How to be Human (Book 4): Tigo’s Three Tasks (Confidence)

ISBN 9789815044379

The How to be Human picture book series follows Starr and Tigo, two curious kid aliens on Earth learning what it means to be an awesome human being. Join them on their exciting adventures full of fun and heart as they learn what it means to be respectful, responsible, caring, confident, harmonious and resilient!

Teaches young readers how to be responsible through a pictorial storybook
Engaging story that lets young readers understand and learn about values
Colourful illustrations that encourages conversations about the topic in an accessible manner.

How to be Human

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Children

Synopsis

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Tigo has come from his home planet to learn how human beings live. A curious little alien, asking questions is his favourite thing to do!

Tigo dreams of being brave but he is afraid of heights, water and the dark. He asks his new friend, Starr, for some of his confidence, but Starr won’t give him any!

Tigo goes in search of ingredients to make a confidence potion. Will he find what he is looking for? Will drinking a magic potion make him confident?

Nicolette Lee is a Singaporean comic book artist and illustrator. Her work focuses on fantasy, fairytale adaptations, and social commentary. Her art and comics have been published in print and online, including the 2019 Moonlight Anthology by Bones & McKay, and the 2020 SOUND Anthology by Difference Engine. Nicolette graduated from the Law University of Bristol in 2016 – her mind and characters are prone to wander back there. She can be found on Tumblr, Twitter and Instagram by her handle, @Wanlingnic.

Growing up in Singapore, author Tan Yi Lin spent weekends at second-hand bookstores browsing through tales of talking animals, globetrotting adventures, and travels to whimsical lands. She still does the same with her 3 daughters. Outside of her job in the public service, Yi Lin writes stories inspired by childhood and a blog for an adopted Doxiepoo named Miso.