The Swahili word “safari” means trip.
In our lifetimes, we all embark on multiple safaris — trips that are sometimes real and other times, imaginary or metaphorical. What better way is there to keep tabs on our daily journeys (to places known and unknown) than through the written word? Join us on a daily literary safari as we travel and discover the world through books, art, movies, music, family, and more.Featured Stories
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Game On: Teaching Middle Schoolers to Think Like History Detectives
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Books & Authors Archive
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Remembering Maurice Sendak
Posted on May 8, 2012 | 1 CommentCelebrating the life and accomplishments of the groundbreaking children's author (1928-2012). -
Review and Interview: Tina’s Mouth, by Keshni Keshyap
Posted on April 19, 2012 | 1 CommentThis graphic novel is a welcome addition to my library of fusion stories. -
Stay Tuned: Winners of the Cybil Awards
Posted on February 13, 2011 | 1 CommentI recently judged the 2010 Cybil Awards which are given each year by bloggers for the year's best children's and young adult titles. -
What Can You Do with Just 13 Words?
Posted on September 30, 2010 | 3 CommentsThirteen words take a stylish turn with Lemony Snicket and Maira Kalman, leaving me with a craving for cake. -
How to Write About Pakistan (or not)
Posted on September 28, 2010 | 1 CommentOn Granta's special Pakistan issue and its satirical piece "How to write about Pakistan" -
,more than lived up to my expectations. Even if you're not one of those <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/14/books/14nanny.html" target="_blank">keen readers drawn to nanny novels</a>, there are a few good reasons to pick up this one.](http://www.literarysafari.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Tell-Us-Were-Home-150x150.png "Not Just Another Nanny’s Diary: “Tell Us We’re Home” by Marina Budhos")
Not Just Another Nanny’s Diary: “Tell Us We’re Home” by Marina Budhos
Posted on July 27, 2010 | No CommentsI was a fan of Marina Budhos's first YA novel, Ask Me No Questions, and am glad that her new book [Tell Us We're Home](http://www.amazon.com/Tell-Were-Home-Marina-Budhos/dp/1416903526/ref=sepia-20),more than lived up to my expectations. Even if you're not one of those keen readers drawn to nanny novels, there are a few good reasons to pick up this one. -
Review: Skunk Girl by Sheba Karim
Posted on March 15, 2010 | No CommentsIt has now been six months since the birth of my daughter and I’m a bit behind on my posts. It actually took me a while to be able to... -
Helping Kids Discover Their Unique Family Histories
Posted on February 5, 2010 | 1 CommentI didn’t know what to expect of the on stage musical adaptation of Uma Krishnaswami’s picture book “Chachaji’s Cup” this past weekend. The program billed it as “Bollywood style,” a... -
Summer Reading: From Ohio to Delhi to Accra
Posted on August 21, 2009 | No CommentsOf summer reading, the Presbyterian minister Henry Ward Beecher, once said, “There is a temperate zone in the mind, between luxurious indolence and exacting work; and it is to this... -
Smiling Along with Gene Yang and Derek Kim’s The Eternal Smile
Posted on August 21, 2009 | No CommentsWhen I received my copy of Gene Yang’s latest graphic novel The Eternal Smile, the bright yellow reminded me of his award-winning and best-selling American Born Chinese, one of my... -
Q&A with Minal Hajratwala, author of Leaving India
Posted on July 16, 2009 | No CommentsThis interview was originally published at Sepia Mutiny. As someone whose own family is dispersed over several continents (my husband often jokes that we can’t visit any new country without... -
A Perfect Artist Date: Books, Maps, and Ice-Cream
Posted on July 14, 2009 | 3 CommentsIn her book The Artist’s Way, Julia Cameron prescribes the “artist date” as an essential building block of the creative life. She describes it as: a block of time, perhaps...