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Printables
Done with our quizzes and want more Book Bugs-related activities? We upload printable activities on the second Monday of every month! Answer keys for the previous month will also be uploaded when we upload new activities.
January 2021
This month, we have madlibs in all four languages! Make up your own story by choosing a list of words and inserting the words in the passages we have provided. What kind of story will you come up with? Click on the images below to download the printable sheets!
P.S. You can colour in the illustrations at the bottom of the sheet.
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Still can’t get enough of our Book Bugs activities? Here is a bonus colouring sheet you can download! Print it out and unleash your creativity - build a whole new colourful world of Book Bugs.
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December 2020
Click here for the answers to the December 2020 word search puzzles.
This month, we have word search puzzles in all four languages. Do the words remind you of any story? Click on the images below to download the printable sheets!
P.S. You can colour in the illustrations at the bottom of the sheet.
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Book Lists
Want to read the stories behind each Book Bug? Pick up these books at the public libraries! Some of the books are compilations of various stories - discover a whole world of stories when you read them to find the story behind each Bug!
Magical Forests
| Bug number | Bug Name | Book Title | Author | Publisher | Call Number |
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| 01 | Bari | The Cap Seller and the Monkeys/குல்லாய் வியாபாரியும் குரங்குகளும் | Radha Krishna Pillai | Hyderabad: EMESCO Books for Children’s Literature Materials Bank, 2012. | Tamil JP KUL |
| 02 | Billy Wings | Birds | Brenda Williams | London: Tick Tock, 2013. | English J 598 WIL |
| 03 | Bucky | More Japanese Children’s Favorite Stories | Florence Sakade | Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing, 2013. | English J 398.2 SAK -[FOL] |
| 04 | Foxy Roxy | Chinese Fables: The Dragon Slayer and Other Timeless Tales of Wisdom | Shiho S. Nunes | Vermont: Tuttle Publishing, 2013. | English J 398.20951 NUN -[FOL] |
| 05 | Gangler | Orang Utan Yang Cerdik | M. Jayanthi, Nor Azizul Harun | Selangor: Minda Ceria Resources, 2013. | Malay JP JAY |
| 06 | Growlma | Little Red Riding Hood Stories Around the World: 3 Beloved Tales | Jessica Gunderson | Minnesota: Picture Window Books, 2015. | English J 398.2 GUN -[FOL] |
| 07 | Jay K | The Monkey King and the Blue Jackal: Folktales in Folk Art | Shobha Viswanath | Chennai: Karadi Tales Company Pvt. Ltd., 2010. | English JP 398.20954 VIS -[FOL] |
| 08 | Jingle | Jingwei tian hai/精卫填海 | Jiao Qiyue/焦柒月 | Shijiazhuang Shi: Hebei shao nian er tong chu ban she, 2017. 石家庄市 : 河北少年儿童出版社, 2017. | Chinese JP JQY |
| 09 | King Coil | Pangolin | Laura Bryant | New York: Bearport Publishing, 2018. | English JP 599.3 BRY |
| 10 | Lil’ Deer | Sang Kancil Dengan Harimau | Rahimidin Zahari | Kuala Lumpur: Institut Terjemahan & Buku Malaysia, 2016. | Malay J 398.2 RAH -[FOL] |
| 11 | Lockera | Rapunzel | Chloe Perkins | New York: Little Simon, 2017. | English JP PER -[BA] |
| 12 | Oink | Zhu ba jie chi xi gua/猪八戒吃西瓜 | Tong qu chu ban you xian gong si/童趣出版有限公司 | Beijing Shi: Ren min you dian chu ban she, 2014. 北京市 : 人民邮电出版社, 2014. | Chinese J 791.43 ZBJ -[HAN] |
| 13 | Prancer | Eyes on the Peacock’s Tail: A Folktale from Rajasthan | Vayu Naidu | Chennai: Tulika Publishers, 1997. | English J 398.209544 NAI -[FOL] |
| 14 | Rodex | The Great Race: Story of the Chinese Zodiac | Christopher Corr | New York: Frances Lincoln Children’s Books, 2018. | English JP 398.20951 COR -[FOL] |
| 15 | Saga | There Are Saga Seeds In Our Pockets!/Ada biji saga di dalam saku kami! | Maria Mahat | Singapore: Ungu Pen Education, 2016. | Malay J SING MAR |
| 16 | Singalux | The Lion City | Mohamad Salmi | Selangor: MPH Pub., 2010. | English J SING 398.2 MOH -[FOL] |
