Want to try to break a Guinness World Record? Join us on 20 October!
We are thrilled to have over 2000 children from just 3 schools (HKIS, Po Leung Kuk Choi Kai Yau and St. Stephen’s) confirmed for our attempt to break the Guinness World Records for the most number of children being read to. BUT we still need another 4000 children to reach our target in HK! If […]
Between The Lines: How to teach difference between words and thoughts (Inside Out helps)
Animated feature films have come a long way since Walt Disney’s 1937Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. For films in the past two decades, the technical advances of animation are rivalled only by the increasing depth of storytelling. Like many children and parents in Hong Kong and abroad, our family recently watched and loved the […]
Between The Lines: How habit takes the drudgery out of a parent’s decision making
Most people celebrate the New Year on January 1 or the Lunar New Year in January or February. It is a perfect time to set intentions, try new things and to make new commitments to be our best selves. But for me the real New Year begins in late August when the children go […]
Between The Lines: The best books for children under 12 who’ve outgrown kids’ books
There’s plenty of time for children to read Harper Lee’s books, so why not let them tackle more age-appropriate fare, says Annie Ho. Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman has been flying off the shelves of bookshops and libraries around the world, and I wonder whether the copies being sold in Hong Kong should include a label […]
Between The Lines: Why we find it hard to be straight with our kids about money
Financial literacy is as important to teach our children as any other kind of literacy, and yet many of us shy away from candid conversations about money with our children. In so doing, we miss an opportunity to instil family values and to cultivate positive traits such as generosity, patience and perseverance. When I lived […]
The 4th Feng Zikai Chinese Children’s Picture Book Award Winning Books
The 4th Feng Zikai Chinese Children’s Picture Book Award Winners Announcement! Please click here for more details.
Between The Lines: Why we should be encouraging everyone to read for pleasure
Some children need a good example to follow when it comes to reading. Over the summer, every student, administrator and teacher at my son’s high school will read Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi. Carefully selected, I suspect, for the themes of race and identity, this book should ignite conversations and spark […]
Nov, 2015: Workshops by Julie Fowlkes
First Teachers™ Training You Are Your Child’s First Teacher Learn how to nurture a life long love of reading to set them on a path to success [Suitable for parents of children aged 0-6 years] Literacy development begins long before your child starts primary school. As your child’s first teacher, you can enhance cognitive […]
Nov, 2015: Author Visit: Meet Jon Klassen – Author Talk & Book Signing
Jon Klassen, award-winning author and illustrator of best-selling picture books including I Want My Hat Back and This Is Not My Hat, shares the stories behind his stories, does a live drawing demonstration, and inspires children to tap into their own creativity. We are thrilled to share with you this unique opportunity to […]
Between The Lines: Seeing is believing: encouraging your kids to read won’t work if you don’t
Some parents think reading is for the elite or that their own tastes in reading lack sophistication, but children who see parents enjoying reading are likelier to develop good reading habits Visitors at last year’s Hong Kong Book Fair. Photo: Sam Tsang It is well known that while our children don’t […]
