Mama, please buy more books!

That was what Tiger said last night, after he scared me with his newly acquired ghost vision.
 Sheesh, with Ghost Festival coming up, this kid....Let's talk about books instead of ghost today.

I don't know about you but my kids tend to read the same books over and over again.
Tiger is all about the galaxy, space and planets and Dragon girl loves the Odonata series and her baby board books. The rest of our wonderful books are sitting on the shelves, waiting patiently for their turn. It saddens me.

So, I try to trick coax them into reading with me with toy-centered learning. It's very easy to set up. You just need one toy and several related books.  The idea is so simple, time-saving and you get to promote the less popular books. Very Asian and yet playful. I am going to trademark this idea.

 This is our moon display for Tiger

This is the CAT display for Dragon girl

Why read?

I asked Dr Seuss and he said:

I am soooooo funny, I know.

Having a reading area helps too.

Read about ours here

Every time I see them reading by themselves, I will have a stupid grin on my face.

Hubby will complain that I am nerding up his kids but better nerds that gangsters, right?

Sometimes, I will switch off the main lights so that we can just relax under the fairy lights

and pretend we are outdoors, looking at the stars.

Now, the shopping part.

 I love going to the bookstores. I can spend hours just browsing and walking around.

But now, with kids in tow, petrol hike and kidnappers/robbers/psychos in Malaysia,

I just order from Book Depository in the comfort of my own home.

Pro: Save time + free delivery 

Con: The wait....argghhhh. Sometimes it takes 3 -4 weeks.

Luckily for me, the pain of waiting is over.

Now, I can order from NoQ store, a Singapore-based online bookstore.

Free shipping to west Malaysia, delivery within 2 weeks

 and the pricing is also very competitive.

For these books, I did a price comparison with Book Depository 

(prices in Singapore Dollars)

NoQ Store: $25.23

Book Depository: $40.49

(The only difference was Richard Scarry's book was hardcover in Book Depository)

If you want to stock up on some quality books, you better do it now because

you can get a discount of 15% by using this code LITTLETIGER at checkout. 

They carry more than 14 million title, so you will definitely find something for your little darlings!

The discount code is valid until 30th November 2014!

I shall leave you with this quote from one of my favorite authors:

If you have never heard of Murakami, you've learnt something new today.

No need to thank me.

Sponsored post by NoQ store.

I was provided a S$30 book voucher for a short review.

Opinions expressed are solely my own.