Asia in the Heart, World on the Mind

Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast , the best blog on picture book illustrations! Today's feature is on Filipino illustrator Monica Ramos. =D Go, go, go!

Dumpling Days written and illustrated by Grace Lin (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, January 2012) Is it January yet??? Gah! It's taking forever.

The National Book Development Council of Singapore and Scholastic Asia are launching the 2012 Scholastic Asian Book Award (SABA). The award recognizes Asian writers and writers of Asian origin who are taking the experiences of life, spirit, and thinking in different parts of Asia to the world at large. SABA is awarded to an unpublished manuscript targeted at children ages 6 to 12. The closing date for submissions for the 2012 SABA is Oct. 17, 2011, 5 p.m. Singapore time. For more information, please visit www.scholasticbookaward.asia .

I am the guest speaker for the next Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators - Philippines ' Children's Lit Booktalk & Work-in-Progress Critique! WHEN: 6 - 8 p.m., Monday, June 13 (Yes, later today.) WHERE: Figaro, 3rd level, Greenbelt 3 Makati Open to members of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators - Philippines and to non-members (18 and above) who are: * Published/unpublished children's book writers/illustrators * Keenly interested in children's and young adult literature BRING: Any children's or young adult book that you want to share, discuss, ask questions about, or use as a spring-board for discussion. Or, bring a work in progress - your art or manuscript for a children's or young adult book - and get a group critique plus tips on how to get published. FEE: Php 20 (for SCBWI members, no fee), plus a receipt to show that you ordered something - a cup of coffee, a cold drink, anything! - as a courtesy to the establi...

Every Sunday for the In My Mailbox meme, YA book bloggers share the books they bought, borrowed, or received over the past week. New Crayons is a similar meme that incorporates children's books and books for adults, and focuses on multicultural literature. These are the other ASIAN books I bought and received while I was in Singapore a couple of weeks ago: The Book That Was Handed Down written by Yixian Quek and illustrated by Grace Duan Ying (Straits Times Press, 2008) Does My Head Look Big In This? by Randa Abdel-Fattah (Scholastic Paperbacks, reprint edition 2008) Where the Streets Had a Name by Randa Abdel-Fattah (Marion Lloyd Books, 2009) Anya's War by Andrea Alban (Feiwel & Friends, 2011) Artichoke Hearts by Sita Brahmachari (Macmillan Children's Books, 2011) Indian Children's Favourite Stories written by Rosemarie Somaiah and illustrated by Ranjan Somaiah (Tuttle Publishing, 2006) I also bought a bunch of Singaporean and Japanese teen magazines when I...

There is an article here about the panel discussion on blogging that I was part of at the 2011 Asian Festival of Children's Content in Singapore. =D Please do read it!