{"product_id":"oyster-girl","title":"Oyster Girl","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\"I used to follow my mother to the beach where the mud\nwas thick and smelled of the sea…\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nNovember 2022 – Xiao Wei's grandma is an awesome hawker, well known for her\nHokkien oyster cakes. But Xiao Wei always wanted to know why this snack was so\nspecial to her. One day, when Xiao Wei visits Ah Ma at her stall, all is\nrevealed. Ah Ma's tale transports Xiao Wei and readers back to Hui'an, China\nlong ago where, as a child, she harvests oysters by the sea and eventually,\nsails to Nanyang for a better life.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eOyster Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is a charming celebration of family ties. It is also\nauthor \u003cb\u003eJoyce Chng's\u003c\/b\u003e tribute to her late grandma who was indeed\nan awesome hawker and whose traditional oyster cake recipe is included in the\nbook. Ah Ma's story captures a slice of Singapore's pioneering past and the\nhardworking Hokkiens who settled in Singapore a long time ago. It is also a\npeek into Singapore's diverse hawker heritage, which is listed on the UNESCO\nRepresentative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\nThis latest release by Pepper Dog Press is a 32-page picture book filled with\nlusciously rendered full-colour illustrations by talented Singapore\nartist \u003cb\u003eTeressa Ong\u003c\/b\u003e. Like Pepper Dog Press's other picture\nbooks \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Little Singapore Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTiger\nTales: Almost True Animal Stories from Old Singapore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, this too is\nfilled with rich illustrated details that encourage young readers to explore\nSingapore's heritage and have conversations with the grown-ups reading with\nthem. \u003ci\u003eOyster Girl\u003c\/i\u003e is suitable for anyone from four years old.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author \u0026amp; Illustrator\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\n\n\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eSingaporean author \u003cb\u003eJoyce Chng\u003c\/b\u003e loves oyster\ncakes and wishes that she could speak better Hokkien. Mainly a science fiction\nauthor, her picture book \u003ci\u003eDragon Dancer\u003c\/i\u003e was longlisted in the\n2016 North Somerset Teachers' Book Awards. \u003ci\u003eFire Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, a Young\nAdult story of swords and sword-making, was recently published by Scholastic\nAsia in 2022.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTeressa Ong\u003c\/b\u003e tries to bring cheer to the world with her charming\npictures. She has illustrated other children's books including \u003ci\u003eTokoyo:\nThe Tomb of the Sea Serpent\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Abominable Norman\u003c\/i\u003e. She\nis also Hokkien, and her favourite Hokkien dish is kong bak bau (steamed pork\nbelly buns). Find her Instagram feed at @chopsticksroad.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ALKEM COMPANY (S) PRIVATE LIMITED","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44931126788303,"sku":"9789811854439","price":16.35,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/5662\/3823\/files\/download_c94d8770-99a7-443d-9336-2fea9b7c6f63.webp?v=1774151126","url":"https:\/\/popular.com.sg\/products\/oyster-girl","provider":"Popular Book Company Pte Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}