big Friendly […]

Filed Under: Books, Workshops Tagged With: Asha Nehemiah, Dick King-Smith, Manjula Padmanabhan, Manya Learns to Roar, reading, reading programme, reading workshop, Shrinking Vanita, Shruthi Rao, The Sheep-Pig, Trouble with Magic