Do you want to be my friend review (Eric Carle)
This is a quaint little book which doesn’t have any words other than the title and at the end of the book! It has pictures of an animal and a tail of the next animal each time you turn the page, but...
View Article{Review + Worldwide Giveaway} Today I am… (Vrolikj) by Mies van Hout
‘Today I am” is the English version of the award-winning Dutch children’s book “Vrolijk” by Mies van Hout. The book has garnered a number of accolades including a nomination from the prestigious German...
View Article{Review & Giveaway} Emily Lim books (Part 1)
The first time we got our hands on Emily Lim’s award winning books was when we received the Pen Pal WHIZZ to review. Yes, her books are made compatible with the Pen Pal WHIZZ and she even wrote the...
View Article{Review & Giveaway} Emily Lim books (Part 2)
As promised, here’s the second part of my Emily Lim books review and giveaway. In Bunny finds the right stuff, Bunny is a floppy soft toy who is short on stuffing. He’s upset about his lack of...
View ArticleAnimals lift-the-flap book review & giveaway
I’ve always made it a point to not just read fiction to my kids because I feel that no matter how young they are, they should be exposed to non-fiction and I’d suggest using simple readers (which are...
View ArticleTibby the Tiger-Bunny Review & giveaway
We were really glad to have received a copy of Emily Lim’s most recently published book and this is definitely a book that I’d recommend for a meaningful Christmas gift for a child. As with our...
View ArticleBleagh! A book about values: Review & Giveaway
With the start of the new school year, young children who may be in school for the first time or in a new class may feel anxious about the environment and fitting in with the rest. Here’s a book that I...
View ArticleNoQ store review and giveaway
If you are an avid online book shopper, then you might have already chanced upon the NoQ store. For the uninitiated, the NoQ store, founded in 2011, is a subsidiary of Times Publishing Limited, and...
View ArticleLittle Good Books {Review & Giveaway}
We love books, and I personally love checking out online book stores because there’s something alluring about shopping from home with a cuppa and with my toes digging into my beanbag. Ok, you didn’t...
View ArticleBleagh and Bleep {Review & Giveaway}
Remember Bleagh, the friendly monster who learnt plenty of values on his first day of school? I reviewed Bleagh!: A book about values earlier this year and I want to share with you how Bleagh’s doing...
View ArticleRed Train Readers {Review & Giveaway}
This set of 10 Red Train Readers was sent over some time back by the kind folks at JLB Educational Technology (more commonly known for their PenPal Whizz – read the review of the PenPal Whizz here)....
View ArticleScholastic Book Recommendations {Review & Giveaway}
I’ve sat on this post for the longest time now because we were settling into Primary school in the earlier half of the year (here’s how we settled into our routine). Now that we’ve got that out of the...
View ArticleBaby Panda Finds His Way by Emily Lim {+Year-End Promo}
Baby Panda Finds His Way is a complete hit with the panda-crazy boy I have at home (who’s ever heard of a boy who insists on the same panda cake for every birthday celebration?). Well, apart from...
View ArticleBeyond the Tiger Mom {Book review}
I received this book last December, right before our Royal Caribbean Mariner of the Seas cruise holiday. So after having spent some time reading the book since, here’s what I think. But first, I must...
View ArticleSingapore’s Sports Stars {Review}
With the conclusion of Rio 2016 Olympics, I thought I’d share this book about Singapore’s Sports Stars with you in case you have kids who are keen to find out more about the sports stars in Singapore,...
View ArticleLittle Godwit Finds His Wings | Book Review
I was extremely pleased and honoured to collaborate once again with award-winning author, Emily Lim-Leh, to review her newest book (view other book reviews here). Although my children are both in...
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