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Red Dot Book Awards 2022 - 2023

The Red Dot student choice book awards is an annual event organised by the International School Libraries Network (ISLN) in Singapore. Shortlisted books are organised into four age-based categories, with eight titles in each. We look forward to this shortlist every year so please enjoy the wonderful selection! 
  • Marvellous Mammals: A Wild A to Z of Southeast Asia

    $24.00

    Written by Debby Ng  |  Illustrated by Darel SeowhardcoverWe know that dogs bark, cats meow, and cows moo. But do you know dholes whistle “whee-whe...

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    $24.00
  • Zanzibar

    $15.00

    Written and Illustrated by Catharina Valckx  |  Translated by Antony ShugaarpaperbackAn uplifting, warmhearted early chapter book about a crow, who...

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    $15.00
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    The Secret of the Magic Pearl

    $38.40

    Written by Elisa Sabatinelli  |  Illustrated by Iacopo Bruno  |  Translated by Christopher TurnerhardcoverHector lives with his family at the Marin...

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    $38.40
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  • Too Small Tola

    $14.00

    Written by Atinuke  |  Illustrated by Onyinye IwupaperbackThree delightful tales from a renowned Nigerian storyteller introduce a chapter-book hero...

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    $14.00
  • Dulcinea in the Forbidden Forest

    Original price $24.00
    Current price $20.00

    Written and Illustrated by Ole Könnecke  |  Translated by Shelley TanakahardcoverA funny illustrated fairy tale about the brave and capable Dulcine...

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    Original price $24.00
    Current price $20.00
  • The Secret Explorers and the Rainforest Rangers

    $12.00

    Written by SJ KingpaperbackMeet the Secret Explorers – a band of brainiac kids from all around the world. Everyone in this diverse group of young ...

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    $12.00
  • City of Dragons: The Awakening Storm

    $23.70

    Written by Jaimal Yogis  |  Illustrated by Vivian TruongpaperbackWhen Grace moves to Hong Kong with her mom and new stepdad, her biggest concern is...

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    $23.70
  • The Genius Under the Table: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain

    $29.00

    Written by Eugene YelchinhardcoverWith a masterful mix of comic timing and disarming poignancy, Newbery Honoree Eugene Yelchin offers a memoir of g...

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    $29.00
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    Samira Surfs

    $14.00

    Written by Rukhsanna Guidroz  |  Illustrated by Fahmida AzimpaperbackA middle grade novel in verse about Samira, an eleven-year-old Rohingya refuge...

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    $14.00
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    Black Water Sister

    $26.00

    Written by Zen ChopaperbackA reluctant medium discovers the ties that bind can unleash a dangerous power in this compelling Malaysian-set contempor...

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    $26.00
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    Himawari House

    $24.00

    Written by Harmony BeckerpaperbackA young adult graphic novel about three foreign exchange students and the pleasures, and difficulties, of adjusti...

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    $24.00
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    Almond: A Novel

    $20.00

    Written by Won-Pyung Sohn  |  Translated from the Korean by Sandy Joosun LeepaperbackThis story is, in short, about a monster meeting another monst...

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    $20.00
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    Two for Me, One for You

    $15.00

    Written and Illustrated by Jörg Mühle  |  Translated by Catherine ChidgeypaperbackA new story from Jörg Mühle, the author of bestselling Tickle My...

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    $15.00
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    The Tale of the Whale

    $16.50

    Written by Karen Swann  |  Illustrated by Padmacandrapaperback'Where land becomes sky and the sky becomes sea,I first saw the whale, and the whale ...

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    $16.50
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    Strongman: The Rise of Five Dictators and the Fall of Democracy

    $23.50

    Written by Kenneth C. DavispaperbackFrom the bestselling author of the Don’t Know Much About® books comes a dramatic account of the origins of demo...

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    $23.50
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