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Letters To A Monster
Have you read this laugh-out-loud, hilarious book that came into the world in March this year? As the name suggests, the book comprises...

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20 hours ago


Tear This Down
There’s something about the way Barbara Dee writes that makes all her books so well paced. In her most recent middle-grade creation “Tear...

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20 hours ago


Made For More
This book is a celebration of a darker skin tone. Our little protagonist is of Japanese roots and Hawaiian upbringing. Like many others...

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3 days ago


Little Bird Laila
Kelly Yang and Xindi Yan’s “𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘉𝘪𝘳𝘥 𝘓𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘢” portrays the lived experience of so many immigrant families who do not...

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3 days ago


Sand Cakes
There’s some kind of magic in playing with sand. Almost every child has made sand cakes, sand buns, sand pies and peppered with lovely...

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5 days ago


The Arguers
Corinna Luyken’s latest creation “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘳𝘴” is very different from contemporary picture books. The illustrations and the...

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5 days ago


We Leap Together
In this nonfiction picture book, Christopher Silas Neal cleverly shows how a whale mother and baby are so similar to a human mother and...

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May 26


Don't Lose Mr. Cuddles
Are you tired of the philosophical picture books out recently? Does your heart heave heavy under the weight of the deep emotions in some...

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May 25


Let's Be Bees
Picture books are not just for the little ones. Your library haul would most probably have more picture books that cater to elementary...

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May 24


A Million YES's
If you are a fan of “𝘈 𝘛𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘖𝘴” by DJ Corchin, it is high time that you pre-order his upcoming picture book “𝘈...

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May 22


Please Pay Attention
Navigating the shock of a school shooting can be traumatic – and on top of that, sixth-grader Bea had cerebral palsy, making it extra...

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May 21


Is It Real: The Loch Ness Monster
There’s a gap in good non-fiction chapter books for upper elementary and Candace Fleming once again hooks this group. Fans of her...

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May 20


Curry Means More
Maria, you have addressed one of my pet peeves by writing “𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘺 𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘔𝘰𝘳𝘦” and making it so clear that “curry” is not...

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May 18


Very Bad At Math
Verity Nelson – Very – is the student body president, a debate club nerd, first chair charinetist and can do more push-ups than anyone...

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May 18


The Trouble With Heroes
I’ve always had a soft spot for novels written in verse—their quick pace pulls me in, yet they often deliver a deeper emotional impact...

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May 17


The Jade Bracelet
Tien’s mother gives her a simple jade bangle in memory of her grandmother. Though Tien loves the Vietnamese traditions of her family, but...

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May 16


Here Is A Book
Look what found its way all the way to the library in Singapore – and now in the hands of many many readers in the tiny red dot!...

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May 16


Anjali Can!
Fans of the Anjali series, have you read “Anjali Can!” – where little Anjali discovers that their community centre is shutting down? The...

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May 14


The Next Scientist
I discovered Kate Messner and Julia Kuo’s book “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘹𝘵 𝘚𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵” in the library this week… Before they changed the...

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May 14


The Greatest River
Have you read Namita’s latest book “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳” yet? I was very curious to find out how she has woven the story,...

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May 13
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