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The Spotlight


January 2025 - Immedium



1. News
2. Review
3. Events



1. NEWS

A. Happy Year of the Snake
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We hope you have a safe and satisfying new year. We celebrate 2025 with The Year of the Snake:

from our popular annual series Tales from the Chinese Zodiac.

Like all of us, young Suzie ventures into the unknown. Are strangers suspicious of snakes? But after befriending the girl Lily, Suzie stretches herself and serves her community in surprising ways!

Suzie shares her sensational adventure in a revised edition, bilingual in simplified Chinese. Energetically illustrated by animator Jennifer Wood, Suzie inspires kids to make a significant difference.

The lunar new year starts on January 29th. Join us for fun storytimes throughout Northern and Southern California. Students, teachers, and librarian enjoy our multimedia presentations, so contact us for an author/artist visit!

January Promo
Order any book from our zodiac series and get a free Snake 8x10 photo print!


B. Author news - David Derrick
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David G. Derrick, Jr. is the director of Disney's film Moana 2, which recently topped box offices worldwide. Now the movie's global gross nears $1 billion, following the films Deadpool & Wolverine and Inside Out 2.

Of his colorful storybook Animals Don't, So I Won't!, David said:

"Learning about nature should be fun. In my picture books I use my art and storytelling to teach and entertain kids about nature. In [Animals Don't] I veil animal education with entertainment as Ben the main character tries to get out of cleaning his room by being a beetle, only to learn that if he really wants to be a beetle he has to clean someone else's mess…an elephant's. This fun pattern repeats itself as Ben tries to be a penguin, leopard, hippo, crocodile, bear, slug and chimp. With each scenario the reader learns a fun entertaining fact about the featured animal."

Check out all of David's 4 fun storybooks.


C. Learn the story of Chess
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India's Gukesh Dommaraju became a grandmaster at the age of 12. Last month, the 18-year-old became the youngest world chess champion (and the 18th title holder since 1886). Mentored by 5-time world champion Viswanathan Anand, Gukesh wants to surpass the #1 player Magnus Carlssen.

Learn how India was the birthplace of the world's most popular game in The Discovery of Chess. This is the latest invention profiled in our series The Asian Hall of Fame.

See how chess evolved as it traveled around the world... and how Anand and Carlssen took their rightful places in chess history.

In February, we'll read the story to the youth chess club at the Bernal Heights branch of the San Francisco Public Library.



2. REVIEWS

The Story of Paper

by Ying Chang Compestine
illustrated by YongSheng Xuan

"Recommended:
What a creative and fun series! These endearing stories explain the origin of things that have historical beginnings in China...The illustrations are vivid and appealing and add to the enjoyment of the stories. The best part though, is the text..."
- School Library Connection

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Justin Time: The Pancake Express

by Brandon James Scott

"Justin Time is about a boy named Justin, and his sidekick imaginary friend named Squidgy.... Olive is always waiting for them, to guide them through their latest destination. Best part? The destinations are real places in the world... Not only were the episodes engaging, they were educational in a fun way. And the level of information was perfect for their age."
- Ask Mama


3. EVENTS

January

  • 1/11: Oshogatsu Matsuri, JCCCNC, San Francisco, CA, am
  • 1/13: Snake storytime, Sharp Park public library, Pacifica, CA, 3:30 pm
  • 1/14: Snake storytime, Atherton public library, Atherton, CA, 4 pm
  • 1/15: Snake storytime, East Palo Alto public library, E. Palo Alto, CA, 3:30 pm
  • 1/18: Snake storytime, South San Francisco public library, SSF, CA: 10:30 am
  • 1/18-19: Oakland Chinatown Bazaar: Eastwind Books booth, Oakland, CA
  • 1/21: Snake storytime, Sanchez public library, Pacifica, CA, 3:30 pm
  • 1/23: Snake storytime, Millbrae public library, Millbrae, CA, 3:30 pm
  • 1/24: Global Montessori International School, Berkeley, CA, 10:30 am
  • 1/25: Children's Museum of Sonoma, Santa Rosa, CA
  • 1/26: Snake storytime, San Carlos public library, San Carlos, CA, 1 pm
  • 1/27: Stratford School, Fremont, CA, 9 am
  • 1/28: Snake storytime, Foster City public library, Foster City, CA, 3:30 pm
  • 1/29: SF Montessori School, San Francisco, CA, 10 am
  • 1/31: San Dimas public library, San Dimas, CA, 3:30 pm
    February

  • 2/1-2/2: Huntington Library, San Marino, CA
  • 2/3: St. Philip's elementary school, Pasadena, CA, am
  • 2/3: Orange County Library, Anaheim, CA, 5 pm
  • 2/4: Carver elementary school, San Marino, CA, am
  • 2/4: La Canada public library, La Canada, CA, 3:30 pm
  • 2/5: La Crescenta public library, La Cresecenta, CA, 3:30 pm
  • 2/6: Valentine elementary school, San Marino, CA, 12:30 pm
  • 2/6: Walnut public library, Walnut, CA, 4 pm
  • 2/7: Global Montessori International School, Berkeley, CA, 10 am
  • 2/8: Oakland Museum, Oakland, CA
  • 2/18: Snake storytime, Woodside public library, Woodside, CA, 10:30 am
  • 2/19: Discovery of Chess, Glen Park branch, SFPL, CA, 3:30 pm



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