Writing for Young Minds

Kimberly Lee, Author and Managing Editor, Makchic

02-Apr-25 19:00

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Do you remember your favourite children’s book growing up? The way it made you feel like you were transported to a whole new world? Well, this International Children’s Book Day, we’re speaking to author Kimberly Lee about just that. We discuss difficult themes addressed in children’s content, how books are used as a parenting tool and making memories for a new generation.

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Produced by: Sneha Harikannan

Presented by: Tee Shiao Eek

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Categories: education, visual arts, Literature/Philosophy, Family/Parenting, culture

Tags: childrens books, childrens book day, chapter books, junior fiction, junior novels, child literacy, reading to children, childrens book author, young readers, makchic,

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