Woods in the Books Blog — book review

Sundays Are For Reading -Grey Bear Days by Sabrinah Morad and Wen Dee Tan How do you cope when one of your parents is suffering from Grey Bear Days? Sensitively written for younger picture book readers, Grey Bear Days equips readers with the tools to understand a fuller picture of what might happen when a beloved parent is bested by the grey bear of depression. Following a mother and son, Grey Bear Days opens with life before the grey bear comes, a rosy picture full of activities that parent and child can do together with beautifully detailed backgrounds and bright...

About this book: It is 1930s Singapore and war is raging in China and Europe. But for eight-year-old Sing and her nine brothers and sisters, life is carefree and fun at their wooden house in Palmer Road where they live with Mother, Father and Ah Seem. Join them as they go frog hunting, escape fierce guard geese, visit a 'coolie room', and head off on other exciting adventures in pre-war colonial Singapore. This playful, fun-filled children's book is based on the childhood experiences of 83-year-old first time author, Si-Hoe S.S., who is the 'real' Sing. In The House on Palmer...