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Apr 22, 20162 min read
Friday Flips #51: Chinese Books by Taro Gomi
Taro Gomi is one of Japan’s most prolific children’s book illustrators and writers, who has published over 400 books in Japan. His work...
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Apr 15, 20162 min read
Friday Flips #50: Books about Trains
Like most little boys, Noah loves vehicles of all sorts. I try to find books that will capture his attention, and at the same time, have...
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Apr 8, 20163 min read
Friday Flips #49: Books about Friendship by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Now that Noah is in N2, his idea of friends is basically anyone who will play with him. He is extremely sociable and extroverted, so he...
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Apr 1, 20162 min read
Friday Flips #48: Books by Chris Haughton
I’ve seen these books by Chris Haughton around, and was pleased to finally be able to borrow them for Noah recently. The illustrations...
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Mar 18, 20163 min read
Friday Flips #47: Lolly’s Secret (Plus Giveaway!)
As a preschooler, Noah doesn’t get any pocket money, though he likes asking us (and his grandparents) for money, so that he can put them...
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Mar 11, 20163 min read
Friday Flips #46: Fly Guy
Last week, I came across this list of ‘Over 50 Chapter Books for Preschoolers and 3 Year Olds’, which I shared on this blog’s Facebook...
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GWTT
Mar 4, 20163 min read
Friday Flips #45: How Do You Get to the Garden Galaxy? (Plus Giveaway!)
We really enjoy the Squirky series of books, and the latest Squirky adventure, ‘How Do You Get to the Garden Galaxy?’ is no exception. In...
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Feb 26, 20163 min read
Friday Flips #44: The Amazing Sarong (Plus Giveaway!)
We recently received some lovely books from Epigram Books, and Noah was really thrilled to have more new books to read. So glad that he’s...
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GWTT
Feb 19, 20162 min read
Friday Flips #43: 抓住那只小狗 & 小狗去哪儿了
I chanced upon these two colourful and fun Chinese books at the library, and borrowed them on a whim for Noah. They reminded me of the...
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Feb 5, 20162 min read
Friday Flips #41: I’m Here & Rose’s Garden
Because we enjoyed The Dot and Sky Colour so much, I borrowed another two of Peter H. Reynold’s books from the library. I’m Here is a...
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Jan 29, 20162 min read
Friday Flips #40: Aliens Love Underpants (Plus Discount Code!)
KidsFest 2016 has just begun, and we were thrilled to receive a little package with the Aliens Love Underpants book, as well as some...
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Jan 22, 20163 min read
Friday Flips #39: The Dot & Sky Colour
Noah has been into drawing and painting for a while now, though to be honest, we can’t quite make out what he has drawn or painted most...
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Dec 11, 20153 min read
Friday Flips #38: Elmer Books (Part 2)
Last week, I shared why we enjoy the Elmer books so much, and the first three Elmer books we read. Elmer is a very colourful patchwork...
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Dec 4, 20153 min read
Friday Flips #37: Elmer Books (Part 1)
Noah’s preschool teacher introduced his class to Elmer, so I decided to check out our local library to see if I could find more Elmer...
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Nov 27, 20152 min read
Friday Flips #36: The Flat Rabbit
I hesitated for quite a while before deciding to borrow The Flat Rabbit for Noah, and couldn’t quite decide if I should even devote a...
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Nov 20, 20153 min read
Friday Flips #35: Elephant & Piggie Books
Mo Willems is a best-selling author and illustrator, and I’m sure many of you have come across his books before. His Elephant & Piggie...
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Nov 13, 20152 min read
Friday Flips #34: My Pet Book
Even though we have plenty of books at home, I cannot resist going to the library to take a look around every now and then. I mean, there...
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Nov 6, 20154 min read
Friday Flips #33: Room on the Broom (Plus Discount Code!)
The lovely witch from Room on the Broom came to our house last week, and Noah was completely captivated by our special visitor. I read...
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Oct 30, 20152 min read
Friday Flips #32: Carnivores
Noah likes asking us what kinds of food various animals eat, and often wants to know why some of them eat only meat, while others only...
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Oct 16, 20155 min read
Friday Flips #30: Ranger Anne Series (Plus a Giveaway!)
Noah likes animals quite a bit, and frequently picks out books about animals to read. I try to get him books about a variety of animals,...
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