• WINNER OF THE 2022 HEDWIG ANUAR CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD      
• WINNER OF THE 2022 SINGAPORE BOOK AWARD FOR "BEST YOUNG PERSONS TITLE" 
• FINALIST FOR THE 2022 SINGAPORE BOOK AWARD FOR "BOOK OF THE YEAR"    
• VOTED TOP TEN READERS CHOICE AT THE 2022 SINGAPORE BOOK AWARDS   

Can a girl, armed only with stories, make her way through a land of myth, magic and monsters, to save her grandfather's shattered memories before they're forever lost?
 
His only cure? Memory Glue. To brew it, Alexis just needs eight ingredients: stuff like nose hair from a baku (dream-eater), sweat from a duyung (sea siren) and...OK. Maybe some are tricky to find in local supermarkets.

To obtain them Alexis must journey to a realm where the fabled creatures from Grandpa's folktales are alive in the flesh (and often flesh-eating).

At least she'll have fun company: the nasty kenit (forest imp) who'd cast the horrible spell on Grandpa, and her no-nonsense Grandma, who harbours a secret that'll change Alexis' life forever.

Piece of cake, right? 

Oh, there's also a deadline.

Can Grandpa be saved before he's forever lost to the mists within his mind?

Based on a true story.
 

Subjects covered:

• South East Asian and Asian mythology and folklore, fairy tales, folktales
• Mythical, legendary creatures
• Family
• Dementia
• Alzheimer's Disease
• Grandparents, Grandmother, Grandma, Grandfather, Grandpa