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Ms May Lau and her husband Wee Kien Meng reading Chinese storybooks with their children (from left) Mark, Asher, and Renee.

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SINGAPORE - When Ms May Lau's three children were in pre-school, she invested in a few different collections of Chinese storybooks to nurture their love of reading in their mother tongue.
The books included the I Can Read series and Journey To The West comics.
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