Woods in the Books Blog — Events

Hello SingLit! Book Fair8 - 10 March 2019FORUM The Shopping Mall B1 Atrium Celebrate SingLit at Hello SingLit!, a book fair by Woods in the Books and Books Ahoy! There’s a whole slew of SingLit books and events waiting just for you! For ages 4 and up!Meet your favourite SingLit authors and illustrators at Hello SingLit! Discover the lift-the-flap world of Linda Yan’s CANDY AND FRIENDS and come see the authors and illustrators of picture books MY COLOURING BOOK IS RUINED and DO YOU SEE WHAT I SEE talk about each other’s books with Jill Lim, Chloe Chang, Felix Cheong,...

Chinese StoryTime is back in time to welcome the year of the Pig with TWO stories! In a special original story created just for this session, follow three little pigs and discover all the fun customs and delicious food of Chinese New Year. In the other story, find out why the mouse is afraid of the cat and learn how the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac were chosen. This session supports parent-child language immersion and is friendly to non-Chinese-speaking parents! Woods in the Books believes that a good story is a good start to learning a new language, made...

The LITTLE SingLit Puppet Theatre by Woods in the Books is back to delight and astound you! Some old, some new, some just odd: in Grandma’s cupboard, there's a treasure trove of special little things waiting to be explored. Through playtime between a big sister and a little brother, discover how each of these everyday things stand for well-loved moments and memories. Directed by Ian Loy of MySuperFuture and adapted from homegrown SingLit picture book Grandma and the Things That Stay the Same by Eve Aw and Yunroo, come and see how imagination, live music, and puppet play come together...

Christmas is almost here! Can you guess who’s really busy at this time of the year? Join in this year’s last StoryTime in the Woods for a story reading and craft-making with a focus on Mandarin oral communication and interaction, and bring home a copy of《100个圣诞老人》with you once the session is over! This session supports parent-child language immersion and is friendly to non-Chinese-speaking parents! SPECIAL PARENT-CHILD CRAFTMAKING CONTEST: Spend some quality screen-free time together as a team and practise fine motor skills to win a brand new book! Open to all participants of this Chinese StoryTime session. Woods in the Books believes...