There was a Peranakan Woman who Lived in a Shoe animals Twelve-year-old Amal’s dream of becoming

Twelve-year-old Amal’s dream of becoming a teacher one day is dashed in an instant when she accidentally insults a member of her Pakistani village’s ruling family

But as the couple and the nanny become more dependent on one another

A brilliant rhyming read-aloud text

from parks to gardens and flowerpots to pavements

There was a Peranakan Woman who Lived in a Shoe animals Twelve-year-old Amal’s dream of becomingWritten by Gwen Lee paperback There was a Peranakan woman who lived in a shoe. She made so many nyonya kueh, she didnt know what to do. In this book of modernised nursery rhymes, original rhymes are recreated with local flavour and humour. Traditional food, local places and festivals are the essence of the rhymes! This is a book that resonates with our time, country and culture, and will surely last for generations to come.