The holiday season is upon us and it’s the time to spread the joy of reading! Gift your loved ones the beloved tales of Asia that are collected in our SBC special picture book,  Our Folktales: The All-time Favourite Folktales of Asia!  If you are in the mood for more illustrated books, check out the titles filled with stories about friendship, family and Singapore below!

Friendship
Check out these books on how the power of friendship gets one through their challenges!

• Benji, Yumi, Origami! ベンジーとユミのおりがみ (Bilingual/English and Japanese)
• Monster Day on Tabletop Hill/ テーブルがおかのモンスターの日  (Bilingual/English and Japanese)
• Where Is My Home?/ Di Mana Rumah Saya? (Bilingual/English and Malay)

Family
Live the tales of familial love through these heartwarming stories!

• Where's Grandma? (Available in Chinese, Malay, and Tamil)
• What Sallamah Didn't Know (Available in Chinese and Malay)
• Sayur! Sayur! Vegetables for Sale! (Bilingual/English and Bahasa Indonesia)

Singapore
Experience the vibrancy of Singapore's multicultural literature and experiences through these books!

• 《诗心牵影》Poetic Hearts, Lingering Shadows (Chinese)
• The Naughty Mynah/调皮的八哥 (Bilingual/English and Chinese)
• Ode to Lion City / 情系狮城: 五十年新华诗文选 (Chinese)

In the spirit of the holiday season, enjoy 30% off all titles at the Book Council Shop now till 31st December, and get exclusive #BuySingLit Tikam pins for $30 spent in a single receipt! We wish you a Merry Multilingual Christmas!

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We hope you have been safe and sound amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. As the Singapore Book Council Team, we are committed to continue supporting works by our writers. In these challenging times, books have become more essential than ever and they are our windows to tales of hope, happiness and adventure. Like many other charities in Singapore, we have also been seriously impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Please consider supporting our organisation so that we can bring more events to you in spite of such challenging times. You may contribute on our Giving.SG campaign page found below. Thank you for your generous contribution!