Picture Books
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The Amazing Sarong Quek Hong Shin Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 4615860 32 pages, 210 x 260 mm
Nora and Adi are about to go to the beach when their mother takes off her baby sling and hands it to them. They discover that there is more than meets the eye to this seemingly ordinary sarong. Join Nora and Adi as they go on a playful day out and discover what unexpected fun, joy and new encounters a sarong can bring.
Quek Hong Shin
Quek Hong Shin is a graphic designer and illustrator who has worked with The Straits Times. He was one of the Top 10 winners in the Open Category of the 2014 IMAGINE Jewel Competition—for his illustration work on Project Jewel, organised by the Changi Airport Group. This is his first picture book.
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The Crane and the Crab SR Nathan, Anngee Neo Paperback, $16.90 ISBN 978981 0735906 32 pages, 210 x 260 mm
The pond in the kampung is drying up and the fish are struggling to survive. A devious crane sees their plight and hatches a plan—on the pretence of bringing them to safety, he plans to eat all the fish. But his ploy is discovered by an observant crab, who teaches him a lesson. Retold by Singapore’s sixth president, this fable of the cunning crane and wary crab shows how greed and deceit eventually results in a downfall.
SR Nathan
Anngee Neo
SR Nathan served as President of Singapore from 1999 to 2011. He is currently a Distinguished Senior Fellow at ISEAS-the Yusof Ishak Institute, Singapore Management University and the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at NTU.
Anngee Neo is an illustrator whose work has been seen in magazines, promotional materials, advertisements, posters, game apps, as well as children’s books.
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Sam, Sebbie and Di-Di-Di
At the Night Safari David Seow, Soefara Jafney Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 0765958 32 pages, 210 x 260 mm
Papa and Mama are taking children Sam, Sebbie and Di-Di-Di out to the Night Safari, and the whole family is excited. But their outing is halted by a giraffe that has fallen asleep across the tram’s path. All the animals try to help in persuading Mr Giraffe to move, but to no avail—until the siblings realise that all it takes is the magic word: please! Written in rhyme and charmingly illustrated, this Sam, Sebbie, and Di-Di-Di book is a light-hearted read about the strong ties of family.
David Seow
Soefara Jafney
David Seow is a well-known children’s book writer and a regular presence in the Singapore literary scene. He is an award-winning children’s book author of twenty-three well-received children’s books, including the Sam, Sebbie and Di-Di-Di series. 4
Soefara Jafney is an illustrator and art director who has mainly worked in advertising. The Sam, Sebbie and Di-Di-Di series of books are her first children’s books.
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Sam, Sebbie and Di-Di-Di
Sam, Sebbie and Di-Di-Di
At the S.E.A Aquarium
Sebbie’s First Day of School
Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 0765972 32 pages, 210 x 260 mm
Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 0778576 32 pages, 210 x 260 mm
Is it really better down where it’s wetter under the sea? Sam, Sebbie and Di-Di-Di inadvertently find out on a trip to the S.E.A. Aquarium. After learning more about the different types of fish there, Sam and Sebbie realise their brother is lost—only to find him swimming in the tank with Jay, a big manta ray.
Every child gets nervous on their first day of school, and Sebbie is no exception. After many tears and much persuasion by Sam, Sebbie reluctantly heads to school… only to find out that it’s not as bad as he feared it would be.
Sam, Sebbie and Di-Di-Di
Sam, Sebbie and Di-Di-Di
A Day with the Duchess
The Lion Dance Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 0778590 32 pages, 210 x 260 mm
Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 0778613 32 pages, 210 x 260 mm
How often do you get to meet a real Princess? The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are visiting Singapore and Sam can’t wait to meet them. But things go awry when her pet hamster, Kate, panics at the sight of the waiting crowds and runs off in terror. The three children race to the Raffles Hotel to try to reclaim their lost pet.
Sam, Sebbie and Di-Di-Di are going to see a lion dance today. But where is the lion? Is he still at the zoo? Or stuck backstage? When the siblings look for the lion, they find a big surprise—and they decide to surprise everyone with a performance of their own.
COMING SOON Sam, Sebbie and Di-Di-Di
A Royal Adventure Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 4615891 32 pages, 210 x 260 mm May 2016
Sam, Sebbie and Di-Di-Di are in London for the school holidays. They really want to see the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and the adorable Prince George and Princess Charlotte. So off they go to Kensington Gardens. There, a royal teddy takes them on an unexpected adventure through the Gardens and London. 5
BESTSELLERS
The Childhood of Lee Kuan Yew
A Boy Named Harry Patrick Yee Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 4615297 40 pages, 210 x 260 mm
Before he became the leader of Singapore, he was Harry. A bookworm at an early age, Harry had a thirst for knowledge that couldn’t be quenched. His competitive spirit saw him through his early days in a one-room schoolhouse to clinching the Anderson Scholarship to study at Raffles college. But in his quest for learning, the importance of family and looking out for his siblings always came first. This story of Singapore’s first prime minister Harry Lee Kuan Yew’s formative years is one that young readers will find relatable.
