Woods in the Books Blog

If you found money lying on the ground, what would you do? Would you take it? Would you leave it on the ground? Would you turn it in to the police? The majority of us never have the chance to find out what we'd actually do if we were in this situation, and so we usually consign this question to the realm of the hypothetical. But for one of our little customers today, that hypothetical became reality. We entered into this story only because she came back into the shop with her mummy to ask if we had lost any...

"You know, " a customer said to me yesterday, "I used to read those when I was a kid." "Ah," I said, "So did I!" We were talking about Roger Lancelyn Green's stories of myth and legend, all stories retold in his own words of old-fashioned heroism and derring-do featuring such characters as King Arthur and Robin Hood. Norse gods and Greek heroes stride tall and proud through the pages, brought to life in poetic phrases that perfectly depict these tales of wonder and imagination. Most notably, for the sake of our conversation, Roger Lancelyn Green wrote The Battle of...

Create your very own swirling glitter puppet in this parent-child workshop led by The Wanderlings!Emotions may surge in waves but they settle with time. Inspired by water-and-glitter calming jars used in counselling, this puppet is a self-soothing toy as well as as a tool for creative storytelling. Participants will:- Create their own unique puppet.- Learn simple puppet manipulation techniques to use at home.- Spend quality time together this holiday season. Who: 5+ to 12 years oldWhen: Saturday, 21 December- 11.00AM to 12.00PM- 2.00PM to 3.00PM- 4.00PM to 5.00PMWhere: Woods in the Books, 3 Yong Siak Street, Singapore 168642Ticket*: $30/Parent-Child Pairwoodsinthebooks.peatix.com *Not...

Has anyone else been melting this week? After the lovely cool rain earlier this month, we certainly weren't expecting this week to be so desperately hot. With Christmas books and other seasonal items arriving at the shop as gifting days draw ever closer, the barrage of snowmen and ice, cosy coats and woolly scarves feels slightly out of place in the sweltering heat as we head into December. Because it's been so warm this week, don't forget to grab a free ice pop when you drop by to visit us this weekend. Produced locally and made with real fruits, they're...