Overdrive and Audiobooks As this is a series on applications, it’s a pity to miss out on introducing Overdrive and the multi-lingual e-resources easily available from the National Library Board. First, Overdrive opens wide your door to an extensive range of audiobooks… Read More ›
In Stacey Goes to the National Museum by Lianne Ong, the protagonist, Stacey, unexpectedly chances upon a gibbon during a visit to the Singapore Museum. It leads her on an exciting adventure around the place and shows her treasures from… Read More ›
John J. Medina is a developmental molecular biologist, research consultant, author of New York Times bestseller Brain Rules: 12 Principles for Surviving and Thriving at Work, Home, and School, and a father. This father of two boys believes (pg 3) that “Parents… Read More ›
Tipbook Music for Kids and Teens – A Guide for Parents and Caregivers is part of a series of highly accessible, handy books about music and musical instruments designed to spur you to: “Let your children play music!”. With knowledge… Read More ›
Potato Power and Possibilities In Esmé Raji Codell’s parents’/educators’ guide How to Get Your Child to Love Reading, the former teacher, school librarian, children’s book seller and best-selling author of Educating Esmé examines a fundamental question, “How do we teach… Read More ›
Art Lab for Kids –52 Creative Adventures in Drawing, Painting, Printmaking, Paper, and Mixed Media promises an activity for every weekend of the year. Together with your kids -from tots to teens- explore various techniques. Do scribble drawings (p30) or… Read More ›
The Money Tree is a book to treasure indeed. Written by Sarah Stewart and illustrated by David Small, it is a story about Miss McGillicuddy and the appearance of a mysterious money tree that springs up in her yard. She thinks it’s… Read More ›
“…dearest Grandma, Thank you for the seeds. The train is rocking me to sleep, and every time I doze off, I dream of gardens. Love to all, Lydia Grace” Through 12 letters over a year, little Lydia Grace Finch lets… Read More ›
“The Adventures of Mooty”, authored by Singaporean Jessie Wee, was inspired by a chance kitchen encounter with a real mouse. She started weaving imaginative tales of a kind-hearted mouse character donning a “sarong” going on adventures spanning from a hole… Read More ›
