After a seriously complex plan with multi-layered deceit and maps, it looks like our little Minh’s getting hitched.
Operation Happily Ever After is a go. Joy to you, Minh. And may the Punk Farm play at your reception.
Day: October 31, 2007
Could Shawna Tenney be any more adorable?
I am just loving this little glimpse into the ordinary lives of the extraordinarily generous and blessed illustrators that the hosts of the Robert’s Snow Blogging for a Cure folks are giving us. Today I’ve seen the fabulously vast range of Rolandas Kiaulevicus, the Lithuanian illustrator whose snowflake is featured at a wrung sponge. Rolandas came to Connecticut to marry the girl he loved, with only his brushes, his bachelor’s degree, and his talent — and no English. He’d studied German in school, not thinking he’d go to America. But we do many things for love! How fabulous that his generous heart has made room to support the fight against cancer, too.
Kate Messner’s blog is where you can see pictures of the adorable Shawna JC Tenney and her family, which includes her graphic designer husband, and two chewy-cheeked little cherubs who must keep her super busy. You will LOVE her work — and let me tell you, I can’t WAIT to see her quirky, whimsical, detailed illustrations in more books. I can just imagine all kinds of fractured fairytales and the like spilling from her accomplished pen. (Just LOOK at those sheep. They’re a scream!) Blessed with all that talent, and could she BE any more adorable?
Don’t miss the mega Monster Mo’ Love at MotherReader’s, and the inimitable J.Lo — in space, no less — at welcome to my tweendom. Lots of talent from lots of generous souls. A good ending to a great month.
Fun for Kids With an Interest in China
Sacramento Chinese Culture Foundation 沙加緬度中華文化基金會
Families with children from China, or those who have an interest in Asian languages and cultures are invited to the Northern California Wisdom Chinese School and World Journal Children’s Book and Gift Faire, November 3, 2007, from 11 a.m. – 4 pm, at the Bethany Presbyterian Church, 5625 – 24th Street in Sacramento (at Fruitridge Rd. and 24th Street, about .8 mi. west of Hwy 99).
Join us for a exciting multicultural children’s program. Highlights include:
12:30: Children’s author Oliver Chin reads from his newest book, Julie Black Belt.
1:00 pm: Join in a fun, spontaneous dramatization of Adventures of the Treasure Fleet: China Discovers the World, directed by the author of the book, Ann Martin Bowler.
2:00 pm: Hear Li Keng Wong, 81, author of Good Fortune: My Journey to Gold
Mountain, talk about her memories of her journey to and her experience living on Angel Island, CA. She will also speak of the hardships and challenges her family faced as immigrants in California. (This, to me, would be the highlight of the day!)
3:00 pm: Free books and games raffle drawing.
Bilingual books, CDs, DVDs and other educational things in Asian and South Asian languages (including Vietnamese, Japanese, Hindi, Urdu, Thai, Hmong, Farsi,and Tagalog) are available from Asia for Kids, Asian American Curriculum Project, and Our Chinese Daughters Foundation. Dolls, toys and games from these cultures will be available as well. This is a great resource for teachers and home-schooling parents as well as multicultural children’s lit aficionados, as there are also resources available on teaching immigration history, diversity, tolerance, and racial awareness as well. If you’re a Bay Area person interested in learning about growing up in different cultures, and researching family traditions around the world, this is the place for you.
(*courtesy of Ann Martin Bowler, SCBWI NorCal member*)