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The book The Rainbow Kueh , written by Ho Lee-Ling and published in 2017, is a children's storybook that is part of the Starlight series. It was published by the Curriculum Planning & Development Division of the Ministry of Education, Singapore, and is categorized as a "K1 Big Book". Story Overview
: Janice Khoo’s illustrations use a soft, inviting palette that makes the textures of the steamed cakes and sticky rice almost tangible for young readers. Why It Resonates In a modern world of processed snacks, The Rainbow Kueh the rainbow kueh book
And remember what the very first page, written in faded ink on a scrap of newspaper, says: The book The Rainbow Kueh , written by
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Violet, the book says, is the color of mystery. It is the last color the eye sees before night falls. It contains both the warmth of red and the calm of blue. In kueh, violet reminds us that the rainbow is a circle — after violet comes red again. After the last bite of kueh, there is always the desire for another. Why It Resonates In a modern world of
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The book is not about perfection. It is about rasa — a Malay word that means both taste and feeling. To taste a rainbow kueh is to feel the history of the region: the Chinese influence in Ang Ku Kueh, the Malay heart in Kuih Dadar, the Nyonya fusion in Seri Muka, the Indian touch in the use of coconut and gula Melaka.