Mother's Day Read Along & Crafts

Let's celebrate Mother's Day with Aksara Store and Kutakatik Art Craft Class this Sunday :))

Mother's Day Read Along &Crafts for Moms and kiddos :))

Sunday 11 May 2014 at Aksara Kemang. From 1 pm - 3pm.

Featuring the best selling children picture book by Nancy Tillman "Where Ever You Are, My Love Will Find You". Only IDR 130,000/Kid (including healthy snack, all creative materials). You just have to bring photo of kids & mom and used cartoon/box/bottle.

Email to aksarastore@gmail.com or call Aksara Kemang at 021-7199 288 to book your seat.

Aksara Reading Rainbow

Aksara Reading Rainbow is back!

More pics here :))

It takes a pencil to draw, a book to open up their imagination & a very small contribution to make a big difference :)

Dear all,

Adalah salah satu mimpi saya untuk bisa membantu anak-anak di Indonesia. Kebetulan teman baik saya, Nila dan Eva, mengajak saya untuk berbagi dan meluangkan waktu untuk mengunjungi anak-anak Taman Bacaan Pelangi di beberapa daerah bagian Indonesia Timur dalam waktu dekat ini. Dan, kebetulan pula sudah lama sekali saya ingin berkunjung ke tempat tersebut.

Taman Bacaan Pelangi adalah organisasi nirlaba yang mendirikan perpustakaan bagi anak-anak di pelosok Indonesia bagian Timur. Tujuannya adalah menumbuhkan minat baca anak dan meningkatkan akses terhadap buku bacaan berkualitas bagi anak-anak tersebutl. Didirikan pada tanggal 5 Desember 2009 oleh Nila Tanzil, Taman Bacaan Pelangi saat ini telah berada di 26 desa yang tersebar di 11 pulau di Indonesia Timur, antara lain: Flores, Timor, Lombok, Sumbawa, Sulawesi, dan Kepulauan Banda di Maluku.

Terhitung bulan ini, biaya kelas yoga saya akan didonasikan untuk anak-anak di Indonesia bagian Timur. Dan juga biaya kelas Kutakatik saya. Setiap 1 anak yang ikut 1 kelas yoga, akan membantu 10 anak di desa pelosok Indonesia Timur untuk mengikuti workshop kreatif di Taman Bacaan Pelangi. Sebagai informasi, satu desa bisa sampai dengan seratus anak.

Hanya dibutuhkan satu pensil untuk menggambar, satu buku untuk membuka pikiran, dan sebuah kontribusi kecil untuk membuat perbedaan.

Ayo ikut kelas KidsYoga atau ikut Kutakatik Art Craft Class. Untuk info lebih lengkap dan kalau mau ikut menyumbang bisa email ke: kyra.pradiono@gmail.com


Terima kasih :))

ps: Untuk info lebih lanjut tentang Taman Bacaan Pelangi, bisa dilihat di www.tamanbacaanpelangi.com, www.facebook.com/pelangibook, atau Twitter @pelangibook

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Dear all,

It has been among my dreams to help indonesian children. Fortunately my good friends, Nila and Eva, asked me to join them to share and spend some time with children from Taman Bacaan Pelangi (Rainbow Reading Gardens) in remote areas of Eastern Indonesia, a place I wanted to visit.

Taman Bacaan Pelangi is non-profit organization which set up community libraries for children living in remote areas in the eastern part of Indonesia. Its aim is to nurture the children's interest in reading and increase their access to quality books. The library will enable the children in the most remote areas access to good quality books. Established in December 5, 2009 by Nila Tanzil, Taman Bacaan Pelangi is now available in 26 villages spreadout in 11  islands in East Indonesia, among them: Flores, Timor, Lombok, Sumbawa, Sulawesi and the Isles of Banda in Maluku.

This month, I will donate my earnings from my kids yoga class to the children in East Indonesia. Also from my art and craft clas. Income received from every child taking 1 yoga class will cover the fee of 10 children in the remote areas (1 village may have up to 100 children) of eastern Indonesia to participate in a Creative Workshop at Taman Bacaan Pelangi.

It takes a pencil to draw, a book to open up their imagination,  and a very small contribution to make a big difference. 