Patrick Yee
Patrick Yee is an award-winning illustrator of more than 100 children’s books. Some of his books include Little Buddy,Winter Rabbit, On Being Happy. He currently teaches at Nanyang Polytechnic, the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, the Spastic Children’s Association, and the AWWA Special School.
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The Early Years of Lee Kuan Yew
Harry Grows Up Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 4615310 40 pages, 210 x 260 mm
The Legacy of Lee Kuan Yew
Harry Builds a Nation Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 4615433 40 pages, 210 x 260 mm
Harry seemed to have the world at his feet. He was a bright student on the cusp of a Queen’s scholarship—till Singapore was captured by the Japanese. The subsequent years saw him keeping pace with his studies, finding love with childhood sweetheart Kwa Geok Choo, and eventually moving to England to attend the University of Cambridge. It was there that Harry’s interest in politics was ignited, and four years after his return to Singapore, the People’s Action Party was founded. The rest, as they say, is history.
Now a young man with big dreams, Harry lost no time in working towards realising his vision of what Singapore could be. After bringing the country out of colonial rule and struggling through the merger with Malaysia, Harry never wavered in his dream of creating a successful nation. Fueled by his belief in independence and equality, he pioneered initiatives in education, National Service and building up the port. Today, we need only look around to see and appreciate all that he has done for the country.
Chinese editions
ISBN: 978981 4655583
ISBN: 978981 4655590
ISBN: 978981 4655606
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A New Home For Bo Bo and Cha Cha Jason Erik Lundberg, Patrick Yee Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 0739980 32 pages, 210 x 260 mm
Everything feels strange to Bo Bo and Cha Cha when they find their way to the Mandai Zoo. The heat, the animals and the food seem light-years away from what this lovable panda duo are accustomed to. Bo Bo takes this new change in his stride, but Cha Cha starts to battle pangs of homesickness—until a friendly sloth reminds her that home is really where your friends are. Told through the curious eyes of these adorable pandas, the Bo Bo and Cha Cha stories take readers on adventures through familiar sights of Singapore. • Finalist
for Crystal Kite Member Choice Awards
“I find it fun to read the speech of Singlishspeaking orang utans, and it is also a chance to discuss the different kinds of English used in Singapore.” — Tan Keng Yao, My Paper
Jason Erik Lundberg
Patrick Yee
Jason Erik Lundberg is the author and editor of over a dozen books, including the collection Strange Mam mals, the Bo Bo and Cha Cha picture book series, and The Epigram Books Collection of Best New Singaporean Short Stories anthology series.
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Patrick Yee is an award-winning illustrator of more than 100 children’s books. Some of his books include Little Buddy,Winter Rabbit, On Being Happy. He currently teaches at Nanyang Polytechnic, the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, the Spastic Children’s Association, and the AWWA Special School.
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Bo Bo and Cha Cha’s Big Day Out
Bo Bo and Cha Cha and the New Year Gift
Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 0755508 32 pages, 210 x 260 mm
Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 0767099 32 pages, 210 x 260 mm
Bo Bo and Cha Cha have made themselves comfortable in the Mandai Zoo, but they’re keen on finding out what else Singapore has to offer. Armed with a long list of places to visit, they travel around and engage in the most Singaporean of activities: eating at a hawker centre.
Chinese New Year is all about reconnecting with loved ones, and Bo Bo and Cha Cha’s artist friend, the red panda Kevin, comes to see them. Sadly, the pandas’ joy at seeing their friend is short-lived when Kevin is rude and unpleasant to their Mandai Zoo companions.
Bo Bo and Cha Cha Cook Up a Storm
Bo Bo and Cha Cha and the Lost Child
Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 4615334 32 pages, 210 x 260 mm
Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 4615358 32 pages, 210 x 260 mm
Culinary giant Ram Gordon is in town, and will be visiting Bo Bo and Cha Cha’s favourite rojak stall for a tasting. But when the two pandas find themselves in charge of cooking for the great Gordon himself, they take on the task with trepidation.
Bo Bo and Cha Cha hear the distressing sounds of someone crying—it’s a little girl who’s lost in the zoo. The kind pandas volunteer to help her find her way back to her father, and on the way, they meet plenty of new animal friends.
A Curious Bundle for Bo Bo and Cha Cha Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 4615372 32 pages, 210 x 260 mm
G’day mates! It’s the Great Australian Moving-in Day at Mandai Zoo, and Bo Bo and Cha Cha are excited to meet their new friends from Down Under. But when they discover a mysterious baby animal on their doorstep, the pandas have to find out what it is and who it belongs to.
