Books | Sophia Huang

top of page

Sophia Huang

Tropical Leaves

Nature Playtime

Join Popo as she brings Emma on discovery adventures with nature! The
series of six books, for ages three to seven, include information and craft activity pages at the back
to interest children in playing and learning outdoors.

“Back then, we didn’t have any toys.”
A little girl named Emma is crying, so her grandmother, Popo, brings her to pick saga
seeds, where she learns about the tree her grandmother still loves. Emma realises that
times may change, but love does not.

“Maybe they are shy, just like you.”

Timid little Emma does not want to go to music class, until her grandmother, Popo, shows her the magic of touch-menots. With Popo’s gentle encouragement, Emma overcomes her shyness and finds her own song.

“Bees are very hardworking and they don’t give up.”

The monkey bars at the playground are too hard to climb for little Emma, so her grandmother, Popo, uses ixoras to show her the way of the busy bee. Emma learns that with love and perseverance, she can do anything.

The Rubber Tree

“When I was young, we had no money to buy toys.”

School bullies are giving Emma a hard time. Her grandmother, Popo, recounts a trick cheeky boys would play using rubber seeds, which they also made into propellers. The homemade toy is a hit and builds bridges with Emma’s classmates.

Flame of the Forest

“We can sail the pods down the drain.”

Emma and Eli are at a picnic with their grandmother, Popo, when their ball gets stuck in a tree. That’s when they discover the flame of the forest, a childhood favourite of Popo’s. Together, young and old fly its winged seeds and float pods in the drain, just like in the good old days.

The Casuarina Tree

“I never want to play with you again!”

Little brother Eli can be trouble, as Emma finds out while building sandcastles at the beach with their grandmother, Popo. Under the shade of the casuarina tree, Eli learns to share and Emma realises forgiveness is a better way.

bottom of page