BookTalk 29 May 2021 (Sat) 5:15pm – 5:45pm SGT

Invigorating Classics for A New Generation Through Visual Reading

Hidayah Amin, Low Ying Ping, Mallika Naguran // Moderator: Dr Jo-Ann Shek

In this session, Dr Jo-Ann Shek, lecturer of English Language and Literature at the National Institute of Education, will be speaking to award-winning authors, Hidayah Amin, Low Ying Ping and Mallika Naguran about their journey to adapt and re-tell classics to a new generation of children. Find out how they found creative ways to pick the best stories from long classics, played with characterisation and created a brand new series of fun popular literature for young readers.

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