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Stories from Around the World: Peru
Breakfast at Granny’s Micaela Chirif, Gabriel Alayza Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 4655774 32 pages, 260 x 210 mm
Grandma is preparing breakfast when some unexpected visitors from the nearby sea decide to drop in for a friendly visit. Some orange juice with a giant octopus and fruits from a blue mermaid. Hmm… are they here to help with breakfast? • Translated
Micaela Chirif
Gabriel Alayza
Micaela Chirif is a poet and writer for children. She graduated in Philosophy from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru. Her children books have received numerous awards, most notably, the prestigious White Ravens Award. 10
from the Spanish version
Gabriel Alayza received the Adolfo Winternitz medal in 2006 for being the best student in painting of the Faculty of Arts of the Pontifical Catholic University in Peru. He has illustrated several picture books including two by Micaela Chirif.
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Stories from Around the World: Korea
Don’t Be Sorry, Dad! Nari Hong Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 4655767 40 pages, 210 x 260 mm
How would you feel if your father was unable to cycle, skate or swim with you? In this heartwarming story of love and acceptance, a young daughter chooses to appreciate and focus on the positive, enjoying the activities both her wheelchair-bound father and her can do together.
Nari Hong
Nari Hong works and lives in Seoul and London. She was a graphic designer six years before falling in love with hand-made artworks. She now works as an illustrator and a printmaker.
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Prominent Singaporeans
Mister HDB The Life and Legacy of Lim Kim San Asad Latif, Lee Xin Li Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 4655781 32 pages, 210 x 260 mm
How does a spoilt young boy and party-going dandy become the man who housed a nation? From a privileged upbringing, Lim Kim San leads a comfortable and carefree life. Never would he have dreamt of who he would become and what he would do for Singapore. Discover what drives his passion for the poor, as he embarks on a mission that changed Singapore forever. • Written
Asad Latif
Lee Xin Li
Asad Latif is the author of Lim Kim San: A Builder of Singapore. He has also written a biography of the politician and journalist Gerald de Cruz. Asad studied History at Cambridge University, and was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Harvard University. 12
by the author of Lim Kim San: A Builder of Singapore
Lee Xin Li, an architectural graduate, enjoys exploring stories and layers behind the landscapes he encounters. His illustrations have been used in National Day Parades as well as by the Singapore Tourism Board, Maritime Port Authority and the Urban Redevelopment Authority.
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Prominent Singaporeans
Where Are All the Birds? The Extraordinary Mind of Dr Goh Keng Swee Darel Seow Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 4655798 32 pages, 210 x 260mm
Where Are All the Birds? takes on a fun and unique narrative on the life of Dr Goh Keng Swee, one of Singapore’s founding fathers. The story unfolds in a series of questions that reveals significant moments and milestones in his life. We also discover how a quiet and shy boy becomes a man who would spearhead mammoth projects and impact the lives of all Singaporeans.
Darel Seow
Darel is a visual storyteller who illustrates the tales of the natural world through his unique brand of wit and whim. He works across a range of styles and media, especially enjoyÂing digital and printmaking methods, to bring his creations to life.
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Grandma and the Things that Stay the Same Eve Aw, Yunroo Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 4655392 32 pages, 210 x 260 mm
Does your grandparents ask you the same questions all the time? At the family’s annual reunion dinner, Grandma has a habit of repeating the questions she asks her family every year. Sweet, humorous and engaging, this charming book is a reminder that it’s the familiar little things that make us feel at home.
Eve Aw
Yunroo
Eve Aw is an advertising copywriter with digital specialisation from firms like Omnicom, Publicis and WPP. She’s also the founder of Wandertrain, an enterprise involving photography and wandering around Singapore, station by station. 14
Yunroo graduated with an illustration degree form Middlesex University in London. She has had her work exhibited in Singapore and London.
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Stories from Around the World: Belgium
What If Dinosaurs Still Existed? Emma de Woot Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 4655552 32 pages, 210 x 260 mm
That’s exactly what Zoe and Leo ask themselves while on a trip to the natural history museum. These prehistoric creatures may be extinct, but flights of fancy know no bounds. In this imaginative, humorous and charmingly illustrated story, the reader is invited to join Zoe and Leo in bringing their fantasy to life. • Translated
from the French version
Emma de Woot
Emma de Woot studied illustration at the Saint Luc Institute in Liège. For 20 years Emma has been drawing for children’s magazines in Belgium and France. She now illustrates books at Mijade, a Belgium publishing house. Emma has four sons and lives in the countryside‚ where she has a workshop filled with light.
