Woods in the Books Blog

It’s animal time at Woods in the Books: Meet the author and illustrator of the The Great Singapore Poo Sale and Other Beastly Business – Maureen Yeo and Gracie Chai – for an morning of family fun. Learn all about Singapore’s wildlife as well as exciting activities such as storytelling, drawing and a quiz session. Who: Ages 4 and up!When: 11.00AM - 12.00PM, Saturday 16 FebruaryWhere: Woods in the Books!Ticket: $5* per entry *Includes $5 same-day store credit About the Author: Maureen Yeo teaches English, Literature and life skills by introducing her young students to Roald Dahl’s great principle: “A...

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...

Let Christmas dawn with warmth and good cheer upon all creatures, great or small. Wishes for ChristmasThis Christmas, the Woods in the Books elves have made a wish that in our quest to thrive we do not overheat the planet or melt the icecaps, but live in rhythm and harmony with the earth. Pause for a moment this season to make your own wish for that extra special Christmas present, an excellent school year, or your own hope for the planet. Write down your wish when you come to our stores, draw or colour to make it pretty as can...

WITB Lit Reporter Extraordinaire Contest Win a chance to meet your favourite authors at the Singapore Writers Festival and pick their brains face-to-face! CALLING ASPIRING WRITERS AND REPORTERS! Here’s a chance to video interview the best and brightest kidlit writers one-on-one! All you have to do is come up with the most interesting, most creative interview questions to ask them (and brush up on your interview voice)! Think up the very best questions to ask 3 SWF authors and you’ll get a chance to meet them in person and ask your burning questions at the SWF for Families Festival bookstore!...