Monday Reading: Of Sticky Rice Balls and Pancit – Cora Cooks Pancit and A New...
Myra here. It’s Monday, What are You Reading is a meme hosted by Jen and Kellee from Teach Mentor Texts (and brainchild of Sheila at BookJourney). Two of our blogging friends, Linda from Teacher Dance...
View Article[AFCC 2014] Countdown to Asian Festival of Children’s Content 2014
Myra here. From the official website of AFCC. Click on the image to be taken to the websource. It is a star-studded Asian Festival of Children’s Content this year – the premiere kidlit event here in...
View Article[Saturday Reads] Sessions I will be attending during the Asian Festival of...
Myra here. Every Saturday we hope to share with you our thoughts on reading and books. We thought that it would be good practice to reflect on our reading lives and our thoughts about reading in...
View Article[Monday Reading] Umbrella Thief and Crocoducks
Myra here. It’s Monday, What are You Reading is a meme hosted by Jen from Teach Mentor Texts and Kellee and Ricki from Unleashing Readers (brainchild of Sheila at BookJourney). Since two of our...
View Article[Saturday Reads] Countdown to AFCC 2014 – Book Launches!
Myra here. Every Saturday we hope to share with you our thoughts on reading and books. We thought that it would be good practice to reflect on our reading lives and our thoughts about reading in...
View Article[AFCC 2014] Masterclass on Talking Books with Leonard Marcus and Marjorie...
Myra here. Yesterday, I had the pleasure of moderating a Masterclass session conducted by Leonard Marcus (foremost scholar in children’s literature, critic, and historian) and Marjorie Coughlan (art...
View Article[BHE 110] #AFCC2014 Book Loot
Myra here. As we celebrated our 100th Book Hunting Expedition Sundays, we are inviting you, our fellow book hunters to share with us photographs of your favorite bookstores (be it indie, discounted...
View Article[Throwback Posts | Meet the Storyteller] Candy Gourlay’s Not-so-Tall Stories...
Myra here. We have been doing a series of throwback posts of our conversations with storytellers, artists, poets, academics. These posts are found in our Behind the Books website and are being shared...
View Article[Saturday Reads | AFCC 2015] Where I will be in this year’s Asian Festival of...
Myra here. Every Saturday we hope to share with you our thoughts on reading and books. We thought that it would be good practice to reflect on our reading lives and our thoughts about reading in...
View Article[Saturday Reads | AFCC 2015] Children’s Panel, Forest of Stories, Asia: Land...
Myra here. Every Saturday we hope to share with you our thoughts on reading and books. We thought that it would be good practice to reflect on our reading lives and our thoughts about reading in...
View Article[Featured Guests for May-June 2016] Storyteller Sophia Lee and Teacher Tanya He
Myra here. We have just launched our new reading theme this May-June: The Universal Republic of Childhood. I am happy to resurrect our Academic Nook by inviting a higher degree student of mine at the...
View Article[Saturday Reads] Launch Of New Website on Themed Stories From Asia – Part One...
Myra here. Every Saturday we hope to share with you our thoughts on reading and books. We thought that it would be good practice to reflect on our reading lives and our thoughts about reading in...
View Article[Saturday Reads] Launch Of New Website on Themed Stories From Asia – Part Two...
Myra here. Every Saturday we hope to share with you our thoughts on reading and books. We thought that it would be good practice to reflect on our reading lives and our thoughts about reading in...
View Article[Saturday Reads] Launch Of New Website on Themed Stories From Asia – Part...
Myra here. Every Saturday we hope to share with you our thoughts on reading and books. We thought that it would be good practice to reflect on our reading lives and our thoughts about reading in...
View Article[Saturday Reads] Launch Of New Website on Themed Stories From Asia – Part...
Myra here. Every Saturday we hope to share with you our thoughts on reading and books. We thought that it would be good practice to reflect on our reading lives and our thoughts about reading in...
View Article[15th Emirates Airline Literature Festival] 2023 Theme: “Old Friends”–...
Myra here. While I have heard about the lauded Emirates Airline Festival of Literature from author and bookish friends (and my own doctoral students at the university) over the years, this is the first...
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