Library+-+Author+Visits

Welcome to "Library in Singapore" - developed by Liz Watt (Teacher Librarian 2007-2009)
This site has been developed to provide updates of Author Visits to our school and the share insights into the Infant Library at Tanglin Trust School.

Author Visits for 2007 - 08 School Year
We have an exciting program of Author and Storyteller Visits planned for this school year!

Storyteller - Cassandra Wye
Cassandra is visiting from 20th to 21st November, 2007. She will be sharing her amazing storytelling skills with the Reception and Year 1 students. For more information about her stories and performances, visit [|Cassandra's website.]

UK Author - Jeremy Strong
Jeremy is a well-known children's author who left teaching in 1991 to concentrate on full-time writing! He is entertaining and popular with students from 7 - 11 yrs old. More information about Jeremy, as well as an extensive list of his titles are found at [|The British Council - Contemporary Writers site]. Jeremy also has his own fun-filled site for children of all ages! Check it out - [|Jeremy Strong's Fun Site]

Jeremy will be visiting Singapore from 30th - 31st January. He will be visiting our Year 2 students to share ideas to help with planning, writing, and re-writing. Jeremy will be reading from his books and allowing time for a Q and A session. Students may bring their personal copies of his books along to be signed. We will enjoy Jeremy entertaining students and parents alike with some story reading after school!

Aussie author - Matt Dray
Though a relatively new-comer to the world of writing children's literature, Matt Dray is quickly winning acclaim for his unique stories about Dougal and his friends, all soft toys rescued from the garbage dump. Information about Dougal and Bumble can be found [|here.]

Matt is visiting Singapore from 25th - 28th Frbruary, spending three days at Tanglin Trust School and one day at EtonHouse International School. He will be bringing Dougal and his friend Bumble to see the sights of Singapore and to meet other new friends. All the Year 1 classes at Tanglin will introduce their class mascots to Matt's friends and compare adventures, while students at EtonHouse will share their expertise with their own photographic stories. We hope Matt can visit Singapore again soon! The program for Matt's visit at Tanglin is here -

Local Singaporean - Shamini Mahadevan Flint
Shamini is a favourite visitor to Tanglin, having shared her Sasha series of stories, her more environmentally themed picture books and her latest "A T-Rex ate my homework" with our young students from both Nursery and Reception. Shamini has her own publishing company [|Sunbear Publishing] which she established to "fill a niche in the South East Asian book market". Her books have become increasingly popular with the students.

We look forward to welcoming Shamini when she returns to visit the Reception classes in Week 2 of Term 3 this year.

Another Aussie - Narelle Oliver
Narelle is best known for her books depicting australian wildlife, and usually employ the use of lino prints in her illustrations. Narelle will be revisiting Tanglin later this year, in June, sharing her ideas for her stories and her techniques used in her art work with students ranging from Reception level, to Year 4 and up to Senior School art students.

Pictures of her work with Reception (Prep aged) children, and subsequent work done by the children, can be found here. A summary of the sessions with the Year 4 classes was compiled by the Junior Library Teacher Librarian, Barb Philip, and can be found here. The full-day workshop with the Year 10 Art students was a hit, with them learning much from their practical, hands-on session with Narelle. Some photos of their experiences are here.