During a family picnic at the Penang Botanical Gardens, twelve-year-old Aina, often called the quiet one, finds solace and understanding by observing the intricate lives of the silvered leaf monkeys in the Rain Tree and the slow, deliberate blooming of the giant lilies. When her older brother gets stuck in a tree and provokes the monkeys, the noisy panic of the crowd escalates the situation. By...
Notes from the Phuket Old Town Night Bazaar is a heartwarming epistolary story told through the postcards of Mei Ling, a young Singaporean traveler visiting Thailand. While exploring the vibrant Sunday Night Market, Mei Ling strikes up an unlikely friendship with Ananya, the daughter of a street-food vendor, discovered through their mutual passion for drawing. Despite a language barrier, the two...
"Monsoon Season Secrets" follows thirteen-year-old Aisha through her heartfelt diary entries, sketches, and notes exchanged with friends during Penang’s longest monsoon season. Feeling overlooked as her best friend Anna drifts toward a new classmate, Aisha discovers a mysterious mural hidden beneath an underpass - one that honors forgotten souls from past floods. With the help of reclusive artist...