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Stories from Around the World: Portugal
Achimpa The Mysterious Word Catarina Sobral Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 97898 14655385 36 pages, 210 x 260 mm
One day, a researcher comes across a new word: ACHIMPA. Nobody knows its meaning or the word class it belongs to. People start using “achimpa” as a verb, noun, preposition and interjection, in any and every way they feel like it, until one day the researcher makes another new discovery… • Translated
from the Portuguese version
• Awarded
the Best Book for Children, in 2013, by the Portuguese Society of Authors
Catarina Sobral
Catarina Sobral is an award-winning Portuguese illustrator and communications designer. She is also the author of Strike and My Grandad. Her books have been published in many countries and she is a constant presence in several national and international magazines and newspapers. Catarina is also experienced in printmaking and film animation, being the author of several book trailers for her publisher Orfeu Negro. 16
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Ang Ku Kueh Girl & Friends
The Magical Dragon Playground Wang Shijia Paperback, $12.90 ISBN 978981 4655897 48 pages, 140 x 215 mm April 2016
Meet Ang Ku Kueh Girl and her friends Png Kueh Girl, Kueh Lapis Girl, Curry Puff Boy and Roti Prata Boy in this new series. In The Magical Dragon Playground, Ang Ku Kueh Girl comes face to face with a terrifying monster. She makes a very special friend and learns an important lesson in the process.
Wang Shijia
Wang Shijia has been creating Singapore-themed accessories since 2003. She reinterprets Singaporean food culture and heritage as the charmingly illustrated characters Ang Ku Kueh Girl Ž and Friends.™
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Emma and Ginger
Dad’s Too Busy Lily Kong, Jeanette Yap Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 4757676 32 pages, 210 x 260 mm May 2016
Meet Emma. She’s six. She’s smart. And she has a tabby cat…that she took in without her Mom’s and Dad’s permission. (To be fair, she did try to tell them, but they were too busy to listen) But soon the secret becomes difficult to keep… A heartfelt story, Dad’s Too Busy is a reminder about what it means to be present when we’re with the people we love.
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Lily Kong
Jeanette Yap
Lily Kong won the NUS Literary Society Writing Contest for an English short story in 1985 and the National Arts Council’s Beyond Words Chinese Picture Book Writing Contest in 2013.
Jeanette graduated from NTU’s School of Art, Design & Media.
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Emma and Ginger
Dad’s for Sale Lily Kong, Jeanette Yap Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 4757850 32 pages, 210 x 260 mm May 2016
Emma’s back, and feistier than ever. This time, she wants to put her dad up for sale. It begins when she accompanies him to his workplace at the camera shop. There, she encounters a rich and famous actress willing to pay a whole lot to hire a bodyguard. Since Emma’s dad refuses to buy her the pair of rollerblades she wants, she decides to “sell” him to the famous actress to get the money she needs. That seems like a splendid idea, until she gradually realises that she appreciates and needs her dad…more than she wants new toys.
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Karung Guni Boy Lorraine Tan, Eric Wong Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 4615839 32 pages, 230 x 230 mm May 2016
Ming loves to make things. But he doesn’t have any money to buy the things that would help him create his inventions. One day, hearing the “beep, beep, beep” of the Karung Guni man’s car horn, he is inspired to make something out of the things he collects. So he asks his neighbours, who are only too happy to get rid of things they no longer need, and creating a wonderful surprise with everyone’s contribution. • Captivating
illustrations that combine a surreal and charming mix of photography with hand-drawn and handcrafted elements.
Lorraine Tan
Eric Wong
Lorraine Tan is a lecturer at the School of Humanities & Social Sciences, Ngee Ann Polytechnic. Her first children’s book, Pip’s Garden, won the First-Time Writers and Illustrations Award in 2009. In 2013, her picture book, Origami Girl, was the Singapore first prize winner for the Daekyo Eye Level Children’s Literature Award. 20
Eric Wong is an illustrator who takes every opportunity to deliver work that is witty and aesthetically pleasant. He is always finding and experimenting with new ways to challenge his limit.
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Asia’s Lost Legends: Japan
Tokoyo: The Tomb of the Sea Serpent Catherine Khoo, Teressa Ong Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 0767112 32 pages, 210 x 260 mm May 2016
When her samurai father is banished by his warlord, Tokoyo is left behind all alone. Through the strength of her love for her father, Tokoyo travels far and wide to reach him, giving up everything she has. Yet one obstacle remains before father and daughter can be reunited: a sea serpent that terrorises the waters surrounding the island her father is in. It is up to Tokoyo to take on this terrible beast and save the islanders. Though one of Japan’s lesser-known legends, Tokoyo remains widely recognised for her bravery and strength.
Catherine Khoo
Teressa Ong
Catherine Khoo is the founder and director of Janus Education, Singapore’s first boutique publisher of imprints for under-18s, by under18s. She was editor-in-chief of Asia 21, the only Asian publication that was selected by the Ministry of Education as essential reading for its Humanities syllabus.
Teressa graduated from Nanyang Polytechnic with a diploma in Animation. She is an illustrator at Paperplane. She also loves watching cartoons, reading children’s books and comics, and munching on biscuits, especially animal-shaped ones.
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Asia’s Lost Legends: China
Justice Bao: The Case of the Missing Coins Catherine Khoo, Chen Ziyue Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 0758103 32 pages, 210 x 260 mm
Renowned for his wisdom and sense of fairness, Justice Bao, a high-ranking magistrate during the Song dynasty in ancient China has to decide what to do when a merchant accuses a woodcutter of stealing his money. Should he take the word of the well-dressed merchant or believe the shabby woodcutter who can barely speak for himself?
