Woods in the Books Blog

The deadline for The BFG Dream Jar Contest is coming up soon! Remember to drop off your Dream jars at Woods in the Books or Books Ahoy! before 11 September. The bookshop elves have been hard at work making their own Dream Jars. This is our step-by-step guide to making a Dream Jar. Step 1: Design a dream! Step 2: And pop it into a jar! (with lots of yummy leaves to eat) Step 3: Listen to all the dream's buzzing-humming noises. Step 4: Write them all down on your label and attach it to your jar.  Voila! A Very Hungry Dream...

  Monday, 12 September 20163pm Books Ahoy!, Forum #02-03 Suitable for ages 6 and up!Register here: https://goo.gl/forms/82XJCjc3tyzuzzs93 We're throwing a party for Roald Dahl's 100th BIRTHDAY! Join us for scads of games, fun, and activities! If you come dressed as your favourite Roald Dahl character and, might even win the Best Costume prize!

A Story Time in the Woods Special! THE AMAZING SARONG PARTY A fun session of story and sarong games for National Day month! Sat, 20 August 11.30am - 12.30pm Suitable for ages 4 - 6 $10 per child Register HERE. Is the sarong just an ordinary piece of cloth? Quek Hong Shin, author and illustrator of THE AMAZING SARONG, will show you that there is more to a sarong than meets the eye. NOTE: Kids who come in a sarong will get a MYSTERY GIFT. About Quek Hong Shin: A freelance illustrator and graphic designer, Quek Hong Shin enjoys working with...

Little explorers, thank you for making our Sunday so memorable! Local author Lin Xueling's reading for The Island in the Caldera was packed to the gills! From the Chalk Trail to Story Time in the Woods, hoping you had as much fun as the shops on Yong Siak Street!  Let's explore together again soon~!