MV Doulos is currently in Kuching. It is the world’s oldest active ocean-going passenger ship and on its last tour of the world before being retired. The last time it was here was in November 2001, or so says one of my old journal entries. This is their third or fourth time in Kuching in [...]
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Book Sunday: Ottoline and the Yellow Cat
Ottoline and the Yellow Cat
Chris Riddell
Published by Macmillan Children’s Books
Hard cover, 171 pages
Ottoline and the Yellow Cat came before Ottoline Goes To School. You can see that she’s a bit younger in this book, but it doesn’t take away the fun of the series.
Ottoline lives in the Pepperpot Building (called so because it looks like [...]
Book Sunday: Ottoline Goes To School
Ottoline goes to School
Chris Riddell
Published by Macmillan Children’s Books
Hard cover, 170 pages
Ottoline Brown is the eccentric daughter of Professor and Professor Brown. Her parents are away a lot because they are Collectors and roam the globe for things to collect. Ottoline’s best friend and constant companion is Mr. Munroe, whom her parents found in a [...]
