Asia in the Heart, World on the Mind

New blog alert! :o) Children's and young adult literature critic Irene Ying-Yu Chen has started a blog on children's and young adult literature in Taiwan. Go and check out iRead Taiwan and Beyond ! :o) Below are a couple of pictures of me with Irene. I had the great pleasure of meeting her at the Asian Festival of Children's Content.

* Check out MamaSez , an excellent blog on children's literature and children's theater in Singapore by children's book author Sangeetha Madhavan! * Congratulations to Singaporean children's book author Emily Lim ! Her picture book Bunny Finds the Right Stuff (Mustard Seed Books, 2009) has just won a silver medal at the 2010 Independent Publisher Book Awards . =D * I was a guest blogger at Multiculturalism Rocks!, a wonderful blog on multicultural children's books by children's and YA fiction writer Nathalie Mvondo. Click here if you are interested in reading my guest post. * I posted more pictures from the Asian Festival of Children's Content at Color Online , a blog on women writers of color for kids, teens, and adults. * The awesome Mardel of Rabid Reader has given me a "Cute Blogger Award." Awww, thank you so much, Mardel. * I'm so sorry I haven't been able to blog much lately. I'm busy working on a really important children...

Watch this OUTSTANDING presentation from Tulika Books about multilingual children's book publishing! Multilingual Publishing - Walking the Tightrope View more presentations from Tulika Books .

Watch this beautiful, wonderful trailer for a beautiful, wonderful book - Tall Story by Candy Gourlay . Click here for my interview with Ms. Gourlay.

There's a lovely little bookstore called Wardah Books near the Sultan Mosque in Singapore. Wardah Books "is an independent bookstore specialising in Sufism and Islamic philosophy." They "carry a spectrum of titles ranging from children's books to Prophetic sirah and translations of the Qur'an; from history to the latest nasyeed." I walked into Wardah Books and made a beeline for the children's books. The store clerk was very nice and he helped me choose these titles: The Best Eid Ever , written by Asma Mobin-Uddin and illustrated by Laura Jacobsen (Boyds Mills Press, 2007) The Boy Without A Name , written by Idries Shah and illustrated by Mona Caron (Hoopoe Books, 2007) Night of the Moon: A Muslim Holiday Story , written by Hena Khan and illustrated by Julie Paschkis (Chronicle Books, 2008) Looking forward to visiting Wardah Books again next year!

New Crayons is a meme started by Susan at Color Online , and it is about sharing the books one has bought, received, or borrowed over the past week. For my New Crayons post this week, I'll be listing the books I bought and received while in Singapore for the Asian Festival of Children's Content (AFCC). Watch out for my reviews of these books! 7 Science Fiction Stories (Scholastic India, 2006) The Best Eid Ever by Asma Mobin-Uddin and illustrated by Laura Jacobsen (Boyds Mills Press, 2007) A Blue Cat's Tale by Sangeetha Madhavan and illustrated by Michelle Chang (Straits Times Press Children, 2008) The Broken Tusk: Stories of the Hindu God Ganesha retold by Uma Krishnaswami and illustrated by Maniam Selven (August House Publishers, 2005) Anything But A Grabooberry by Anushka Ravishankar and Rathna Ramanathan (Tara Publishing, 2004) Baby Panda Finds His Way by Emily Lim and illustrated by Li Dan (Autumn Wonders, 2009) The Boy Without A Name by Idries Shah and illustr...

The National Book Development Council of Singapore and Scholastic Asia present the Scholastic Asian Book Award . The objectives of the Scholastic Asian Book Award are: * To recognize excellence in fiction in Asian stories for children * To showcase the diversity of literary talent within Asia * To encourage and inspire more Asian-themed books and stories The Scholastic Asian Book Award will be given each year to an unpublished manuscript in English (original or translation), set in Asia and targeted at children ages 6 to 12, written by a writer in Asia or of Asian origin. The award-winning manuscript will get a prize of S$10,000 and a plaque, and will be considered by Scholastic Asia for publication. The first and second runners-up will each get a plaque and be offered advice by Scholastic Asia on editing their manuscripts to submit for publication. Entries for the inaugural Scholastic Asian Book Award must be submitted by December 31, 2010 at 5 p.m., to the National Book Development...