Thank you Berkelouw Books, Rose Bay!
August 20, 2019 at 4:53 pm | Posted in Berkelouw Books, Book signings, Buying my books, Children's Chinese Zodiac Books, Sydney Bookshops | Leave a commentTags: Berkelouw Books Rose Bay, Storm Whale, The Chinese Calendar Tales
This afternoon I dropped into one of my favourite Sydney bookshops, Berkelouw Books, where I signed copies of Storm Whale. You can buy your very own signed copy there, and you can also order all and any of my Chinese Calendar Tales from them, including our fabulous Boxed Set! A warm thank you to manager Bru Hammer (above) for all the support!
My interview with Noreen Mir, RTHK3!
February 9, 2018 at 8:02 pm | Posted in Book launches, Bookazine Princes Building, Children's Chinese Zodiac Books, Chinese New Year, Radio interviews | Leave a commentTags: 1 2 3 Show, Chinese history, Chinese New Year, Ching Shih, Hong Kong, RTHK3, The Tale of Desmond Dog, The Year of the Dog
This afternoon I had a wonderful chat with Noreen Mir at RTHK Radio 3 on the 1 2 3 Show all about my new book The Tale of Desmond Dog, the amazing history of Hong Kong and notorious pirate queen Ching Shih behind it, and, of course, the official launch of Harry Harrison’s and my book at Bookazine, 3rd floor, Princes Building, tomorrow at 2pm! You can listen to it here !
And don’t forget to come along! There’ll be a fabulous story reading, a fun quiz with some great prizes, laissee with yummy coins, bookmarks, snacks and drinks for everyone! Be there, or the Red Flags will come and get you – aha me hearties!!!
Hey Beijing kids! What are you doing this Sunday?
January 25, 2018 at 8:42 pm | Posted in Book launches, Bookworm Cafe Beijing, Buying my books, Children's Chinese Zodiac Books | Leave a commentTags: Beijing bookshops, Bookworm Cafe, Ching Shih, Hong Kong, The Tale of Desmond Dog, The Year of the Dog
The Year of the Dog is around the corner, and I’ll be at the famous Bookworm Cafe at Building 4, Nan Sanlitun Road, Chaoyang District at 1.30pm on THIS SUNDAY for the Beijing launch of my latest Chinese Calendar Tale, The Tale of Desmond Dog! It’s all about a noble dog, wicked pirates, and a little fishing village called Hong Kong! Come along to hear me read my story! Here’s your official invitation! I can’t wait to see you there!
Meet Burger and Long Long!
January 16, 2018 at 12:59 pm | Posted in Children's Chinese Zodiac Books, Kingston International School Hong Kong | Leave a commentTags: Chinese history, Chinese Zodiac, Harry Harrison, Stories about Chinese Zodiac characters, The Tale of Desmond Dog, The Year of the Dog
Whenever I visit a school to give the VERY FIRST reading of my new Chinese Calendar Tale, I give the kids in the very first session what I call “naming rights” for the two little extra creatures that our fabulous illustrator, Harry Harrison, adds to all the pictures in the book!
Yesterday, at the very first ever reading of The Tale of Desmond Dog, that session happened to be for the kids of Grade One at Kingston International School in Kowloon Tong!
After hotly contested debate, they came up with the following:
Burger the Hermit Crab: Long Long the Sea Louse:
I think those names are great!
So when you get your copy of the book here, make sure you check every page and see if you can find Burger and Long Long!
WOOF! Introducing The Tale of Desmond Dog!
January 14, 2018 at 4:58 pm | Posted in Book launches, Books about Chinese Zodiac, Buying my books, Children's Chinese Zodiac Books, Chinese New Year, Online Sales | Leave a commentTags: Chinese Zodiac, Great children's books about Chinese culture, The Chinese Calendar Tales, The Tale of Desmond Dog, The Year of the Dog
Helloooo everybody and a very Happy New Year to you all! I hope that you had a wonderful festive season full of good fun with your families, and, of course, that you read a whole lot of fabulous books!
Speaking of which…here is the newest member of The Chinese Calendar Tales family, out just in time for the Year of the Dog! It’s full of fun verse, a terrifically exciting plot and Harry Harrison’s wonderful illustrations, as wacky and witty as ever!
It’s 1810, and infamous pirate queen Ching Shih and her Red Flags are terrorizing the South China Sea. Enter Desmond Dog, hero of the fishing village of Hong Kong! He’s noble, honest and kind, and loves to help others. But he’s also strong, daring and brave, with an excellent nose… in fact, he has the makings of an excellent pirate! Will Desmond be lured into a life of crime? And what will become of Ching Shih and her crew? Find out in this exciting tale of trickery, temptation…and treasure!
Don’t forget to buy your copy in your local bookshop OR you can order it online here right away!
And if you’d like to come along to the funny and fabulous Hong Kong launch of The Tale of Desmond Dog, make a note in your diary for Saturday 10th February at 2pm at Bookazine in Princes Building, Central. I’ll be posting your official invitation on this blog soon!
