Live Drawing Artist
Share a favourite line, a favourite book, or strike a pose, and watch an illustration come to life. At Live Drawing station, a featured artist is ready to create a one-of-a-kind piece just for you. Simply fill in a card with your idea, hand it over, and return in a few minutes to collect your personalized artwork! Available for the first 10 customers per timeslot with $50 purchase of Sing Lit books.
A Reading Showcase: dragon.paper.wind
In this poetry collection dragon.paper.wind, Singapore Literature Prize longlisted poet Crispin Rodrigues explores themes of growing up as a mixed-race person. Join him in a live reading of selected poems for a fresh take on the work.
A Story of Tapir’s New Colours
If you could magically change the way you look,
would you want to? Well, a certain Malayan Tapir
said YES! Unhappy with his monochrome look, he’s
on a quest to Rainbow Falls for more vibrant colours.
Join author Mellissa Saw on her latest tale, Tapir’s New Colours, followed by an activity that will have your
inner colours shining bright.
Kain Songket Ibu: A Treasured Green Fabric
Danial’s mother gifts him her treasured green kain songket, and he proudly wears it to school for Racial Harmony Day. But something unexpected happens to it! Join author Hana Mohd for an interactive storytelling session where children explore the colours, textures and pattern, then design their own songket patterns and motifs.
A Wondrous World
Let award-winning author Emily Lim-Leh take you on a journey through a world of wonder in her latest picture book. As you embark on your adventure, what are some things you can take with you? In this interactive storytelling session, author Emily’s whimsical tale will teach values like kindness and determination.
From Screen Nostalgia to Tamil SingLit
Experience local Tamil literature through a dramatised monologue reading of Ilavalagan Murugan’s Bheeshmar. Community builder Vellie Nila Kunalan brings selected excerpts to life, exploring the iconic Mahabharatam character’s tragic burden while bridging childhood nostalgia of screen adaptations with written SingLit. The session ends with an insightful discussion and Q&A.
Hear A Story, Write A Ditty
Listen to Author Eva Wong Nava read from her award-
winning picture book Grandpa Yeh’s Journey South.
In this picture book, Grandpa Yeh remembers a
little song – or ditty – his Ah Mah used to sing when she made
her beloved snack, png kueh. Learn how to use rhymes to
compose your very own ditty. For children aged 4-8.
Singapore Book Street Stamp Rally: Hunt, Layer and Reveal!
Ready to go on the hunt? Pick up your exclusive Stamp Rally Passport at the Info Counter and join us for a hands-on art adventure! We’ve teamed up with artists Cheng Puay Koon and Linda Yew, winners of this year’s Children’s Book Illustrator of the Year, to create two exclusive art prints you assemble yourself. The twist: each artwork is split into three secret, colorful layers. Explore Singapore Book Street to hunt down all 6 stamping stations, layer the stamps one over the other in your passport, and watch the full illustrations come alive. Perfect for curious kids, casual explorers, and die-hard stamp collectors alike! Only 200 available on weekdays and 500 on weekends.
Sing Lit Cloud Poetry Machine
Step up to the Singapore Book Street Cloud Printer! Press a button to get a one-of-a-kind poem, freshly spun just for you. Want something more personal? Answer a quick five-question mood quiz for a poem tailored to how you’re feeling today. A special keepsake of your visit to Singapore Book Street.
Live Typewriter Poetry
Give a poet three words, and watch a poem appear. At Live Typewriter Poetry, a published poet sits at a vintage typewriter, ready to write a one-of-a-kind piece just for you. Simply fill in a card with one to three words, hand it over, and return in a few minutes to collect your poem! Available for the first 10 customers with $50 purchase of Sing Lit books.