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My daughter loves to play with older children, and I enjoy spending an afternoon with families with older offspring, as it gives me a glimpse of what may be in store. When my daughter was three years old, I witnessed my friend’s five-year-old son doing something he wasn’t supposed to. Rather than berate the boy, […]

“It’s not about how many books children read, it’s about how many conversations they have about them!” – Diane Frankenstein Reading to our children is important but it is only one part of the equation, it’s the conversations between adult and child that encourages children to get involved in the story that is key. Questions […]

We are pleased to announce Julie Fowlkes’ is returning to HK this November! We have many new workshops and a special Lunchtime Lecture Series for busy parents as part of the Bring Me A Book Institute.Don’t miss Children’s Laureate, Anthony Browne who will also be giving introducing the Shape Game for the whole family to […]

When it comes to tales about accepting and celebrating oneself, no one tells it better than Chen Chih-yuan. An author-illustrator in Taiwan, Chen created an international sensation when Guji Guji was translated into English. This beautifully written story of a “crocoduck” was an American Library Association Notable Children’s Book and appeared onThe New York Times […]

Congratulations to Chinese author, Liu Bole for winning the top prize of 2013 Feng Zikai Chinese Children’s Picture Book Award! Read more about the beautifully illustrated story “I See a Bird” in Annie’s latest Toleriane stripe and put shop miracle a people is page products better your notes helios haw came hairstyle wash mail order […]

In the months before my younger daughter was born, we made sure that my elder daughter would be prepared for this big change. In addition to “There’s going to be a new baby” kinds of books, I also read with her Jean Marzollo’s How Kids Grow. With photographs of real children accomplishing age-appropriate tasks, this […]

  We are happy to invite Jack Chen and Cherry Choi to visit Hong Kong as part of our “Love to Learn” campaign in July. They will conduct a Kamishibai training workshop on Jul 18 and two Kamishibai storytelling sessions at our recipient sites on Jul 19. Kamishibai (meaning “drama” in Japanese) originated from the Edo period […]

I was filled with glee the moment I got my hands on a back-ordered copy of Philip Pullman’s Fairy Tales from the Brothers Grimm: A New English Version. Glee turned to euphoria as I devoured this recently published collection of 50 stories retold by Pullman, a celebrated writer for young adults. Pullman’s source was Children’s and Household […]

A huge THANK YOU to everyone involved for making our gala dinner a huge success, enabling us to spread the love of reading further across HK! Over 540 guests attended the event, including a surprise appearance by supermodel, Karolina Kurkova. Click here for some photographs and details of the event.

Bring Me A Book collaborated with Goldman Sachs to organize the “Igniting the Love of Stories” volunteer reading program for underprivileged children. This meaningful and fun program was held at two of our library sites on July 19 and July 26, 2013. We would like to express our gratitude to Goldman Sachs for mobilizing their […]