A fab interview with Jed Doherty of Reading With Your Kids in Boston, USA!
June 29, 2017 at 9:44 am | Posted in Children's Chinese Zodiac Books, children's literacy, Podcasts | Leave a commentTags: Books about China for kids, children's literacy, Chinese culture for kids, Chinese history for kids, Chinese Zodiac, Jed Doherty, Reading With Your Kids, United States
I was so excited a few weeks ago to be contacted by one of the United States’ most famous family entertainers, Jed Doherty, from Boston, who asked me to talk all about the Chinese Calendar Tales for his huge Reading With Your Kids podcast audience in the States! We ended up talking for MUCH longer than expected, not just about my books, but also about our shared passion for children’s literacy – and our shared concern about the overuse of digital games and social media which is NOT GOOD AT ALL if you want to be a great reader, with great vocabulary, great writing skills, great general knowledge and a great brain!
We had such a good chat that Jed ended up dividing it into 2 podcasts! The first podcast, all about the Chinese Zodiac, my love of Chinese history and culture, and our funny and fabulous Chinese Calendar Tales, was released to iTunes and iHeart Radio on 22nd June!
You can listen to it here.
And if you want to find out more about Jed and his fantastic work in the States, you can read more here.
Rickshaw Rooster meets Hobart kids at Fullers Bookshop on Saturday!
May 26, 2017 at 6:49 pm | Posted in Books about Chinese Zodiac, Bookshop event, Children's Chinese Zodiac Books, Chinese festivals, Chinese New Year, Hobart | Leave a commentTags: Fuller's Bookshop, The Tale of Rickshaw Rooster, The Year of the Rooster
Rickshaw Rooster is saying a big HELLOOOO to Hobart tomorrow at Fullers Bookshop at 3pm in a fun belated Chinese New Year event to celebrate the Year of the Rooster! We’ll have laisee packets with tasty money, a fun story reading, a book-signing, a quiz with fun prizes for kids, mums and dads, and even some free Year of the Rooster bookmarks! So if you’re in Hobart this Saturday afternoon, come along and join the fun!
Cock-a-doodle-DOOOOO!
A Rooster from Hong Kong Airport!
January 29, 2017 at 8:07 am | Posted in Books about Chinese Zodiac, Children's Chinese Zodiac Books, Chinese New Year, Chinese Zodiac | Leave a commentTags: The Chinese Calendar Tales, The Tale of Rickshaw Rooster
I’m home in Hong Kong! And here is the beautiful Rooster I found at Hong Kong Airport when I arrived last night! Isn’t he magnificent? Now my noisy, vain but loveable Rickshaw Rooster likes to think he’s the most fabulous Rooster in town…now he’s feeling just a bit uncertain!
And remember, if you haven’t met that funny bird yet, you can buy The Tale of Rickshaw Rooster online today at http://www.auspicioustimes.com/ !
Rickshaw Rooster is cock-a-doodling in the Press!
January 13, 2017 at 10:59 am | Posted in Book launches, Books about Chinese Zodiac, Bookshop event, Buying my books, Children's Chinese Zodiac Books, Chinese Calendar Tales, Chinese New Year, Chinese Zodiac | Leave a commentTags: The Tale of Rickshaw Rooster, The Year of the Rooster
Thank you Little Steps Hong Kong for featuring my latest Chinese Calendar Tale on your Chinese New Years Books for Kids list! Rickshaw Rooster is cock-a-hoop! http://www.littlestepsasia.com/hong-kong/articles/shop/chinese-new-year-books-kids
And if you want to buy your very own copy, you can come to the fabulous Book Launch at Bookazine next Saturday 21st January (remember to RSVP by writing to enquiries@bookazine.com.hk or phone 2522-1785; register on Face Book at https://www.facebook.com/events/1844568015815956/) for your very own signed copy!
Or you can purchase online too (see the Buy My Books button above)!
Join Harry Harrison and me for a Cockadoodle Book Launch on Saturday 21st January!
January 12, 2017 at 3:59 pm | Posted in Book launches, Books about Chinese Zodiac, Bookshop event, Children's Chinese Zodiac Books, Chinese Calendar Tales, Chinese Zodiac | Leave a commentTags: Bookazine Princes Building, The Tale of Rickshaw Rooster, The Year of the Rooster
If you’re as excited as I am to get rid of that mischievous Monkey and start a brand new, fabulous Year of the Rooster, then what better way to celebrate than to come to the Hong Kong Launch of my latest book, illustrated by Harry Harrison – The Tale of Rickshaw Rooster! It’s a hilariously funny story about a noisy, cocky but very loyal Rooster who dares to take on all the foreign very-important-people at Shanghai’s Annual Race! You’re going to love it! See your official invitation below. Don’t forget to RSVP with Bookazine on enquiries@bookazine.com.hk or phone 2522-1785 or register on Face Book at https://www.facebook.com/events/1844568015815956/ as numbers are limited…
See you there with your finest feathers on!
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