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Fun family activities & places to visit with our kids in Singapore & beyond (plus the occasional mommy rantings!)
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READ & REVIEWED: Best Friends by Shannon Hale & LeUyen Pham
Best Friends by Shannon Hale & LeUyen Pham is a highly-relatable graphic novel about friendship, popularity and being true to yourself.
Vivian Teo
Oct 30, 20232 min read
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READ & REVIEWED: Think Again by Adam Grant (plus why your teen should read this)
Think Again by Adam Grant helps you think critically, reevaluate and gain fresh perspectives - highly recommended for adults and teens!
Vivian Teo
Oct 21, 20233 min read
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READ & REVIEWED: Top 10 Popular Composition Themes for PSLE (plus, Chinese compo writing tips)
Top Ten Popular Composition Themes for PSLE covers common Chinese compo themes and their model essays. Plus, writing tips from yours truly!
Vivian Teo
Oct 7, 20239 min read
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READ & REVIEWED: Chinese Language and Usage Pre-exam Practice for Primary 5A/5B
Chinese Language and Usage Pre-exam Practice for Primary 5A/5B by Singapore Asia Publishers is great for reinforcing examinable vocabulary.
Vivian Teo
Oct 5, 20231 min read
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READ & REVIEWED: Real Friends by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham
Real Friends by Shannon Hale and Leuyen Pham is a beautiful and heartfelt graphic novel about the trials of friendship and growing up.
Vivian Teo
Sep 29, 20231 min read
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Book talk by Vivian Teo, Low Ying Ping & Joyce Chua at Epigram Coffee Book shop!
Come meet Joyce Chua, Low Ying Ping and Vivian Teo on 30 Sep at Epigram Coffee Bookshop as we chat about writing fantasy!
Vivian Teo
Sep 25, 20231 min read
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READ & REVIEWED: Kawaii: How to Draw Really Cute Animals by Angela Nguyen
Kawaii: How to Draw Really Cute Animals is an easy-to-follow drawing book that teaches kids and adults to draw really cute animals.
Vivian Teo
Sep 15, 20231 min read
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READ & REVIEWED: The World Ends in April by Stacy McAnulty
Stacy McAnulty's The World Ends in April is a story about dealing with change, anxiety and friendship problems.
Vivian Teo
Sep 8, 20232 min read
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READ & REVIEWED: Science Chemistry: A Topical Course Assessment for Lower Secondary Levels
This comprehensive assessment book helps consolidate chemistry topics taught in school and challenges with different skill level questions.
Vivian Teo
Aug 21, 20232 min read
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READ & REVIEWED: Conquer English Synthesis & Transformation workbook
By practising with the right assessment books, the synthesis component in English exams is something you can attain full marks for.
Vivian Teo
Aug 16, 20232 min read
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READ & REVIEWED: Sherlock Sam by AJ Low (Chinese edition)
A fun and engaging middle-grade book series about a Singapore kid detective and the mysteries and cases he solves with his friends.
Vivian Teo
Jul 10, 20232 min read
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Going to Doulos Hope's floating book fair at Vivocity? Here are 8 visiting tips
Visit the book fair at Doulos Hope that is docked at Singapore's Vivocity waterfront promenade until 21 May!
Vivian Teo
May 10, 20232 min read
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READ & REVIEWED: The Land Below, an Ellie Belly Adventure by Eliza Teoh
The Land Below by Singapore author Eliza Teoh is the newest book from the Ellie Belly series with customisable features.
Vivian Teo
May 8, 20232 min read
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READ & REVIEWED: The ABCs of Old Singapore by Hwee Goh and Jayne Ong
With gorgeous illustrations and engaging prose, The ABCs of Old Singapore is a unique alphabet book that's fun for readers young and old.
Vivian Teo
May 2, 20231 min read
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Heading to Books Beyond Borders to buy some pre-loved books? Here are 5 visiting tips
Books Beyond Borders is a quaint little bookshop selling pre-loved books for a good cause - it's definitely worth visiting!
Vivian Teo
Apr 16, 20233 min read
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The 8 types of books that I would buy
The eight type of books that I would buy!
Vivian Teo
Mar 27, 20234 min read
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READ & REVIEWED: Essential Study Guide Science Secondary 1
The Essential Study Guide for Secondary 1 Science by WS Education is a comprehensive and well laid out study guide.
Vivian Teo
Mar 10, 20232 min read
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READ & REVIEWED: Sumikko Gurashi Chinese comics
This is one for Sumikko Gurashi fans but even non-fans would find stories cute and its and illustrations beautiful.
Vivian Teo
Feb 19, 20231 min read
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READ & REVIEWED: Haven Jacobs Saves the Planet by Barbara Dee
A much-needed middle-grade book about hope, climate change and how one's action can make a difference to the world.
Vivian Teo
Jan 21, 20231 min read
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Our favourite books of 2022!
Some of the best books my girls and I had read in 2022!
Vivian Teo
Jan 2, 20232 min read
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