The Linton Children’s Book Festival takes place this weekend, in the beautiful English village of Linton, not far from Cambridge. I was invited to introduce DONG Yanan’s book Express Delivery from Dinosaur World yesterday, and the event was fully booked! 32 young readers (some as young as two years old) came along with their parents. Continue reading
Here’s a list of our first 60 posts! Thank you to everyone who has helped us along the way, to our guest-writers and interviewees, and, of course, to our readers! Continue reading
Earlier this week, Tomorrow Publishing House (Tiantian chubanshe 天天出版社) posted a piece recommending some good reads for children during this holiday week in China. If you need a rest from National Day, moon-gazing, mooncakes and so on, try these: Continue reading
Meng Yanan’s picture book Happy Mid-Autumn Festival (孟亚楠：《中秋节快乐》) won the gold prize in the 2016 Bronze and Sunflower Picture Book Awards 青铜葵花图画书奖. Congratulations to Meng Yanan, and Happy Mid-Autumn Festival to everyone! Continue reading
Call For Papers: for the 9th Asian Festival of Children’s Content 亚洲少儿读物节 , to be held in Singapore, 5-9 September 2018 (details here). Deadline: 15 September 2017. Continue reading
Bing Xin 冰心 (1900-1999) is a major figure in Chinese literature, and the Bing Xin Children’s Literature Award 冰心儿童文学新作奖 is one of the four major Chinese literature awards. This month, one of Bing Xin’s most famous works, The Little Orange Lantern 《小橘灯》，was featured on Brigitte Duzan’s website Chineseshortstories (including the memoir -essay in Chinese, her translation into French, and the background to the story). Inspired by Brigitte’s post, I have created a similar version for English readers here. Continue reading
Today’s another festival! This one takes place on the 9th day of the 9th lunar month – it’s usually in October, and this year it’s on 9th October. Continue reading
Mid-Autumn Festival 中秋节 is one of the most important Chinese festivals. It takes place on the 15th day of the 8th month in the Chinese calendar, and is a celebration of the full moon closest to the Autumn Equinox. In other words, it’s the full moon we see in September or early October, known in English as the Harvest Moon. Continue reading