So come join my KidsYoga class kiddos or Kutakatik Art Craft Class . For more info and for those who are interested in donating, kindly email to kyra.pradiono@gmail.com

Thank you :))

ps: For more information on Taman Bacaan Pelangi, please go to www.tamanbacaanpelangi.com, www.facebook.com/pelangibook, or Twitter @pelangibook

*Foto dari Taman Bacaan Pelangi

Aksara "Reading Rainbow"

Aksara "Reading Rainbow" is back with Kutakatik Art Craft Class :)

We'll see you again on May 11th at Aksara Pacific Place with differen book too :))

More pics here..

Flora and the Flamingo ♥

I collect children books and got this one last weekend. I'm in love with this book...heartwarming :)

Molly Idle used to be an artist working for DreamWorks Feature Animation and from there she leapt into the world of children’s books :)

"In this innovative wordless book, a tentative partnership blooms into an unlikely friendship between a girl named Flora and a gracefull Flamingo. With a twist, a turn and a flop, this unlikely friends learn at last how to dance together in a perfect harmony."

One Love :)

If it's meant to be, it's meant to be. I've been looking for this book for these past months, then my goodfriend Sesey told me that I can get it at Aksara Bookstore. A heartwarming picture book. It has a great message for all children :)

"The message is positive, happy and multicultural. About a girl, enlists her community to help transform her neighborhood for the better. Amazing things that can happen when we all get together with one love in our hearts."

- Amazon

Go get it...for your kids or yourself :)

John Steinbeck on Falling in Love: A 1958 Letter

I don't know whay I just love this letter and would love to check the book. Got this from Brainpickings website.

New York

November 10, 1958

Dear Thom:

We had your letter this morning. I will answer it from my point of view and of course Elaine will from hers.

First—if you are in love—that’s a good thing—that’s about the best thing that can happen to anyone. Don’t let anyone make it small or light to you.

Second—There are several kinds of love. One is a selfish, mean, grasping, egotistical thing which uses love for self-importance. This is the ugly and crippling kind. The other is an outpouring of everything good in you—of kindness and consideration and respect—not only the social respect of manners but the greater respect which is recognition of another person as unique and valuable. The first kind can make you sick and small and weak but the second can release in you strength, and courage and goodness and even wisdom you didn’t know you had.

You say this is not puppy love. If you feel so deeply—of course it isn’t puppy love.

But I don’t think you were asking me what you feel. You know better than anyone. What you wanted me to help you with is what to do about it—and that I can tell you.

Glory in it for one thing and be very glad and grateful for it.

The object of love is the best and most beautiful. Try to live up to it.

If you love someone—there is no possible harm in saying so—only you must remember that some people are very shy and sometimes the saying must take that shyness into consideration.

Girls have a way of knowing or feeling what you feel, but they usually like to hear it also.

It sometimes happens that what you feel is not returned for one reason or another—but that does not make your feeling less valuable and good.

Lastly, I know your feeling because I have it and I’m glad you have it.

We will be glad to meet Susan. She will be very welcome. But Elaine will make all such arrangements because that is her province and she will be very glad to. She knows about love too and maybe she can give you more help than I can.

And don’t worry about losing. If it is right, it happens—The main thing is not to hurry. Nothing good gets away.

Love,

Fa

The Butterflies of Victor

"The Butterflies of Victor" by Virginie Kasse the author, and of course, Melissa Sunjaya the illustrator from MyTulisan. They released the book in 3 edition, French, English & Indonesian. I got the English one from my cousin. The only thing I'll tell you is that it was beautifully written & illustrated. The writing & the illustration really compliment each other.  Go get it! :)

It suits all ages :)

A happy reader :)

I always love book fair....the thrill to look for old used books. I went to Indonesia Book Fair in Istora Senayan and stayed there for a couple of hours earlier (since today is my free day hehe). Love to look for children's book as always...and old books too. And this is what I get...

An old wayang comic and 2 others old comic...

And old book about some of Indonesian literature...

 Got this Shel Siverstein....it's on sale! Love his works :)

Old School Sesame Street's book never fails me...

 Old school Rainbow Brites too :)

Tini my old time favorite book...since I was a kid...

And an old "Keys to Reading" book with great old school illustration inside....

All of these only for 300 thousand rupiah...not bad 'ey? And I'm a happy reader! Let's dig in :)