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Jun 11
2 min

Part 3: P is for patience and perfection

I can’t believe it’s taken me two whole years to post here again. Here’s the sequel, late, but better than never. In that time, I have ta...

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Sophia Huang

Jul 19, 2018
3 min

Part 2: P is for poor plant

Now I have a confession to make. I love greenery and nature (I have to right, being the author of the Nature Playtime Series?), but since...

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Part 1: P is for pod, persistence and providence

Sophia Huang

Jul 18, 2018
3 min

Part 1: P is for pod, persistence and providence

I was looking to grow touch-me-nots or mimosas so I could show them to the kids during storytelling. In fact, mom was the one who bought ...

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Sophia Huang

Jun 20, 2018
1 min

Granny's love: "Hor-lick or oh-wa-tine?"

"Mummy, what can I eat?" my daughter asked, for the umpteenth time last week. I rummaged in the snack box and managed to find a packet of...

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Sophia Huang

May 30, 2018
1 min

A childhood favourite

Do you remember playing with touch-me-nots as a child? Join Emma and Popo in this tale of discovery. Timid little Emma does not want to...

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Sophia Huang

Apr 10, 2018
2 min

The journey

"What made you start writing this series?" is a question I'm often asked. It was 2016 and I was home alone with my second born during m...

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Sophia Huang

Apr 5, 2018
1 min

Finally

Last year, I signed my first children's book contract with Armour Publishing for a series of six titles. They are level 3 readers targete...

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Sophia Huang

Apr 4, 2018
1 min

Hello!

Welcome to the Nature Playtime Series page! As a young child, my mum would often stop by the roadside to show me something fascinating ab...

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