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Rainforest Hike and Other Stories

20/6/2015

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Author : Dr. Cecilia Leong
Illustrator : Chooi Ling Keiong 

Publisher's Review : by Peter Duke

What a wonderful collection of short stories that take you back to childhood pleasures in this modern age of shopping malls and tablets. Cecelia has captured the spirit of childhood beautifully with stories of gardens and forest, grandma’s and aunts and their special recipes. Her heroes, Xiao Rae, Timmy and Nazri happily enjoy their adventures in a way that only children can. Cecilia’s stories are ably illustrated by Chooi Ling’s art.

The first story describes the children’s adventures in the forest where they discover  monkeys, frogs, hornbills and even an awful smelling  rafflesia plant .
Rainforest Hike and Other Stories by Dr. Cecilia Leong, Illustrations by Chooi Ling Keiong, Oyez!Books, children’s short stories
The second story relates Xiao Rae’s trip to a night market with her parents. Here she sees a lady making pancakes, finds stalls selling colourful fruits and another selling fish.  
Rainforest Hike and Other Stories by Dr. Cecilia Leong, Illustrations by Chooi Ling Keiong, Oyez!Books, children’s short stories
Cool Clowns is a story of Xiao Rae and Nazri’s visit to Xiao Rae’s grandma with wonderful pictures of the grandma as she prepares Peranakan special treats. This is followed by a story children all over the world will be able to relate to. Anywhere where there is a small stream, you will often find children with nets and buckets out for a morning’s fishing trip to catch guppies or other small fish.   
Rainforest Hike and Other Stories by Dr. Cecilia Leong, Illustrations by Chooi Ling Keiong, Oyez!Books, children’s short stories
Xiao Rae, Timmy and Nazri take a ride on an elephant when they visit a centre for lost and injured elephants. This story contains many important facts about elephants. 

Then we have a story that most parents will relate to when they were growing up. A visit to grandma’s when she was making her special and delicious vegetable pickle.

There are two family stories, one about Xiao Rae and her naughty rabbit and another about special dishes prepared by Xiao Rae’s grandmother for a Chinese festival. 
Rainforest Hike and Other Stories by Dr. Cecilia Leong, Illustrations by Chooi Ling Keiong, Oyez!Books, children’s short stories
In the last story Xiao Rae and Nazri go by speed boat to visit Nazri’s aunt who cooks her famous prawn noodle soup. Pulau Aman is a very small island where there are no roads and the environment is still unspoilt.  
Rainforest Hike and Other Stories by Dr. Cecilia Leong, Illustrations by Chooi Ling Keiong, Oyez!Books, children’s short stories
I am sure children and adults alike will enjoy this special book by Cecilia and illustrated by Chooi Ling. This a book to keep in the child's library and they may want to keep  coming back to it. Hopefully, it will help them to see that there are many wonderful things they can do and have fun together with family and friends.

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The Last Dream of The Old Oak Tree                                                                        

19/6/2015

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Author : Hans Christian Andersen (adaptation)
Illustrator : Chooi Ling Keiong

Publisher's Review : by Peter Duke

The Last Dream of The Old Oak Tree, Illustrations by Chooi Ling Keiong, Oyez!Books picture book, Hans Christian Andersen
Written around 150 years ago by Hans Christian Andersen, The Last Dream of the Old Oak Tree has not lost any of its poignant beauty for readers today. This version produced by Oyez!Books has been modernised and simplified for children of today but this has not in any way changed the central theme of the story. Indeed the illustrations by Chooi Ling have brought out the beauty of the story. She has captured each scene in the most alluring way with her art.
 
The story commences with a  broad view of ships lying at anchor in a small harbour as nearby the 365 year old oak tree spreads its leafy branches.
The Last Dream of the Old Oak Tree, Illustrations by Chooi Ling Keiong, Hans Christian Andersen, Oyez!Books picture book
The story progresses through long the summer days with the dance of the may flies who live for just one day. Here, Chooi Ling has produced a scene of beauty and joy of a summer’s day.
The Last Dream of the Old Oak Tree, Hans Christian Andersen, Illustrations by Chooi Ling Keiong, Oyez!Books picture books
Autumn arrives and the scene changes as the leaves begin to fall and the tree and the animals prepare for the long winter months. Then as winter arrives we see the tree standing in all its stark glory in a snowy landscape.
The Last Dream of the Old Oak Tree, Hans Christian Andersen, Illustrations by Chooi Ling Keiong, Oyez!Books picture book
During the long winter months, the tree dreams of the many scenes that have been played out beneath its glorious boughs; happy scenes of knights and their ladies and lovers sitting in the shade of the the tree.
The Last Dream of the Old Oak Tree, Hans Christian Andersen, Illustrations by Chooi Ling Keiong, Oyez!Books picture book
But the dream slowly changes as the old tree dreams it is rising high into to the sky reaching the clouds surrounded by all its old and new friends. Then disaster strikes. A major storm strikes, rages and up-roots the old oak tree, sending it crashing down.  
The Last Dream of the Old Oak Tree, Hans Christian Andersen, Illustrations by Chooi Ling Keiong, Oyez!Books picture book
After the storm there is peace and the sun shines across the waters of the harbour. But the old oak tree is no more.

Although the story will be enjoyed by children it has a deeper meaning for adults as it tells us about the cycle of life and gives hope that after the storm, there will be peace.

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