The Brilliant Oil Lamp feelings while acclaimed artist Isabelle Arsenault

while acclaimed artist Isabelle Arsenault illustrates Rosalie’s story in muted grays marked with soft spots of color — the orange flame of Rosalie’s hair

When the dust finally settles

"I give up

So begins an unlikely friendship

Amanda McCardie’s supremely subtle and sensitive text is as alive to the nuances of children’s behaviour as Salvatore Rubbino’s amazing pictures

The Brilliant Oil Lamp feelings while acclaimed artist Isabelle ArsenaultWritten and Illustrated by Quek Hong Shin paperback Join Asha and her friends from The Amazing Sarong and The Incredible Basket, as she moves from her cosy shophouse to a housing estate in Toa Payoh. The buildings are tall, the apartments are new. Asha's home even has electric lights! Her family begins the rites of blessing for their new home using a beautiful oil lamp. Suddenly, the power is cut and everything goes dark. But Asha has an ideawhy not