| 17 | Snow and Rose | Snow White Stories Around the World: 4 Beloved Tales | Jessica Gunderson | Minnesota: Picture Window Books, 2015. | English J 398.2 GUN -[FOL] |
| 18 | Spotless | Wild Cats | Elizabeth Carney | Washington, DC: National Geographic, 2017. | English J 599.75 CAR |
| 19 | Springy | Attack of the Swordfish and Other Singapore Tales | Charlotte Lim | Singapore: National Heritage Board, 2005. | English J SING 398.2 LIM -[FOL] |
| 20 | Tattler | Indian Children’s Favourite Stories: Fables, Myths and Fairy Tales | Rosemarie Somaiah | Tokyo: Tuttle Publishing, 2019. | English J 398.2 SOM -[FOL] |
| 21 | Thorn | Snow White Stories Around the World: 4 Beloved Tales | Jessica Gunderson | Minnesota: Picture Window Books, 2015. | English J 398.2 GUN -[FOL] |
| 22 | Thumb-rex | Issun Bôshi: The One-Inch Boy | Icinori | Berlin: Little Gestalten, 2014. | English JP 398.20952 ICI -[FOL] |
| 23 | Cawkerel | How the Rooster Got His Crown | Amy Lowry Poole | New York: Holiday House, 1999. | English JP 398.2 POO -[FOL] |
| 24 | Ssswallow | 白蛇传 Legend of the White Snake | 酱油熊编著; 安芳译 | 北京市: 中国画报出版社, 2017. | Chinese JP JYX -[BIL] |
| 25 | Ssswell | 白蛇传 Legend of the White Snake | 酱油熊编著; 安芳译 | 北京市: 中国画报出版社, 2017. | Chinese JP JYX -[BIL] |
| 26 | Dranoble | 辰龙 | 门神童书编绘 | 南昌市: 江西高校出版社, 2018. | Chinese JP 398.2 CL -[FOL] |
| 27 | Woofer | 东郭先生和狼 | 哈皮童年编绘 | 福州市: 福建科学技术出版社, 2017. | Chinese JP 398.2 DGX -[FOL] |
| 28 | Wostrong | 武松打虎 | 熊亮著绘 | 天津市: 天津人民出版社, 2016. | Chinese JP XGK |
| 29 | Deerwan | Legendary Princesses of Malaysia | Raman | Kuala Lumpur: Oyez!Books, 2013. | English J 398.22 RAM -[FOL] |
| 30 | Gharlie | Bawang Merah, Bawang Putih | Mohamad Salmi | Selangor: MPH Pub., 2010. | English JP 398.2 MOH -[FOL] |
| 31 | Sharlie | Bawang Merah, Bawang Putih | Mohamad Salmi | Selangor: MPH Pub., 2010. | English JP 398.2 MOH -[FOL] |
| 32 | Padook | Poor Pak Kaduk | Mohamad Salmi | Selangor: MPH Pub., 2010 | English JP 398.2 MOH -[FOL] |
| 33 | T-moon | Enchanting Tales from Indonesia | Andari Deswandhy | Jakarta: Penerbit PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama, 2017. | English J 398.2 DES -[FOL] |
| 34 | Twiggy | Bangau Oh Bangau | Elly Nor Suria M. Zainudin | Kuala Lumpur: Integra Creative Media, 2018. | Malay JP 398.8 BAN |
| 35 | Alya | Attack of the Swordfish and Other Singapore Tales | Charlotte Lim | Singapore: National Heritage Board, 2005. | English J SING 398.2 LIM -[FOL] |
| 36 | Chomper | பேராசைகொண்ட சுண்டெலி The Greedy Mouse | K. Ramasamy | Hyderabad: EMESCO Books for Children’s Literature Materials Bank, 2012. | Tamil JP PER |
| 37 | m0ng00 | விசுவாசமான கீரிப்பிள்ளை The Loyal Mongoose | S. Jayaraman | India: Media Fusion, 200-? | Tamil JP 398.2 VIS -[FOL] |
| 38 | Fangs | காகமும் பாம்பும் | Andra Publications | Jaffna: Andra Publications, 2016. | Tamil JP KAK |
| 39 | Heehaw | பாடும் கழுதை The Musical Donkey | Niveditha Subramaniam | Chennai: Tulika Publishers, 2010. | Tamil JP SUB |
| 40 | Platter | ஆள்வது யார்? | மீனா ரகுநாதன் | Chennai: Tulika Publishers, 2008. | Tamil JP MEE |
| 41 | Atlanta | Butterflies and Moths | Naomi Reagan | New York: Rosen/PowerKids Press, 2015. | English J 530.8 REA |
| 42 | Unidragan | Eight Fortunes of the Qilin | Tutu Dutta-Yean | Selangor: MPH Group Pub., 2009. | English J 398.2095 DUT -[FOL] |
| 43 | Toothy | Kancil and the Crocodiles | Noreha Yussof Day | New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 1996. | English JP 398.2 DAY -[FOL] |
| 44 | Many-eyes | ஈச்சா பூச்சா | Kala Sashikumar | Chennai: Tulika Publishers, 2004. | Tamil JP SAS |
Useful Links
Want to find out more about the stories behind Book Bugs? Here are some useful links!
More information:
- Singapore Infopedia by the National Library Board (NLB): Find out more about Singaporean history and trivia on this online encyclopedia on Singapore.
- Roots by the National Heritage Board (NHB): Explore Singapore’s diverse culture and history through objects, images, stories and more.
- S.U.R.E. (Source . Understand . Research . Evaluate) website: Learn how to verify the information that you find.