Chen Ziyue
Catherine Khoo
Catherine Khoo is the founder and director of Janus Education, Singapore’s first boutique publisher of imprints for under-18s, by under18s. She was editor-in-chief of Asia 21, the only Asian publication that was selected by the Ministry of Education as essential reading for its Humanities syllabus. 22
Chen Ziyue, also known as Angeline Chen, is an illustrator and designer whose works have appeared on posters, book covers and in art shows. She is based in Sarasota, Florida, USA.
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A Singaporean Fairy Tale
Goh Bee Lock and the Three Boars KF Seetoh, Gavin Goo Paperback, $16.90 ISBN 978981 0760168 32 pages, 260 x 210mm
A playful girl named Bee Lock stumbles upon three boars in a forest. While the normal reaction would be to turn your heels and run as fast as you can to safety, this feisty Singaporean girl turns the popular fairy tale on its head with a surprising local twist. • Part
of the book’s sales proceeds supports the Society for the Promotion of ADHD Research and Knowledge (SPARK)
KF Seetoh
Gavin Goo
KF Seetoh began his career as a photojournalist in the 1980s. In the mid-1990s, he created Imaginasian, the world’s first Asian stock photo library. The food guide, Makansutra, first published in 1997, is the popular guide to Singapore’s hawker food.
Gavin Goo is the illustrator of Ahoy,Titanic! and Rochee, the Friendliest Cockroach.
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A Singaporean Fairy Tale
Hansel and Girl Girl Adrian Pang, Milenko Prvacki Paperback, $16.90 ISBN 978981 0731816 32 pages, 260 x 210mm
A brother and sister live in an Ang Mo Kio HDB flat with their stepmother who finds them a nuisance. She keeps sending them out on errands, hoping they will get lost and never return. Then one day, they really do not come home. World-renowned Singaporean artist Milenko Prvacki teams up with respected thespian Adrian Pang to create a surprisingly heartwarming Singaporean fairy tale. • Part
of the book’s sales proceeds supports the Society for the Promotion of ADHD Research and Knowledge (SPARK)
Adrian Pang
Milenko Prvacki
Adrian Pang is the Artistic Director of Pangdemonium, a theatre company. He has also appeared on the Singapore stage and is seen frequently on TV, on Chineselanguage dramas, as well as the host of several popular Chinese-language variety shows. 24
Milenko Prvacki is one of Singapore’s foremost art educators. Born in Yugoslavia, he graduated with a Master of Fine Arts (Painting) from the Institute of Fine Arts in Bucharest, Romania. He was the Dean of the Faculty of Fine Arts at LaSalle College of the Arts, and is now Senior Fellow.
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A Singaporean Fairy Tale
Little Red in the Hood Glen Goei, Andrew Tan Paperback, $16.90 ISBN 978981 0732233 32 pages, 260 x 210mm
Glen Goei turns the tables on the Grimms fairy tale, writing about a little girl who falls sick and her grandmother who sets out to visit her. But this is not your normal grandmother—it is a Singaporean grandmother, gutsy and strong, equipped with government-sponsored lifelong-learning skills, like kickboxing. Together, Little Red and Grandma will charm you with this role reversal story. • Part
of the book’s sales proceeds supports the Society for the Promotion of ADHD Research and Knowledge (SPARK)
Glen Goei
Andrew Tan
Glen Goei is the Associate Artistic Director of the Wild Rice theatre company. Goei’s first feature film, Forever Fever, was the first Singaporean film to achieve worldwide commercial release.
Andrew Tan (better known as drewscape) is an Eisner-nominated comic artist. His first graphic novel, Monsters, Miracles & Mayonnaise, was published in 2012 by Epigram Books.
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Singaporean Nursery Rhymes
There Was a Peranakan Woman Who Lived in a Shoe Gwen Lee, Cheryl Kook Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 0778675 32 pages, 210 x 260mm
There was a Peranakan woman Who lived in a shoe, She made so many nonya kueh, She didn’t know what to do. In this book of modernised nursery rhymes, original rhymes are recreated with local flavour and humour. Traditional food, local places and festivals are the essence of the rhymes. This is a book that resonates with our time, country and culture, and is sure to be enjoyed for generations to come.
Gwen Lee
Cheryl Kook
Gwen Lee is the author of City of Waves: Vivo City and the Editorat-Large of Singapore Architect, the professional journal of the Singapore Institute of Architects.
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Cheryl Kook is an illustrator based in California.
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Singaporean Nursery Rhymes
Jack and Jill at Bukit Timah Hill Gwen Lee, twisstii Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 4615853 32 pages, 210 x 260mm
Jack and Jill went up the hill To Find the Monkey Man Jack fell down, and claimed he was ill, And left Jill without a plan. Traditional nursery rhymes has been given a Singaporean twist, adding local humour and flavour to many classics like Little Boy Blue, This Old Man and Mary Had‌ an Orang Utan?
