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Recommended Reads: CA Staff - Favourite Picture Books

Book recommendations for students in BPS

Jessie Tsai - Student Services Office Assistant

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"The title is 奶茶好好喝, in English it might be Milk+Tea is so good! 
I love this book because the main character (Princess Cassie) showed strong determination in completing her goal. She was able to accept opinions from those who really cared and loved her. By achieving her goal, she gained more self confidence as well."

Emma Crofts - EPC Library

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"This book has been a favourite of mine since I was little. My mother used to read it to me as a child, and I loved the original short movie that was made in 1966. Christmas is a special time of year for me, and this story with it's wonderful rhymes, funny words, and wonderful ending always makes me smile. The Grinch learns that it's not stuff that makes Christmas special but the people you share it with." 

"He puzzled and puzzled till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. Maybe Christmas, he thought...doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps...means a little bit more!"

Maggie Chen - EPC Library

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"The Paper Bag Princess is my favorite picture book because Elizabeth is fearless and courageous when she is in distress. She did not just sit there and weep. She stood up and fought back. She eventually outsmarted the evil dragon and saved the Prince. I love the way Elizabeth is. Not only that she doesn't need a prince to save her, but that she is also confident enough to say no to someone who does not know how to appreciate her."

Claudia Degen - Dutch Teacher

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"This is my favourite book because I have so many good memories of teaching the story. Students are always so involved while we are reading and playing the story. So much fun!"

Kerry Nockolds - Director of Admissions and Marketing

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"When my daughter was younger we loved reading the Julia Donaldson books as they were fun and had wonderful rhymes - i loved the Zog story of flying doctors and naming a Dragon - Zog was very funny to me and my daughter when we read the book, which we did many many times!"

Marina Guedmadingar - EPC Library

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Love you forever by Robert Munsch

"This is one of my favorite picture books because it is a story of love and life, eternal connection between mother and child, unconditional love. I think this book reminds all of us that we always will be little girls and boys for our parents."

Angela Chang - EPC Library

Shih-Yen Lee - EPC Library