First of all, a confession. I am one of those authors that shudder at the thought of a "book launch". Don't get me wrong - I do a lot of storytelling and school visits as part of my job, but I see this as completely different as a "book launch". The very utterance of these words makes my blood cold... And I think I can explain why. I don't like to have a book launch for the sake of having one. To me, it's not a must-do. I didn't always think this way, but now I do. Now that I

Thank you to The Straits Times and Lianhe Zaobao for covering the book launch and World Down Syndrome Day! Here are the links to the articles: The Straits Times, "New Book for Children Based on MINDS In-School Minimart" https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/new-book-for-children-based-on-minds-in-school-minimart The Straits Times, "MINDS launches second children's storybook on World Down Syndrome Day" https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/minds-launches-second-childrens-sto

It's been a super exciting last few days! The launch of Not So Scary After All took place on 14 February 2019 at MINDS Fernvale Gardens and it was picked up by local media! I'm putting precious photos and media links here, just so I can remember all the amazing things that happened. Not So Scary After All featured therapy dogs, and I was so pleased that Therapy Dogs Singapore were in attendance. We also celebrated the special collaboration between MINDS Fernvale Gardens and F