The Little Lit! events were held at the National Museum of Singapore. Writing workshops, storytelling sessions, children's book launches, panel discussions and crafts were some of the highlights of Little Lit!.
I attended a few of them, some as a parent and others as a volunteer.
Writers from Epigram Books talked about the latest titles in their chapter books series. Participating were AJ Low (Sherlock Sam series), Lesley-Anne and Monica Lee (Danger Dan series) and Maranna Chan (Triple Nine Sleuths). Also discussed was the brand new Girl Overboard series by Sheri Tan and Fernando Hierro.
The storytelling session by professional storyteller Chuah Ai Lin, which was received with lots of smiles and giggles from the little ones.
At the panel discussion on children's books based on Singapore's history, authors talked about their book's journey from concept to print. The panel included authors Fanny Lai, ('Nini in Changi Village'), Ho Lee Ling ('Samsui Girl'), and Erwin Chan ('Zack Lee and the Legend of Yamashita's Gold'). The session was moderated by Sangeetha Madhavan, author of 'The Blue Cat's Tale'.
Another interesting discussion was panelled by Patrick Yee, illustrator of 'A boy named Harry' and Lawrence Koh, author of 'Growing up with Lee Kuan Yew'. Both are authors of books about Singapore's first Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew.
My daughter enjoyed writing workshops with Jacqueline Harvey (Author: Alice-Miranda and Clementine Rose series) and Hemang Yadav (writer and storyteller) while my son enjoyed making crafts, a writing session conducted by Radhika Puri (Author: 'Mountain of fire') and storytelling sessions by representatives of the Roger Jenkins company.
Storytelling by students of Kent Ridge Sec. School
Another interesting discussion was panelled by Patrick Yee, illustrator of 'A boy named Harry' and Lawrence Koh, author of 'Growing up with Lee Kuan Yew'. Both are authors of books about Singapore's first Prime Minister, Mr. Lee Kuan Yew.
My daughter enjoyed writing workshops with Jacqueline Harvey (Author: Alice-Miranda and Clementine Rose series) and Hemang Yadav (writer and storyteller) while my son enjoyed making crafts, a writing session conducted by Radhika Puri (Author: 'Mountain of fire') and storytelling sessions by representatives of the Roger Jenkins company.
My son's art on the Doodle Wall
Storytelling session by Hemang Yadav and Kong Yit Sim
Author Radhika Puri ('Mountain of Fire') shares her writing tips with children
We stopped at the Popular Bookstore to grab some exciting new reads before heading home.
Some of the children's books at Popular
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