Students from 11 different international schools in our network cast almost 8,000 votes in total in the four categories of the 2016-2017 Red Dot Book Awards. The Singapore-wide 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners in the four categories are: Early Years: 1st place: Beep! Beep! Go to Sleep! 2nd place: Aunt Amelia 3rd place: All the Lost…
Category: childrens literature
Kids’ Lit Quiz – now open to International Schools
Until last year, (when we questioned the practice), the Kids’ Lit Quiz™ (KLQ) was only open to MOE schools. They have now opened it to all schools in Singapore. Schools can send up for 4 members a team (with additional 2 reserves). Members must be between 10 and 13 years old as at 1 July 2016. The Quiz is based…
AFCC 2017 – 10% off
Date: 17 — 21 MAY 2017Venue: NLB, Victoria Road Singapore The Asian Festival of Children’s Content (AFCC) is an annual festival in Singapore that celebrates and promotes the creation and appreciation of children’s books and content, with a focus on Asian themes. Indonesia is the country of focus for this year. ISLN members are offered…
Children’s Literature Talk — by Dr. Myra Garces-Bacsal et al – Nov 3 – Tanglin Trust School
A reminder that we’re all invited to a talk on multicultural picturebooks by a team of researchers, lead by Myra Garces-Bascal from NIE (National Institute of Education), on November 3, 2016, at 4:30pm in the Senior Library at Tanglin Trust School. You may be familiar with Myra through her children’s literature blog — Gathering Books. …