Gwen Lee
twisstii
Gwen Lee is the author of City of Waves: Vivo City and the Editorat-Large of Singapore Architect, the professional journal of the Singapore Institute of Architects.
Twisstii is the pen-name of an illustrator based in Singapore. Her work is whimsical and cute, even though she prefers them to be darker and stranger.
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Tibby, the Tiger-Bunny Emily Lim, Jade Fang Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 0758349 32 pages, 210 x 260mm
Poor Tibby yearns for some friends to play with, but the other rabbits think he is too strange. After all, he can pounce and roar like a tiger. But he also has long floppy ears and can hop like a bunny. Was he a tiger or a bunny? No one knows, until the day Tibby shows everyone just how much of a tiger—and a bunny—he really is.
Emily Lim
Jade Fang
Emily Lim is an award-winning children’s book author. She was the first outside North America to win three Independent Publisher Book Awards (“IPPY” awards). She is also the first Southeast Asian recipient of the Moonbeam Award, for her book, The Tale of Rusty Horse. 28
Jade Fang earned both her Bachelor and Master of Fine Arts degree in Illustration from Academy of Art University, San Francisco. She lives in Singapore.
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Tibby and Duckie Emily Lim, Jade Fang Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 4615716 32 pages, 210 x 260mm
Unlike other ducks, Duckie cannot swim. Tibby the Tiger-Bunny finds ways to help Duckie swim—but nothing works. Tibby wonders if Duckie is a swimming kind of duck and, in the end, helps his new friend discover who she really is. The second title in the Tibby series, is a tale of friendship, perseverance and acceptance.
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Farrer Park Ann Peters, Lydia Yang Paperback, $17.90 ISBN 978981 0716769 48 pages, 175 x 290mm
Tick tock, tick tock Is it already four o’clock? There’s the boy Knocking bamboo sticks about Past our window I can see Taking orders for his mee. In this collection of charming poems, Ann Peters tells the stories of her wondrous, carefree childhood in Singapore from a child’s point of view. The characters in Ann’s rhyming verses embody the spirit of the people and places that the author grew up among, which she shares with the children of today in this endearingly illustrated book. • Shortlisted • Selected
Ann Peters
for READ! Singapore 2013
Lydia Yang
Ann Peters is a Singaporean editor who has worked for many years in Asia’s mainstream print media. Her fond recollections of growing up carefree in the Farrer Park neighbourhood inspired these rhyming vignettes. 30
for Hedwig Anuar Children’s Book Awards 2013
Lydia Yang graduated from the School of Design at Temasek Polytechnic.
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The Nightingale Who Couldn’t Sing Angie Featherstone, Stephanie Wong Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 0726188 32 pages, 210 x 260mm
Nightingales should have a lovely singing voice—but alas for poor Holly, she can’t hold a tune. Embarrassed by everyone’s taunts and feeling like an outsider, Holly flees her home and ends up being lost in a dark forest. It is only after her mother finds her does Holly realise that there are much more important things than being able to sing well, and that a mother’s love can help her triumph over all odds.
Angie Featherstone
Stephanie Wong
Angie Featherstone started her career as a lifestyle journalist. After two years, she explored corporate writing for a year. She has won awards at D&AD, Cannes and One Show.
Stephanie Wong is a designer who has illustrated nine books, had two exhibitions and conducted workshops in Singapore, Malaysia, Phuket and India. She is the illustrator of the popular book series, The Diary of Amos Lee. 31
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The Very Solid Adventures of Handsome Hock and Champion Poh Phua San San Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 0755850 80 pages, 150 x 215mm
In Singapore, not too long ago, somewhere in the heart of Toa Payoh On different floors, of the same flat were two boys who had not met. And when they do meet, Handsome Hock and Champion Poh become best friends immediately—and not just because of Handsome’s curry pok hairstyle. From longkang fishing and defeating bullies to going to the drive-in to watch a Bruce Lee movie and eating at the Satay Club, these two seven-year-olds shared lots of laughs and adventures growing up in 1970’s Singapore. Told in rhyme, this timeless collection of charming and endearing stories will appeal to readers of all ages.
Phua San San
Phua San San is the Associate Director of Internal Communications at KPMG, where she edits the firm’s weekly internal newsletter. She is also the illustrator of I Don’t Want Mei Mei Anymore!, a picture book written by Lynn Lee, which clinched the 2008 First Time Writers & Illustrators Publishing Initiative. Her latest book is What’s Inside The Red Box?
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SINGAPORE STORIES
The Robot in My Playground Pauline Loh, Avina Tan Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 0755836 32 pages, 210 x 260mm
Lucas loves robots, and often wonders about the robot that stands near his home, believing it to be an alien robot stranded on Earth. One night during a thunderstorm, a lightning bolt recharges the robot, and it comes to life. A friendship is thus forged in a magical night of playtime that will grow to impact Lucas for years to come.
