Calling all explorers ready to go on a cooking adventure with Dora the Explorer! There’s an exciting new collection that’s got everything a Little Cook would want.The Dora Little Cooks Collection was launched in Singapore in June 2013. It is a delightful 20-page kids’ magazine packed with delicious, easy to follow recipes, puzzles, stories, fun facts about ingredients and great crafts to make and do! With every issue, you'll receive beautiful Dora-themed bake ware and tableware items, specially … [Read more...]
Dots vs Stars….The story of Punchinello
As part of our Church's 47th anniversary service yesterday, Reverend Dr. Gordon Wong shared a most impactful message which touched me greatly. The hubs gave me a gentle nudge and said, 'this is God's word for you'. I walked away from the service deeply encouraged. Rev. Dr. Wong shared a simple story from Max Lucado's children's book 'You are Special'. If you decide to read the story below, please read it slowly. Don't rush it. Take your time to savor the words. You can also … [Read more...]
Prepping kids for Bali
In preparation for our family's vacation next week, we visited the National Library two nights ago and hauled up these books; both for our trip planning as well as to use as discussion points to pique Dana's interest in the mystical Isle of gods.1. Kids go! BaliWritten by Mio Debnam ; illustrated by Tania WillisCall Number: English 915.9804 DEB This series empowers kids to have a say in their vacation planning, to get them thinking about their destination, and to enable them to … [Read more...]
Learning about Rivers
As a follow-up on our visit to the Singapore River Safari over the weekend, I thought it will be good to capitalise on Dana's knowledge of rivers and water habitats. Found some titles available on loan from the National Library which we can use to frame our discussion:1. What lives in streams and rivers? Author: Oona Gaarder-Juntti ; Consulting editor, Diane Craig.Call Number: English 591.7 GAA 2. Looking at animals in lakes and riversAuthor: Moira … [Read more...]
The Magical World of the Deep Blue Sea…
Having just brought Dana to the world's largest aquarium last week, I've decided to raid her extensive collection of books to unearth some thematic books on Marine Life to capitalise on our visit. I was pleased to find these titles which we will be relishing the next couple of evenings. Whenever possible, I've also indicated the Call Numbers from the NLB Catalogue for the convenience of those who may not have these titles on hand. Join us as we journey into the magical world of the … [Read more...]
Let’s Read Up on Easter!
Sharing a short list of Easter-themed titles available at our National Libraries as we commemorate The Holy Week, leading to Good Friday and Easter. 1. My Very First Easter Story. Call Number: English 232.96 ROC Lois Rock ; pictures by Alex Ayliffe. 2. My Very First Easter. Call Number: English DAV -[BA] Written by Juliet David ; illustrations by Helen Prole. 3. Lily's Easter Party: Story of the Resurrection Eggs. Call Number: English … [Read more...]
Books & Crafts to welcome Lunar New Year!
With the arrival of the Lunar New Year in less than 4 days, why not soak in the festive mood and read some of these books from the National Library (NLB) with our kids? I was just informed that we have a new library at Chinatown which carries a wide range of books on the Chinese culture! I shall endeavour to check out the collection soon. All titles available for loan from our National Libraries. 1. Bringing in the New Year by Grace Lin. Call Number: English 394.26 … [Read more...]
Read for Pleasure, Flip for Joy!
Our family loves to read and the Princess is constantly surrounded by good authentic reading materials. It brings parents such immense satisfaction to see your love of reading rubbed off onto your children. Dana is quite an avid reader now...except...most of her books are in English! We hardly converse in Mandarin, let alone read to her in Chinese.Hence you can imagine my delight and excitement when I chanced upon this wonderful gem of a online bookstore … [Read more...]
Holiday Storytime! 10 Christmas Books from the National Library
One of our family's favorite ways of getting into the spirit of Christmas is reading books on Christmas. This week, we're off to the library to loan some Christmas-themed books to complement our upcoming Advent activities. I'm sharing a small selection of Holiday Titles which are available for loan in our National Library. What a delight! To locate the books on the shelves, just go to the Junior Fiction Books section, search under CALL NUMBER "English" + "First 3 Letters of Author's Last … [Read more...]
Thankful Tuesday: Our very own Gratitude Journal…
Source The year is coming to a close. You know the footsteps of Christmas are near when malls (and even your neighbourhood super-mart) start piling their shelves with candy canes, nutcrackers and other Christmasy festive food supplies. Soon Christmas jingles will fill the air and assault us everywhere we turn...frenzied shoppers will congregate at the malls buying gifts with little clue if they would be well-received or recycled the following day/week/year (depending on when the gifts were given … [Read more...]