Year of the Monkey | Sarah Brennan Funny & Fabulous Blog

Helloooo SAIS in Singapore!

February 2, 2016 at 9:06 pm | Posted in Being an Author, Chinese Calendar Tales, Chinese New Year, Chinese Zodiac, Singapore schools, Uncategorized | Leave a comment
Tags: children's literacy, Chinese Calendar Tales, Chinese Zodiac, SAIS, Story Readings, The Tale of Ming Kee Monkey, Writing workshops, Year of the Monkey

Today I visited my fabulous friends at Stamford American International School in Singapore again, for the first of three great days chock full of writing workshops and reading sessions for the Grade 5s, and talks to parents and teachers about creating bookworms and writers in the digital age too! It was wonderful to see you all, and especially to introduce you to my mischievous Ming Kee Monkey! I can’t wait to work with more of you tomorrow!

Ming Kee makes Mischief in Singapore!

February 2, 2016 at 5:30 am | Posted in Chinese Calendar Tales, Chinese New Year, Chinese Zodiac, Singapore schools | Leave a comment
Tags: Chinese Calendar Tales, Chinese New Year, Chinese Zodiac, CIS Tanjong Katong, Singapore schools, Story Readings, The Tale of Ming Kee Monkey, Year of the Monkey

Watch out Singapore! Ming Kee Monkey is in town! Yesterday she visited the fabulous kids of Canadian International School, Tanjong Katong campus, and caused HAVOC in the primary library with the Grade 3s to Grade 6s! Many thanks to my lovely friend and librarian Nadine Bailey and her staff for putting up with Ming Kee’s antics and being such gracious hosts!

Just two more days till my book launch!

January 28, 2016 at 7:12 pm | Posted in Book launches, Chinese Calendar Tales, Chinese New Year, Chinese Zodiac, Uncategorized | Leave a comment
Tags: Chinese Calendar Tales, Chinese New Year, Chinese Zodiac, The Tale of Ming Kee Monkey, Year of the Monkey

If you want to come to the funny and fabulous book launch of The Tale of Ming Kee Monkey, be sure to book your place at Bookazine, Princes Building for THIS Saturday, 11am, at enquiries@bookazine.com.hk! It’s going to be SUCH FUN! So make sure you come along, or Ming Kee Monkey just might pull out your tail feathers! Details below:

My Mischievous Monkey Story Competition starts NOW!

January 28, 2016 at 6:30 pm | Posted in Monkey story, Writing competitions for kids | Leave a comment
Tags: Chinese New Year, Chinese Zodiac, Clever Competition, The Tale of Ming Kee Monkey, Year of the Monkey

MK and vine lo res

Hello again, and a very happy soon-to-arrive Year of the Monkey to you! The Tale of Ming Kee Monkey is just about to launch in Hong Kong and it’s time for another international story competition! This time, I want you to write me a story all about a mischievous Monkey! You also have to include a Chinese setting, a Chinese Emperor, a magic teapot, a big flood and the colour verditer. Hmm…. you’ll have to do a bit of research to find out what that colour is! Entries are welcome from primary school aged students all around the world, so get out those pens and writing pads and start writing! The deadline date is Thursday 24th March. Go to my Clever Competitions page above to find out all the details!

Ming Kee Monkey swings into GSIS and ICHKHLY!

January 28, 2016 at 5:41 pm | Posted in Chinese Calendar Tales, Chinese New Year, Chinese Zodiac, Hong Kong Schools, Uncategorized | Leave a comment
Tags: Chinese Calendar Tales, Chinese New Year, Chinese Zodiac, GSIS, Hong Kong Schools, ICHKHLY, Story Readings, Year of the Monkey

Ming Kee Monkey and I have had a ball this week, in two fabulous Hong Kong schools! On Monday we were meant to be visiting Japanese International School, but the weather was SOOOO cold that the Hong Kong Education Board closed all the primary schools – so I’ll be seeing them again later in February!

On Tuesday we visited German Swiss International School at their Wanchai campus, and the feisty kids of Grades 3 to 6 met my mischievous Monkey in three fun story readings! Many thanks to my wonderful old friend Megan Lindsay for hosting me and for preparing such a fun welcome board (above)!

And then today I spent a very happy morning at International College of Hong Kong, Hong Lok Yuen, when the big kids met Ming Kee Monkey and the little kids met Pin Yin Panda. We had a lot of fun! Thanks to Deputy Principal Brett MacKenzie for inviting me! (Photos to come!)

Come to Ming Kee Monkey’s launch in Hong Kong on Saturday!

January 24, 2016 at 9:19 am | Posted in Book launches, Chinese Calendar Tales, Chinese New Year, Chinese Zodiac, Uncategorized | Leave a comment
Tags: Chinese Calendar Tales, Chinese Zodiac, The Tale of Ming Kee Monkey, Year of the Monkey

Come and join me and Harry Harrison for some mischief, mayhem and monkey business at Bookazine Princes Building next Saturday at 11am, for the Hong Kong launch of The Tale of Ming Kee Monkey! Here is your official invitation – and don’t forget to RSVP to enquiries@bookazine.com.hk! We can’t wait to see you there!

A Ming Kee Monkey day at ISF Academy!

January 22, 2016 at 6:11 pm | Posted in Chinese Calendar Tales, Chinese New Year, Chinese Zodiac, Hong Kong Schools, Uncategorized | Leave a comment
Tags: Chinese Calendar Tales, Chinese New Year, Chinese Zodiac, Story Readings, Year of the Monkey

Ming Kee Monkey and I had SO much fun meeting the fabulous Grade 1s, 2s and 3s at ISF Academy in Pok Fu Lam today! After four big story reading sessions, where the kids learned all about the extraordinary wild life of Yunnan Province, the amazing true story of Xuanzang the 7th Century Buddhist explorer and the fun folk story of Sun Wukong, the Monkey King – all the while enjoying my new story about mischievous Ming Kee Monkey – the kids made a mad dash to look at the rest of my books! Big thanks to the lovely Ada Lee, primary librarian, and Karen Ip, head librarian, for inviting me in and hosting me to a wonderful day!

Ming Kee Monkey swings into Kennedy School in Hong Kong!

January 21, 2016 at 6:52 pm | Posted in Book launches, Chinese Calendar Tales, Chinese New Year, Chinese Zodiac, Hong Kong Schools, Kennedy School, Uncategorized | Leave a comment
Tags: Chinese Calendar Tales, Chinese New Year, Chinese Zodiac, Hong Kong Schools, Story Readings, The Tale of Ming Kee Monkey, The Tale of Pin Yin Panda, Year of the Monkey

Ming Kee Monkey had her very first outing today at Kennedy School in Pok Fu Lam! It was the very first time that I read her story to anyone, anywhere, and it was such fun to introduce her to her new fans! Special thanks to Head of English Jeff Moore for being such a fabulous host, and to all the kids and teachers of Grades 3 to 6 for being such a great audience! And a big hello to the scrumptious kids of Grades 1 to 2 who met my cheeky Pin Yin Panda early in the morning! Photos to come!