Pauline Loh
Avina Tan
Pauline Loh is an award-winning children’s book author, who has been writing professionally for more than two decades. A former journalist, she was the first runnerup in the 2012 Scholastic Asian Book Award for The Locked Up Boy.
Avina Tan is an illustrator based in Singapore.
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SINGAPORE STORIES
The Great Dragon Warrior Ng Swee San, Tan Wen Dee Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 4615822 32 pages, 210 x 260mm
Young dragon Basmi hears a pained groan from a dark cave, coming from a creature that claims to be Omodo, the great dragon warrior. Thrilled to be living so close to a mighty dragon, Basmi believes Omodo’s grand tales of fighting and travels far and wide to serve him. But who exactly is Omodo, and can Basmi really believe everything he says?
Ng Swee San
Tan Wen Dee
Ng Swee San is a television writer for prime-time dramas (Code of Law 1 and 2;The Pupil 1 and 2; Anything Goes;Yang Sisters; 80s Rewind;), children’s shows, infotainment and docu-dramas and documentaries.
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Tan Wen Dee is an illustrator and graduate of the Cambridge School of Arts. In 2013, she won third prize in the Macmillan Prize, which is an award established by Macmillan Children’s Books to encourage and support new work from young illustrators in UK schools.
SINGAPORE STORIES
Fann Patrick Yee Paperback, $24.90 ISBN 978981 0726171 160 pages, 125 x 175mm
Enter a magical world of animals, colourful flora and fauna, and fantastical buildings with a young girl called Fann. Her exuberance and love of life leads her to a field where she discovers an injured rabbit. Before she knows it, she embarks on an adventure like no other. Primarily visual and almost wordless, Fann lets its ethereal illustrations do the talking. This is a book that will let the reader’s imagination take flight.
Patrick Yee
Patrick Yee is an award-winning illustrator of more than 100 children’s books. Some of his books include Little Buddy,Winter Rabbit, On Being Happy. He currently teaches at Nanyang Polytechnic, the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, the Spastic Children’s Association, and the AWWA Special School.
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KOREA
Blanket Travel Kim Da-Jeong Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 0732189 32 pages, 210 x 260mm
What do you do when you can’t fall asleep? Travel, of course! In this whimsical, heartwarming tale, two siblings reassure their sister that nighttime isn’t scary, yet when there are places to go and oceans to explore—and it can be fun when they do it all together.
Kim Da-Jeong
Kim Da-Jeong is a 2006 graduate from Kookmin University for Painting. This is her first children’s book; the art was exhibited at the 2012 Bologna Children’s Book Fair.
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ITALY
The Run of the Snail Manuela Monari, Philip Giordano Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 0738891 32 pages, 210 x 260mm
One hot summer day, Snail comes out of her burrow— and starts to run. When her friends see her, they ask her to stop and spend time with them, but she tells them she can’t, she has to go. But why is she running? Where is she going? Most of all, who knew snails could run? The Run of the Snail is a story that reminds us to be ourselves, and that we are in charge of our own choices. • Translated
Manuela Monari
Manuela Monari is an award-winning children’s book author, as well as the Founder and Director of La Bottega Merlin bookshop for children and a teacher at the Primary School Solihull in Modena, Italy. Besides the prizes she has won for her children’s stories, she has also won awards for her poetry, and written numerous academic articles on childhood.
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from the Italian version
Philip Giordano
Philip Giordano is an award-winning Italian illustrator who lives in Tokyo. He attended the Brera Fine Arts Academy in Milan, studied illustration at the IED (European Institute of Design) and subsequently gained a Masters in Animation Techniques in Turin.
ITALY
I Love Chocolate Davide Cali, Evelyn Daviddi Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 0732202 32 pages, 210 x 260mm
A young boy professes his love for chocolate in this delicious ode to the sweet treat. Chocolate comes in many forms, many shapes, sizes, and flavours. There are so many reasons for giving chocolate and eating chocolate, and it can be enjoyed by everyone all year round. • Translated
from the Italian version
• Original
Italian edition and other translated editions have sold 30,000 copies worldwide
Davide Cali
Evelyn Daviddi
Davide Cali has published more than 20 children’s books, which have been translated in 18 countries, and many of which have won awards in France, Belgium, Switzerland, and Italy.
Evelyn Daviddi studied at the European Institute of Design in Milan. Her illustrations have appeared in publications all over the world, as well as in many art exhibitions and competitions.
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NORWAY
Get in Line! Kristin Roskifte Hardcover, $14.90 ISBN 978981 4615952 32 pages, 292 x 144mm
A long line of people stretches through the pages of this book. The first page starts with the last person in line. Some of these people are daydreaming. Some are anxious. Some try to sneak down the line; others read a book or play an instrument. Some strike up conversations with each other. They are all waiting for one thing—but what is it? Written and illustrated by Kristin Roskifte, this children’s picture book heaves with quirky, offbeat drawings that will appeal to both children and adults alike. • Translated
from the Norwegian version
Kristin Roskifte
Kristin Roskifte is a Norwegian illustrator and author of children’s picture books. Her work is characterised by intimate detail and warm humour. She has written and illustrated seven picture books, and has won many prizes for her illustrations and books.
