The Spotlight
February 2023 - Immedium
1. NEWS
A. Happy Year of the Rabbit!
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Rosie the rabbit wishes you Gung Hay Fat Choy - happy 2023!
Celebrate The Year of the Rabbit! with the bravest bunny of the 21st century (Bugs was in the 20th)!
- our revised edition features a new bilingual translation in simplified Chinese.
Author Oliver Chin shares Justin Roth's energetic artwork throughout Southern California during the first week of February.
- this weekend (2/4-2/5), he reunites with Jennifer Wood (artist of Dragon, Snake, Horse) to autograph at the lunar new year festival of the Huntington Library (San Marino, CA)
We'll read our Tales from the Chinese Zodiac series at many schools, libraries, and cultural associations.
- contact us to schedule an in-person or virtual program.
This month's sales promotion
Order an autographed copy of any zodiac storybook from our website &
get a free 8x10 print of The Year of the Rabbit!
B. Harry and Meghan like The Octonauts
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Known as Britain's Duke of Sussex, Prince Harry has just written a blockbuster, best-selling autobiography. But before that book was published, his wife Meghan Markle attested...that their family loves The Octonauts!
Meghan was featured on the October 2022 cover of Variety and included in the 2022 class of Variety's Power of Women.
In a bonus video interview, Meagan revealed that her children's favorite television show is The Octonauts. In particular, her son "Archie, he's loved Octonauts for a really long time."
We're happy to know the royals have great taste in children's entertainment! Read our original 4 storybooks that inspired the hit animated tv series worldwide.
C. More Awesome Asian Americans!
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Our sequel More Awesome Asian Americans spotlights another 10 wonderful women and 10 marvelous men.
Volume 2 features 60 fantastic illustrations by artist Juan Calle.
"Informatively inspiring, and often bringing out of an undeserved obscurity men and women of Asian descent who have help to shape American culture, governance, science, More Awesome Asian Americans: 20 Citizens Who Energized America is a critically important addition to family, elementary school, middle school, and community library American Biography & History collections."
- Midwest Book Review, Children's Bookwatch, The Biography Shelf
Order an autographed copy of
- Volume 1 (Awesome Asian Americans)
- or 2 (More Awesome Asian Americans)
at our website this month, and get a free 5x7
More Awesome Asian Americans greeting card (plus envelope)!
2. REVIEWS
Julie Black Belt: The Belt of Fire
by Oliver Chin
illustrated by Charlene Chua
"My daughter was happy to see this as she too is a little ball of energy and there aren't many English books with Asian girl characters like her! The comic book style fits well with the high energy character and Chua's illustrations are great fun. We can't wait for the next Julie Black Belt book!"
- Perogies & Gyoza
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Boy Dumplings
A Tasty Chinese Tale
by Ying Chang Compestine
illustrated by YongSheng Xuan
"Boy Dumplings is HYSTERICAL!! A wonderful "trickster tale". I can't wait to make the dumpling recipe!! My favorite food ever!"
- Marla Conn, Readability
3.
EVENTS
FEBRUARY
2/1: Porter Ranch branch, LAPL, CA, 10 am
2/1: Eagle Rock branch, LAPL, CA, 12:30 pm
2/1: Echo Park branch, LAPL, CA, 2:30 pm
2/1: Vermont Square branch, LAPL, CA, 4:30 pm
2/2: Chinatown branch, LAPL, CA, 9 am
2/2: Lincoln Heights branch, LAPL, CA, 10:30 am
2/2: Pacoima branch, LAPL, CA, 3:30 pm
2/3: Pantera elementary school, Diamond Bar, CA, 9 am
2/3: Valentine elementary school, San Marino, CA, pm
2/4: Oliver Chin & Jennifer Wood, Huntington Library, CA, 10-4 pm
2/5: Oliver Chin & Jennifer Wood, Huntington Library, CA, 10-4 pm
2/6: Stratford school, Altadena, CA, 10:15 am
2/6: Carver elementary school, San Marino, CA, 1 pm.
2/6: Pico Union branch, LAPL, CA, 4:30 pm
2/7: West Valley branch, LAPL, CA, 10:30 am
2/7: Watts branch, LAPL, CA, 2 pm
2/7: Wilshire branch, LAPL, CA, 4 pm
2/8: St. James & St. Andrew school, LA, CA, am
2/11: Presidio Knolls school, San Francisco, CA, 10 am - 2 pm
2/11: Oliver Chin and Ying Compestine: Towne Center Books, 555 Main St, Pleasanton, CA, 3 pm
2/15: Oliver Chin: How to Draw Comics Characters: Clayton public library, CA, 2 pm
2/18: Oliver Chin: Lunar New Year - Chinese Historical and Cultural Project, History Park, San Jose, CA, noon
2/22: Oliver Chin: Stratford School, 890 Pomeroy Ave, Santa Clara, CA 95051
2/24: Oliver Chin: Stratford School, 25 Corning Avenue, Milpitas, CA 95035, 9 am
MARCH
3/1: Drawing Comics Characters workshop: Atherton Public Library-SMCL, 3:30 pm
3/2: Oliver Chin: James Madison Elementary School, San Leandro, CA: 8:30 am
3/2: Drawing Comics Characters workshop: Portola Valley Public Library-SMCL, 3:30pm
3/3: Oliver Chin: YCIS, Mountain View, CA: 9 am
3/13: Drawing Comics Characters workshop: Millbrae Public Library-SMCL, 4:00 pm
3/14: Oliver Chin: SFSU - AAS: San Francisco, CA, 9:30 am
3/14: Drawing Comics Characters workshop: Pacifica-Sanchez Public Library- SMCL
3/15: Drawing Comics Characters workshop: Brisbane Public Library-SMCL, 3:30 pm
3/21: Drawing Comics Characters workshop: Belmont Public Library-SMCL, 3:30 pm
3/22: Oliver Chin: Wu Yee preschool, 1010 Montgomery, San Francisco, CA, 10:30 am
3/22: Drawing Comics Characters workshop: Woodside Public Library-SMCL, 3 pm
3/23: Drawing Comics Characters workshop: Pacifica - Sharp Park Public Library-SMCL, 3:30 pm
3/24: Oliver Chin: Dianne Feinstein Elementary School: San Francisco, CA, 10:40 am
Keep reading!
Immedium
P.O. Box 31846
San Francisco, CA 94131
orders@immedium.com
Immedium, Inc. inspires a world of imagination, and creates entertaining books that have multi-dimensional appeal. Based in San Francisco, CA, Immedium sits on the Pacific Rim, a vibrant intersection for crossover cultural trends from Asia and America. Embracing an increasingly diverse and "multimedia" world, Immedium publishes titles ranging from eye-catching children's books and contemporary non-fiction to commentaries on art and popular culture. Visit us at www.immedium.com
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