Playtimes HK Magazine September 2018 Issue

resources I Can Only Draw Worms By Will Mabbitt Who would have thought a book about worms (because that’s all the writer/ illustrator can draw) could be so funny? And yet it is. It’s a simple story, in fact there’s not really much of a story, but it will have children age three to six years chuckling away. It will also make them feel better about their own drawing skills, or lack of. Available from Bookazine, $112 Alphabet Street By Jonathan Emmett This stylish book offers a fun way to learn your ABC’s. Open each page to see the shops on busy Alphabet Street and lift the flaps to take a peek at what’s going on inside. Who’s buying a new suit, and who’s painting a fox? Laugh at the rhyming text, all while learning the letters of the alphabet. Available from Book Depository, $116 The Great Dictionary Caper By Judy Sierra What happens when, on a quiet afternoon, all the words take themselves off to Hollywood? Having found their freedom the words get together with friends and have a jolly good time, until the words disagree and begin to fall apart. Available from Book Wise, $165 Rhyme Flies By Antonia Pesenti and Ed Boxall This glossy board book is full of surprising rhymes that will delight adults and children alike. Hidden behind gatefold pages – perfect for little fingers to open – are deceptively simple yet very funny rhymes. A book to build pre-literacy, vocabulary and auditory skills. Available from Kelly & Walsh, $169 LANDMARK PRINCE’S Shop 326-328, 3/F Landmark Prince’s Building 10 Chater Road, Central Tel: 2522 1785 28 ifc MALL Shop 3092C, Podium Level 3, 1 Harbour View Street, ifc mall, Central Tel: 2813 2770 www.playtimes.com.hk bookshelf How to Code a Sandcastle By Josh Funk This fun story introduces children to computer coding concepts with the help of Pearl and her trusty robot, Pascal. They need to build a sandcastle and are going to do it using code, but it's not easy with surfboards and dogs causing havoc! Available from Book Wise, $165 EXCHANGE SQUARE Shop 305-07 One Exchange Square Central Tel: 2542 1133 LYNDHURST TERRACE Shop 1, G/F, 46 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central Tel: 2970 3999 PACIFIC PLACE Shop 4, Level B3 Three Pacific Place Admiralty Tel: 2997 3018 The Shadow in the Moon By Christina Matula Two sisters and their grandmother celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival at home with their whole family. Their favourite part? Mooncakes, of course – along with Ah-ma’s story of the ancient legend of Hou Yi, a brave young archer and his wife, Chang’e. Available from Bookazine, $170 REPULSE BAY G/F, Shop G107C-D The Repulse Bay Arcade Repulse Bay Tel: 2750 1136 DISCOVERY BAY Shop 104B, Block A, 1/F, DB Main Plaza Lantau Island Tel: 2987 1373 FESTIVAL WALK Shop UG-46, Festival Walk 80 Tat Chee Avenue Kowloon Tong Tel: 2808 1901

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