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The Birds in the Balcony gives a glimpse of the antics and life cycle of the olive-backed sunbirds (Cinnyris jugularis), as observed by the author and retold through the eyes of two children living in a high-rise building in the nature city of Singapore.
Olive-backed sunbirds are the most common sunbirds found in Singapore. Their habit of building their nests and raising their chicks in close proximity to human dwellings have intrigued both the young and old.
Join Tim and Ann in their unexpected yet unforgettable adventure, right in their own home!
Book Attributes:
Cover Type: Soft Cover
Dimensions: 22cm (L) x 22cm (H) [Square]
Number of pages (including book covers): 38
Year Published: 2021
ISBN: 9789811826801
RRP: SGD$13.80
Would Lulu find her way out of her misery and an uncertain fate?
Would she ever have the luck to have someone to take her home before she ran out of time?
Would she ever find someone to love and who would love her back?
Lulu Found Her Place is a heart-rending yet uplifting tale of a puppy’s journey in finding her forever home and everlasting love.
This book is suitable for early readers from five to ten years old.
Book Attributes:
Cover Type: Soft Cover
Dimensions: 25cm (L) x 21cm (H) [Landscape]
Number of pages (including book covers): 40
Year Published: 2022
ISBN: 9789811833373
RRP: SGD$14.90
My Daddy Is The Best! is the first picture book in the My Family series by Josephyne Ho.
During Josephyne’s work as a preschool principal, she has had the privilege to witness the beautiful yet disparate relationships between fathers and their children, and vice versa.
Her heart ached when she saw how heartbroken and lost children could be when they lost their fathers at a young age. However, she too bore witness to how resilient children could be in the face of such adversities.
Suitable for children of all ages, My Daddy is The Best! is written as an ode to all fathers in simple prose.
Book Attributes:
Cover Type: Soft Cover
Dimensions: 30cm (L) x 21cm (H) [Landscape]
Number of pages (including book covers): 36
Year Published: 2022
ISBN: 97898111837210
RRP: SGD$14.90
My Mummy Loves Me More! is the second picture book in the My Family series by Josephyne Ho.
Growing up in a Chinese traditional family, Josephyne has had a complicated relationship with her mother in the first thirty years of her life. When Josephyne became less angry in her thirties, she reflected on her relationship with her mother and slowly opened up her heart to try to understand and get to know her mother a little bit better.
This book is Josephyne’s way of finding peace and coming to terms with those lost years in her early life. Josephyne hopes that children will read and enjoy her book so that they will grow up loving and accepting their mothers, warts and all, unconditionally, just like how her mother has loved and accepted her unconditionally in her own unique way, despite Josephyne’s many shortcomings.
Josephyne now knows her mother loved her more.
Book Attributes:
Cover Type: Soft Cover
Dimensions: 30cm (L) x 21cm (H) [Landscape]
Number of pages (including book covers): 40
Year Published: 2022​
ISBN: 9789811837227
RRP: SGD$14.90
IF Trees Could Talk… is the first book of Josephyne Ho’s If book series to teach young children perspective-taking and extend their compassion to species beyond their own kind.
In this book, Josephyne explores the world of trees and what she thinks trees might want to say to us. Just because trees seem to stay silent does not mean that they have no opinions about what is happening to them or their world.
Through this book, Josephyne hopes to give young children another perspective in the way they look at – and treat – trees.
Book Attributes:
Cover Type: Hard Cover
Dimensions: 28cm (L) x 19.5cm (H) [Landscape]
Number of pages (including book covers): 46
Year Published: 2023
ISBN: 9789811866265
RRP: SGD$18.90
My Grandpas, My Birding Kakis tells the tale of a young protagonist’s heartfelt journey contrasting the beauty of bird watching with the complexities of keeping birds in captivity, intertwined with cherished moments spent with her grandfathers.
My Grandpas, My Birding Kakis is Josephyne Ho’s third book in the My Family series, after My Daddy Is The Best! and My Mummy Loves Me More.
Book Attributes:
Cover Type: Hard Cover
Dimensions: 28cm (L) x 19.5cm (H) [Landscape]
Number of pages (including book covers): 39
Year Published: 2024
ISBN: 9789811896354
RRP: SGD$18.90
Chinese New Year is fast approaching but the threat from the horrid party-pooper Nian ruining the celebrations is like a repeating nightmare. Will the wearing of red clothes and making lots of noises enough to scare Nian away?
A True Chinese New Year Story is a fun take on the legendary Nian, to be enjoyed by the young and the young at heart.
Book Attributes:
Cover Type: Hard Cover
Dimensions: 25cm (L) x 18cm (H) [Landscape]; Reprint 30cm (L) x 21cm (H) [Landscape]
Number of pages (including book covers): 40
Year Published: 2021; Reprint: 2022
ISBN: 9789811896354
RRP: SGD$14.90
The Birds in the Park is written as a sequel to The Birds in the Balcony where siblings Ann and Tim watched a couple of Olive-backed sunbirds built their nest and raised their chicks at their balcony.
The Birds in the Park sees Ann and Tim embarking on their new bird watching adventure at the park! This book seeks to introduce some common birds found in the nature city of Singapore and the concepts of citizen scientist and bird watching to readers from the age of five.
Book Attributes:
Cover Type: Hard Cover
Dimensions: 28cm (L) x 19.5cm (H) [Landscape]
Number of pages (including book covers): 44
Year Published: 2024
ISBN: 9789811896323
RRP: SGD$18.90
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