不变的，一样的 Everything's Fine

第一次读这本书的时候
心有点痛、有点感伤

疫情开始到现在
和其他家人朋友的时间少了好多
好多事不能做，好多地方不能去

“忽然之间你我的     距     离，
拉得     好远       好  远  。“

时间久了，负面新闻听多了
心真的觉得有些累了

"风雨中，
天晴遥遥无期。“

但是阿果的书
往往有乐观的一面

“唯独自然野趣获得了解放。”

也给人带来希望。

“风雨来了，
下一刻一定会放晴。
这也是不变的。”

We're really excited to stock Ah Guo's latest book, a record of Singapore's circuit breaker season.

Life has been forever changed since Covid-19 spread around the world in a global pandemic, and this book details scenes around Singapore that we could never imagine happening in the past, but have come to accept, like

• social distancing
• mask-wearing
• not being able to gather in big groups with family and friends
• relatively empty streets 
• public seating areas being cordoned off

What we love about this book

• visual documentation of life in Singapore amidst the global pandemic
• almost 30 endearing and beautiful watercolour illustrations
• the words are extremely well-written - read them for yourself!
• very relatable for children, with lots of landmarks / things that little ones can recognise - Merlion, Esplanade Theatres by the Bay, Marina Bay Sands, Art Science Museum, hawker center, durian stalls and lots of heartland scenes!
• helps us make sense of changes, find little things to be grateful for, and gives hope on the journey ahead

Each book comes with

• Ah Guo's 亲笔签名和插画 autograph and a little drawing!!
  
• 2 postcards
• a personal note from him!

We also stock another set of books illustrated by Ah Guo - 儿童新唱计划: 我们的儿歌画故事 The Nursery Rhymes Project 1 & 2: Paint Our Songs (Set of 2). A lovely series of local nursery rhymes, a gift of song from one generation to the next!

Here's a peek behind the scenes of how Ah Guo illustrates and writes!
An inspiring video for little budding illustrators and authors.

Spot scenes from his newest book in the video (: 

Check out more of his artwork over at https://www.leekowfong.com/