{"product_id":"ubin-elephant","title":"Ubin Elephant","description":"\u003cul class=\"tabs\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003eDescription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAbout the Author and Illustrator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"tabs-content\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"active\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist at the 2022 Popular Readers' Choice Award\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIs there an elephant on Pulau Ubin? Everyone gets a fright when Ubin Elephant turns up, swiping some bananas here and gobbling some rambutans there.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere did it come from?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhere is it hiding?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd how will it find its way home?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis delightful tale, written by Alan John and illustrated by Quek Hong Shin, was inspired by the true story of an elephant that appeared on Pulau Ubin in 1991 and caused great excitement among the island’s residents for about a week.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeautifully and vividly illustrated, this book will enthrall young readers with the question of how to get poor little Ubin Elephant (frightened and shedding a tear at one point!) safely home to his mama again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book includes information about the real-life elephant appearance in 1991 and facts about elephants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlan John and Quek Hong Shin’s previous collaboration, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/the-one-and-only-inuka\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe One and Only Inuka\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, about the Singapore Zoo’s much-loved polar bear, won the POPULAR People’s Choice Award 2019 for the Best Children’s Book in English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAlan John\u003c\/strong\u003e is a journalist, writer, trainer and volunteer. He is the director of the Asia Journalism Fellowship, an annual programme of Temasek Foundation International that brings seasoned journalists from across Asia to Singapore for a three-month visit. It is the author of \u003cem\u003eUnholy Trinity\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGood Grief! Everything I Know About Love, Life \u0026amp; Loss I Wish Somebody Had Told Me Sooner\u003c\/em\u003e and the editor of \u003cem\u003eWhen Love Hurts\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuek Hong Shin\u003c\/strong\u003e has illustrated several picture books including \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/the-amazing-sarong\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Amazing Sarong\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLolly's Secret\u003c\/em\u003e and the \u003cem\u003eAhoy, Navy!\u003c\/em\u003e series for the Republic of Singapore Navy's fiftieth anniversary. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003ca data-mce-fragment=\"1\" href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/the-amazing-sarong\" target=\"_blank\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/the-amazing-sarong\"\u003e\u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Amazing Sarong\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e—the first book he wrote and illustrated—was shortlisted for Best Children's Title at the 2016 Singapore Book Awards, and the 2018 Hedwig Anuar Children's Book Award. Hong Shin conducts workshops for primary-school children and is an advocate for Superhero Me, an inclusive arts movement for children with special needs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Straits Times Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119168340265,"sku":"9789814827317","price":14.95,"currency_code":"SGD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/0041\/files\/0_241506dd-ab7c-4804-a402-5128a33a5385.jpg?v=1698820558","url":"https:\/\/epigrambookshop.xyz\/products\/ubin-elephant","provider":"Epigram","version":"1.0","type":"link"}