We Are Singapore

Written by Ames ChenpaperbackIs your postman short, plump, tall, or thin? Do you run to your gate when the postman delivers a long-awaited parcel?...

Written by Ames ChenpaperbackA boy is puzzled by his next-door neighbour. Uncle Lin leaves when everyone goes to bed and returns home when everyon...

Written by Ames ChenpaperbackUncles at Work portrays how a kind father teaches his son to bring food and drinks to the construction workers who ar...

Written by Lin Xueling  |  Illustrated by Stephanie Raphaela Hopaperback Being brave isn’t about never being afraid. It is about being scared and ...

edited by Peh Shing HueipaperbackAs Lee Kuan Yew and his Old Guard founding leaders attempted to shape an improbable nation from a tropical island ...

Written by Golda Mowepaperback 9-year-old Randau is afraid of new people and places because his mother is afraid. In a moment of bravado during ...

Written and illustrated by Antoine De Saint-ExupéryTranslated into Singlish by Gwee Li Sui by Gwee Li Suipaperback

Written by Low Ying PingpaperbackThe Library of No Return brings back Julian Kee, Mia Pendrago and Ryan Chowdhury in yet another hilarious and adve...

Written by Namita Moolani Mehra  |  Illustrated by Kamala NairhardcoverDiya is excited to be going to India for Diwali, the Festival of Lights. Tha...

Written by Anittha ThanabalanpaperbackDeepavali has never been the same since the terrible mistake Shreya made three years ago. She now dreads the ...

Written by Emily YeopaperbackThe Little Book of Singapore Food Illustrated invites you to explore the colourful variety of food that makes up the ...

Written by Joyceline See Tully and Sim Ee Waun  |  Illustrated by Chloe ChanghardcoverThe Little Singapore Book is the story of Singapore, written ...

Written by Eliza Teoh  |  Illustrated by John LimpaperbackTaking inspiration from an iconic work by Liu Kang, Eliza Teoh spins a story about an une...

Written by Reimena Yee  |  Illustrated by Tintin PantojapaperbackChildhood friends Aqilah and Yong Qiang have lost touch over the years. When they ...

Written and Illustrated by Quek Hong ShinpaperbackOn Simon’s seventh birthday, sugee cake promises to be more than just a birthday treat—it brings...

Written by Ovidia Yupaperback10-year-old Lizhi arrives in Singapore to meet her father's family after he dies in an accident. Aunt Mona, his sister...

Written by Leslie WpaperbackKeix wakes up in an underground prison-weak, emaciated, and battling partial memory loss. Her rescuers and long-time fr...

Written and Illustrated by drewscapepaperback What happens when a brand new human enters your life? Find out by joining a comic artist dad and his ...

Written by Low Ying Pingpaperback Julian Kee and his friends have already saved the Underworld twice from destruction and chaos. Can they do it a t...

Written by Balli Kaur JaswalpaperbackBritish-born Punjabi sisters Rajni, Jezmeen and Shirina have never been close so when their dying mother instr...

Written by Christopher TanhardcoverMuch more than just a collection of recipes, The Way of Kueh delves into the topic with a lyrical, insightful an...

Written by Adeline Foo  |  Illustrated by Stephanie HopaperbackChildren can now read the first four of Amos Lee’s hilarious diaries in one collecti...

Written by Leila Boukarim  |  Illustrated by Barbara Moxhamhardcover Alex loves cupcakes. He loves to bake them, he loves to ice them, and most of...

Witten by Maria Mahat  |  Illustrated by Idris Alihardcover Mahir and his classmates go on an excursion at the Malay Heritage Centre. He and he bes...

Written by Gwen Leepaperback There was a Peranakan woman who lived in a shoe.  She made so many nyonya kueh, she didn’t know what to do.  In this b...

Written by Yeo Wei Wei paperback In Yeo Wei Wei’s debut collection of stories, secret hopes, desires, and regrets are revealed through obsessions a...

edited by Marc Nair and Yen PhangpaperbackThe city has never been ours; it is fleeting, a collection of habits and faint peals of laughter from gla...

Written by Teo You YennpaperbackWhat is poverty? What is inequality? How are they connected? How are they reproduced? How might they be overcome?...

Written by Joyceline See Tully  |  Illustrated by Chloe ChanghardcoverWith much of old Singapore still covered in jungle, encounters with animals w...

Written by Hwee Gohpaperback Singapore’s sports stars are rising up to achieve sporting success. Come discover the inspiring stories of grit and go...

Written by Hwee Gohpaperback Singapore is a unique city in a Garden that shares its space with nature. Come discover, with Timmy and Tammy, Singapo...

Written by Ruth Wan-Lau  |  Illustrated by Eliz OngpaperbackGrandpa takes out a few interesting items from when he was a young boy. What will Timmy...

Written by Hwee Gohpaperback Lee Kuan Yew gave up his life to build modern Singapore. How did he do it? What was he like? Come discover with Timmy ...

Written by Adeline Foo |  Illustrated by Beth Parrochapaperback Grandma was only 6 years old when she witnessed the planting of a silk cotton seed...

Written by Eleena Tan  |  Illustrated by Tess Moh paperbackTiptip loves school but one day, something very very embarrassing happens to her. Based ...

Written by Priscilla TeyhardcoverVisual hijinks abound as a nervous witch gets swept away with trying to tidy up before company comes—only to disco...

Written by Alan John  |  Illustrated by Quek Hong ShinpaperbackIs there an elephant on Pulau Ubin? Everyone gets a fright when Ubin Elephant turns...

Written by Joyce Chuapaperback What if you meet the boy of your dreams ... literally? Lexi Lee thinks she’s found her soulmate. The problem is, she...

Written by Mary-Ruth Low and Eliza Teoh  |  Illustrated by Qiu QuanpaperbackJoin a wee little snake on an adventure of a lifetime! Meet an irresist...

Written by Debra Ann Francisco  |  Illustrated by Madeline WeepaperbackVinod is at the market with his Aunt Meera who is buying vegetables and oth...

Written by Christopher Cheng  |  Illustrated by Susanna Goho-Quekhardcover "Water" celebrates the necessity of water in our lives. Through poetic ...

Written by Christopher Cheng  |  Illustrated by Susanna Goho-Quek paperback "Water" celebrates the necessity of water in our lives. Through poetic...

Written by Christopher Cheng  |  Illustrated by Susanna Goho-Quek paperback "Water" celebrates the necessity of water in our lives. Through poetic...

Edited by Constance Singam and Margaret ThomaspaperbackAdvocates and activists in Singapore contribute to policy discussions and positive change t...

Written by Melanie Lee  |  Illustrated by Lee Xin LipaperbackChoosing to do unconventional work is hard work, especially in a society that values s...

Written by Melanie Lee  |  Illustrated by Lee Xin LipaperbackWe Are Singaporeans Vol. 2 continues to feature inspiring illustrated interviews of Si...

Written and Illustrated by Ben Laiboard book No child is an island!  Join Ah Girl in her day-to-day interactions with her family and friends. Disco...

Written by Sim Ee Waun  |  Illustrated by Lim An-Ling         paperbackWe Shall Remember: The Story of Singapore at War is a fascinating account of...