A thirsty vampire on the lookout for fresh blood. Monster spiders crawling in the mud. Spooky storytellers and a Mad scientist. Beware, there are Lost Ghosts in the mist. Fortune tellers and a Magician. Treasures to plunder, if you win. Zombie brain toast and eyeball ice cream. Fingers floating in your drink will make you scream. Do you dare to step in? COME […]
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4 days into The Great Tale Chase and we are seeing so much excitement here. The kids are rushing for books with such urgency and reading with such fervour, a librarian cannot ask for more! Sitting here on a Sunday evening, I’m watching kids clutch their passports and earnestly searching for books from the Passport. But what really touched me was when […]
When I was One, I had just begun. When I was Two, I was nearly new. When I was Three, I was hardly me. When I was Four, I was not much more. When I was Five, I was just alive. But now I am Six, I am as clever as clever. So, I think I’ll be six for ever […]
The second edition of HOO’s Tales was quite a success! We had nine artistes ranging from traditional Yakshagana-style performance to digital stories. There was a total of 38 performances through the day. Jeeva Raghunath came all the way from Chennai for the event. Koutuka were back this year with a different puppet show – a Panchatantra tale. Nicky Bingham happened […]
We are back with the second edition of HOO’s Tales, our annual carnival of stories on Saturday, 28th February 2009! Keep logging back for details.
Neil Gaiman for The Graveyard Book! The book tells the story of a boy, Nobody Owens, who lives in the cemetry and is raised by ghosts. Intriguing huh?! Definitely worth a read, I think. The Honor Books are The Underneath by Kathi Appelt, The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba’s Struggle for Freedom by Margarita Engle, Savvy by Ingrid Law, After […]
…at Koramangala, Saturday, 13th December’08 at 11:30am (Ages 5 to 7) Story Time Activity Its Christmas season, huddle around, get cozy and settle down for a nice warm story based on the Christmas spirit with Shibani, followed by a simple craft you can make and take. Sunday, 14th December’08 at 11:30am (Ages 3-5) Christmas Craft What’s Christmas without decorations? And […]