Craze for Children's Books!

[vlim]

just went online to reserve story books for my p3 dd…save some money from buying them from book stores hahaaaa…

[hquek]

I try to borrow, but there are some good authors that I fear I won’t remember in time to come for DS2 leh…so herein lies the temptation to buy. (I give any excuse)

[sundaymorning]

Hi ,

Thanks for sharing hquek- i will look for more books for DD !
Just to share, i purchased some books for my DD in taobao through Peeka

http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?id=10058533663
http://item.taobao.com/item.htm?spm=2013.1.0.158.DmzTxH&id=15895676328

Its pretty interactive for DD as one of it is flip up type !!

[kids_r_innocent]

I saw an ad recently on reasonable pricing for the sale of children’s books, it’s on fish pod or fish pond, sori can’t rem the exact name. Anyone has experience with them yet?

[dimsum]

kids_r_innocent:

I saw an ad recently on reasonable pricing for the sale of children's books, it's on fish pod or fish pond, sori can't rem the exact name. Anyone has experience with them yet?

I just bought from fishpond after clicking on the ad that keeps flashing in KSP. That website oo.sg is fantastic. Allowing me to compare the prices of books across different on-line book stores. I have always been buying from book depository. But based on the comparison, fishpond sometimes is cheaper than bookdepository. .

[kids_r_innocent]

dimsum:

kids_r_innocent:

I saw an ad recently on reasonable pricing for the sale of children's books, it's on fish pod or fish pond, sori can't rem the exact name. Anyone has experience with them yet?

I just bought from fishpond after clicking on the ad that keeps flashing in KSP. That website oo.sg is fantastic. Allowing me to compare the prices of books across different on-line book stores. I have always been buying from book depository. But based on the comparison, fishpond sometimes is cheaper than bookdepository. .

Hi hi dear dimsum,

It's so nice to hear from u. Seems like u r a great book fan oso.

Haha... Exactly! Tats wat I saw on the KSP web. I wonder does Chief do any purchases himself too? :evil: So is this fishpond tingy a local website? Is your experiences good wif them so far?

[dimsum]

Yes, fishpond is a local website. I am still waiting for my first purchase to arrive Ordering process was smooth and easy. Strongly recommend you to check it out!

[kids_r_innocent]

dimsum:

Yes, fishpond is a local website. I am still waiting for my first purchase to arrive Ordering process was smooth and easy. Strongly recommend you to check it out!

Sounds so tempting leh. But no new title that has caught my eye yet.

Any latest children's book recommendation or craze? :evil: maybe I can find an excuse to buy then.

[lambchop1976]

kids_r_innocent:

dimsum:

Yes, fishpond is a local website. I am still waiting for my first purchase to arrive Ordering process was smooth and easy. Strongly recommend you to check it out!

Sounds so tempting leh. But no new title that has caught my eye yet.

Any latest children's book recommendation or craze? :evil: maybe I can find an excuse to buy then.

Hi I wrote the below in another thread. I hope parents here find this list of books help. I still hv a longer list but no time to type out.

\"I did not put my sons thro any reading prog jus my own. I do have a list of \"timely books\" which i will recommend them to read.
(Oh my sons: P3, P1 and K2)

1. The Berenstain Bears Chapter Books -- not the normal beginner readers series but the chpater books, they are \"extinct\" in many bookstores but can get from online if you are willing to pay. They are very good. Authors are a couple Jan and Stan Berenstain who are very hands-on parents. The stories in their books are based on their parenting issues as they brought up their children. Great moral values here. Sadly both authors had passed on with Jan recently.

2. Magic School Bus series (chp books #1-20)

3. Magic Tree House books #1 --49 with the recent Stallion by Starlight launched in March 2013. It is a perfect blend of magic, adventure, history and science in different books. Topic ranges from pirates to Titanic, pandas to historic opics such as Amercian revolution, Abraham Lincoln and science based eg rainforests, space, dino etc etc and even seasonal stories such as thanksgiving, christmas etc. It also come with research guides (FACT TRACKER) where more details on the particular topic is discussed --like a non-fiction book.

4. Horrible Histories
5. Horrible Science
6. Dead Famous

#4 --6: initally my boys P3 & p1 dun like them but now they are mad abt it. we evn watch the DVDs. We bought the whole series.

7 Discovery box is a must have magazine for my kids. Recently we also subscribed to National Geog kids --Pathfinder edition

I hope this list helps \"

And regarding website to buy online books:
1) I bought my whole Famous Five set from Amazon during one of their sale.
2) Fishpond -- yes its a local online site. Books are usual much cheaper than what u r paying in \"physical\" bookstores.
3) Book Depository -- usu I cf theior price with Fishpond.

I got my Horrible Histories n HScience at $120 for the whole 2 sets where the so-called sale in school/stores ar at buy 2 get 1 free at $10.90ea book.

[dimsum]

Thanks for sharing, lampchop. My boy likes #2,3,4, 5 and 7.