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SPAIN
Why Cats Don’t Wear Hats Victoria Pérez Escrivá, Ester García Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 0732219 32 pages, 210 x 260mm
In this wonderfully illustrated picture book, a cat who puts on a hat finds the need to also put on glasses, then have a case for the glasses, then a jacket… The list goes on until the overwhelmed cat decides that it is better to just not wear a hat in the first place. • Translated
Victoria Pérez Escrivá
from the Spanish version
Ester García
Victoria Pérez Escrivá graduated with a degree in Musical Education from the Royal Conservatory of Music in Madrid. In 2010 she received 1st Prize in the XXIX Vila d’Ibi Children’s Fiction Contest with her book “Cuando mi hermano se subió al armario”.
Ester García was born in Cáceres, Spain, in 1984. After graduating in Fine Arts from the University of Salamanca, Spain, she moved to Madrid to con tinue her studies of design in New Technologies Professional Centre, CICE. Ester paints mostly with pencil, watercolours and acrylics.
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FRANCE
The King and the Frog Alain Chiche, Sylvain Diez Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 0732226 32 pages, 210 x 260mm
A dashing young king meets a brazen frog who tries hard to convince the king that she is really a fairy. The king is unconvinced, until the frog manages to make the perpetually grumpy king laugh and laugh and laugh. The king kisses the frog, and then‌ • Translated
Alain Chiche
from the French version
Sylvain Diez
Alain Chiche is a multi-faceted Sylvain Diez is a painter and sculptor who has creative talent, having written and illustrated more than 20 books for children, and illustrated more than 50 books for exhibited her work in France. She lives in Paris. children and has also performed as a musician and a poet. He lives in Paris, France.
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SWITZERLAND
Tim’s Moving Day Anke Wagner, Eva Eriksson Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 0739188 32 pages, 210 x 260mm
Tim is nervous about moving, but his cuddly friend Pico is even more so. What if it’s too hot? What if there are too many stairs? And worst of all…what if Tim makes new friends and doesn’t need Pico anymore? When moving day comes, Pico is pleasantly surprised to find that Tim’s new friend has a cuddly companion too, and that all four can be friends. Most of all, Pico is thrilled when Tim reminds him: “You are my best friend for ever and ever.” • Translated
Anke Wagner
Anke Wagner is a children’s book author.
from the German version
Eva Eriksson
Eva Eriksson is one of the best-loved illustrators in Sweden. She won the Astrid Lindgren prize in 2001 and was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2004.
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PORTUGAL
Hurry Up, Slow Down Isabel Minhós Martins, Bernardo P. Carvalho Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 4615945 32 pages, 210 x 260mm
Our children hear these words everyday. We may not hear the clock ticking, but from morning to bedtime, adults go on, relentlessly, making our children rush or wait, even when they don’t feel like it. Hurry Up, Slow Down teaches us that we need to stop and take the time to appreciate those around us. • Translated
Isabel Minhós Martins
Bernardo P. Carvalho
Isabel Minhós Martins graduated in Communication Design from Lisbon College of Fine Arts and after working for communication agencies, she co-founded publishing company Planeta Tangerina. She was nominated for the Awards Author of the SPA / RTP for children’s literature.
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Bernardo P. Carvalho attended the College of Fine Arts in Lisbon and is a co-founder of Planeta Tangerina. He has won numerous awards for illustration, including an Honorable Mention Award in the Best Book Design from All Over the World, sponsored by the Book Art Foundation in 2008 as well as the National Award for Illustration, both in 2009.
BELGIUM
The Little Kangaroo Guido van Genechten Paperback, $14.90 ISBN 978981 4615969 32 pages, 210 x 260mm
Mother Kangaroo has a large, heavy problem, but it is also very sweet. It is sitting in her comfortable pouch, and does not want to hop out into the big world. How can Mother Kangaroo persuade him to leave her pouch and to discover the big, wonderful world on his own? This book is for all the little ones who will have to let go of their mothers (and for all the mothers who have to let go of their little ones). • Translated • Winner
from the Flemish version
for Picture Book of the Year 2007 (Netherlands)
Guido van Genechten
Guido van Genechten was born in 1957 in Mol (Belgium). He studied drawing and painting, graphics and photography at the Academy of Fine Arts in Mol. Ten years ago he began his successful career in publishing, winning the International Illustrator’s Award of the City of Hasselt for Rikki, which was translated in eighteen languages. From that moment on Guido has created many best-selling books. In 2007 he won the Reader’s Digest Award for Best Children’s Book Illustrator and his book Little Kangaroo was declared Picture Book of the Year 2007 in the Netherlands. 45
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