BOOK Fairs

[fightingmom]

I think KSP daddies and mommies can set up KSP library together to benefit all KSP kiddos

[autumnbronze]

Pen88n:

hquek:

Quick...hide the evidence...else if you add more packs of books, just say they were already there. must collect some dust in advance to sprinkle on top.

Heehee :oops: .....I started by putting in books into bags half-full, then top up the half-pack to full pack after another round of sales :evil: . DH is none the wiser as the number of bags remain the same Can apply to carton boxes as well :rotflmao:

:hugs: :hugs: and :hugs: Pen88n

Thank you for the brilliant idea :evil:

[autumnbronze]

laughingcat:

No no no. :yikes: Must encourage the child to read ALOT of books. All the more the child must read alot before starting primary school otherwise got no time to read during primary school years.

Should not encourage doing so many assessment books as that will not help much in compo or compre section.

Yes, agree with ya :hi5:

I never had problems with EL cuz I picked up reading since young.

I would lie next to my sis, as young as 5 or 6 and read alongside with her. She was the one who introduced me to classics like Little Women etc ... and
of course Mills and Boon :evil: though I was never a fan of those series.

I picked up interesting phrases and vocab words from reading. I learnt to 'play' with those phrases and come up with my own. My DH says I am a repository of general knowledge (errrrr, this is like more than 10 yrs ago, now suffering from memory lapse after delivering 2 kids).

My compositions used to be read out in class as due to my voracious reading habit, I had an imaginative mind. At the expense of neglecting my studies, sometimes i would continuously 'devour' a book. Happened when I read Life of Pi by Yann Martell. Brilliant book, next to The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. Another favorite is Borrowed Time by Paul Monet, a beautifully and evocatively written biography. These are some of my perennial favorites. I can re-read them over and over again.

I am trying to instill this habit in my son. He can read pretty well. But he is sooooo lazy when it comes to reading. He must have ME reading to him
:roll: But I guess it's better than nothing. So as punishment for not wanting to read independently, I will, as I am reading, ask him inferential questions
based on the book. Get his brain cells working a bit ....

[autumnbronze]

Imami:

My preschooler is very free. Everyday read about 6 to 10 books. It's more of mummy no time to buy books, not he no time to read.

Hi Imami,

Think you mentioned somewhere that you have a son???

Oh you are so fortunate that he wants to read independently :rahrah:

Any tips to share???

[laughingcat]

autumnbronze :hi5:

[autumnbronze]

fightingmom:

I think KSP daddies and mommies can set up KSP library together to benefit all KSP kiddos

Actually, that is another brilliant idea

Or

We can do a mutually agreed book swap :boogie:

[hquek]

autumnbronze:

I usually buy books for reading. Not assessment books. It's so baaaaad that I can own 2 or 3 versions of one story eg The Jungle Book :oops: :oops: and :siao:

I marginally less bad than you. Bought a neil gaiman's odd & the frost giant at mph sale. Then saw the hardcover version at page one closing down sale going at $1. 不管三七二十一, I grabbed. Now I think I still have 2 of those. but generally I won't buy the same title, no space lah.

I'm ok with the library, but a bit scared that I may mix up other pp's books with mine or if my kid dun take care. I scream a lot at my kids for making our books look like kiam chye that I'm amazed I havent' put them off reading yet.

[fightingmom]

hquek:

autumnbronze:

I usually buy books for reading. Not assessment books. It's so baaaaad that I can own 2 or 3 versions of one story eg The Jungle Book :oops: :oops: and :siao:

I marginally less bad than you. Bought a neil gaiman's odd & the frost giant at mph sale. Then saw the hardcover version at page one closing down sale going at $1. 不管三七二十一, I grabbed. Now I think I still have 2 of those. but generally I won't buy the same title, no space lah.

I'm ok with the library, but a bit scared that I may mix up other pp's books with mine or if my kid dun take care. I scream a lot at my kids for making our books look like kiam chye that I'm amazed I havent' put them off reading yet.

Haha... Understand what you mean. When my dd was little, she used to mimic me - used my highlighter to \"colour\" her storybooks and doodling on them. (I was studying for an exam then so was highlighting and making notes) :faint: So , I never borrow storybooks for her to read then... All books were bought from book fairs or book shops.

So most of her storybooks could not be \"recycled\" to her cousins cos all worse than Kiam Chye ! :rotflmao:

But as she grows older, she takes care of her books ... Heng ah !

[hquek]

hee, my smaller one used to paste stickers on his barney board books. but then again, most of the other books I have, DS1 will only read once (joke books excepted) - so actually the condition quite mint.


There are some titles where I demand absolute compliance. My Graveyard Book, the Sabuda pop up books and of course the chinese kameila series.

I dun even like to see my kids step on books. Somehow that seems to be really (to the power of 10) bad to me.

[despmom99]

hquek:

didn't expect to have things to update...but MPH is coming back to expo. Pls note that first day starts from 3pm (NOT morning).


MPH Books Sale
Admission: Public - Free Admission
Venue: Hall 5A

Time:
29 Jun 12: 3pm to 9pm
30 Jun & 01 Jul 12: 9am to 9pm

Thanks for the update! Will spend $ again.