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...

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...

I’ve often heard people saying that you don’t need to take multivitamins if you eat a healthy and balanced diet, but I personally find it...

N has been really into insects for a while now and will read almost any insect-related book, so our dear friend from Flip for Joy (a...

My White Crate is a local business that aims to make learning fun and accessible to young children, and a lot of thought has clearly been...

C recently brought back two reusable colouring mats from France for the twins, but after the twins coloured on the mats with the markers...

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...

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...

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

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

We’ll be going back to Singapore for good really soon, and wanted to go on a short holiday within Indonesia before that. Bali was our...

‘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...

‘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...

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...

“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...

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...

We received ‘The Plano Adventures: The Never-Ending Game’ shortly after we finished reading ‘The Plano Adventures: The Ray Keepers’, so N...

N is currently in an international school here in Jakarta, and unfortunately, his school doesn’t offer Chinese lessons. This means that...

C had to go to KL for work, and since the kids have never been to KL, we thought it was a good opportunity for a short family trip. His...

After “fighting” alongside Professor Plano, Zed and Zee in The Plano Adventures: Trouble in Murktown, N and I were keen to find out what...