Book Reviews

Jul 16, 20213 min read

Friday Flips #116: The Earth Experiment (Plus Giveaway!)

As with the other two books in the Change Makers series, ‘The Earth Experiment’ dissects a big issue for young readers, helping children...

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Review: Assessment Books by CPD Singapore (Plus Discount Code!)

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Jun 11, 20215 min read

Review: Assessment Books by CPD Singapore (Plus Discount Code!)

When we first came back to Singapore after living in Jakarta for 2.5 years, I was really anxious about how N would cope with the...

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Jun 4, 20212 min read

Friday Flips #115: Marky Polo in Tokyo (Plus Giveaway!)

‘Marky Polo in Tokyo’ tells the story of Marky Polo, a young pangolin, travelling overseas for the very first time. When he lands in...

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Mar 12, 20213 min read

Friday Flips #114: Little Mimic’s Superpower (Plus Giveaway and FREE Activities!)

It’s always a joy to read Emily Lim-Leh’s books because we get to learn about animals which we have never even heard of! We learnt about...

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Mar 5, 20213 min read

Friday Flips #113: Railroads to Superhighways (Plus Giveaway!)

We really enjoyed learning about pandemics in Hwee Goh’s first book in the Change Makers series, ‘Invisible Enemies’, so when we received...

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Jul 17, 20203 min read

Friday Flips #112: Invisible Enemies (Plus Giveaway!)

We are huge fans of Hwee Goh’s books, and when she announced that she was writing a book about pandemics, I thought it couldn’t have come...

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Jan 31, 20203 min read

Friday Flips #110: Out and About in Singapore (Plus Giveaway!)

We have been back for good in Singapore for slightly more than half a year now, and one thing we really appreciate about being back is...

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Friday Flips #109: Epigram Books for All Ages

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Jan 17, 20203 min read

Friday Flips #109: Epigram Books for All Ages

Just before we went on our Taiwan holiday last year, we received a lovely selection of books from Epigram. We love books, and I was...

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Nov 1, 20192 min read

Friday Flips #108: Little Godwit finds his Wings (Plus Giveaway!)

I met up with Hwee of Hwee’s Book Share Club recently, and she gifted me (okay, my kids) an autographed copy of ‘Little Godwit finds his...

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Friday Flips #107: Amanda the Panda (Outdoor Play Keeps Myopia Away)

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Oct 25, 20192 min read

Friday Flips #107: Amanda the Panda (Outdoor Play Keeps Myopia Away)

N recently had to go for an eye review at the Health Promotion Board (HPB) after getting his eyes checked in school by the nurses. I was...

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Friday Flips #105: A is for Australian Animals

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Sep 20, 20191 min read

Friday Flips #105: A is for Australian Animals

I always try to read relevant books with the kids before we go on holiday, and this time round, I found this lovely book called ‘A is for...

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Jul 12, 20194 min read

Friday Flips #102: Support Local with Owl Readers Club (Plus Giveaway!)

It’s always a joy to discover new local authors, so we were really pleased to receive a selection of six local titles from Owl Readers...

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Friday Flips #101: Draw Really Cool Stuff

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May 31, 20191 min read

Friday Flips #101: Draw Really Cool Stuff

N has been into drawing these days, and when he found this book at the Periplus bookstore in Bali, he begged us to buy it for him, as he...

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May 24, 20191 min read

Friday Flips #100: Science Comics

On one of our many visits to the national library during our previous trip back to Singapore, N discovered the Science Comics series, and...

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May 3, 20193 min read

Friday Flips #99: The Plano Adventures (Out of Order) Plus Giveaway!

In this last but one episode of ‘The Plano Adventures’, Professor Plano, Zed and Zee are called to Lord Myopic’s dream world: Machiville,...

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Friday Flips #98: Books about Moving (Part 3)

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Apr 12, 20192 min read

Friday Flips #98: Books about Moving (Part 3)

‘Life Without Nico’ is a sweet story about how a little girl copes when her best friend moves away for a while. It’s an unusual...

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Friday Flips #97: Books about Moving (Part 2)

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Apr 5, 20192 min read

Friday Flips #97: Books about Moving (Part 2)

‘Clare’s Goodbye’ tells the story of how the three children of a family say goodbye to their home. Clare seems to struggle the most with...

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Friday Flips #96: Books about Moving (Part 1)

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Mar 22, 20192 min read

Friday Flips #96: Books about Moving (Part 1)

Since we are leaving Jakarta soon, I went to N’s school library and asked his librarian for book recommendations on moving, so that I can...

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Mar 15, 20193 min read

Friday Flips #95: The Plano Adventures (Attack of the Cybugs) Plus Giveaway!

“Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me.” Yeah right. Unless you have extremely thick skin, I’m pretty sure...

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Friday Flips #94: The Birthday Book Jr – The Roads We Take

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Dec 19, 20182 min read

Friday Flips #94: The Birthday Book Jr – The Roads We Take

Some time back, my friend Cherie contacted me to ask if N would be keen to write a story about our family’s relocation to Jakarta. She...

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