Public Programmes23 MAY – 6 June 2015nAtionAl libr ArY building, SingApore

Asian Content for the World’s Children

Free aDmissioN

the book illustrators gallery (big) aims to showcase the works of local and regional illustrators and artists — across genres and borders — and promote them to a wider audience.

This year, close to 150 submissions came in from neighbouring countries like Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, and Hong Kong, as well as from the Middle East, including Iran, Afghanistan, Israel and Turkey. Entries were also received from India, Australia, Canada and New Zealand. The curators of this year’s gallery are Dr Tony See, who lectures at National University of Singapore; and author/illustrator Susanna Goho-Quek, whose picture books include God Is Hu? and Fun at the Opera.

The BIG Opening Ceremony will happen on 23 May at 11am at the Central Public Library.

From top, left to right: Illustrations from It’s Christmas Morning by Tzu-Wen Wang (Taiwan); Ping Ping de Pekin by Sun Hsinyu (Taiwan); Sweet Potatoes by Keiong Chooi Ling (Malaysia); I Was Picking Up My Stuff by Yao Jia (Taiwan); Scritchy Twitchy Music by Haw Shing Yee (Singapore) and Sleepless Night by Zhu Cheng Liang (China).

book illustrators gallery

b1 ceNtral Public library 23 May – 11 June 2015, 10:00am – 9:00pm

the AFCC Media Mart & book Fair is a marketplace for publishers from Singapore and Asia. Focusing on children’s books, it is open to public visitors to discover and buy the latest books and content from across the region.

l1 the Plaza 30 May – 6 June 2015, 10:00am – 6:00pm

F E S T I vA L B O O K S TO r E : closetFul oF bookswww.closetfulofbooks.com

Closetful of Books is a specialist children’s bookseller started by Denise Tan and Kelvin Ng. They offer a vast and specially-curated selection of picture books, early readers, novels, non-fiction titles and graphic novels for school visits and book fairs, and also extends library consultancy services. Closetful of Books also conducts workshops for parents and teachers about reading for pleasure and growing a child’s reading repertoire.

C H I N A PAv I L I O N huNaN JuveNile aND chilDreN’s books PublishiNg house

湖南少年儿童出版社www.hnjcph.com

meDia mart & book Fair

B1 B2

B3 B4

B5 B6

B7 B8

B9 B10

CHINA PAVILION

FESTIVAL BOOK-STORE

HANIS CAFÉ

STAGE

30 May – 31 May

straits times Press Pte ltDwww.stpressbooks.com.sg

30 May – 31 May

armour PublishiNgwww.armourpublishing.com

30 May – 2 Jun

maha yu yi Pte ltD 友谊企业有限公司www.yuyi.com.sg

3 Jun – 6 Jun

aDarNa house, iNcwww.adarna.com.ph

30 May – 2 JunchiNa NatioNal PublicatioNs imPort & exPort corPoratioN guaNgzhou braNch 中国图书进出口广州公司www.cnpiecgb.com

3 Jun – 6 Jun

kim Ng PublishiNg housewww.nxbkimdong.com.vn

l1 the Plaza 30 May – 6 June 2015, 10:00am – 6:00pm

Not drawn to scale.

30 May – 2 JunbeiJiNg PoPlar culture ProJect co., ltD 北京蒲蒲兰文化发展有限公司www.poplar.com.cn

3 Jun – 6 Jun

creative kNowleDgewww.joyreader.wawayaya.com

30 May – 2 JunDolPhiN meDia co., ltD 海豚传媒股份有限公司www.dolphinmedia.cn

30 May – 6 JunPaN asia PublishiNg Pte ltD 泛亚出版社www.panasiabooks.com

30 May – 2 Jun

asiaPac books Pte ltDwww.asiapacbooks.com

30 May – 6 JunmiNi moNsters ltDwww.minimonsters.com.sg

30 May – 6 JunsamsuNg kiDstimewww.samsungkidstime.com

Illustration by Cai Gao 蔡皋, China

meDia mart & book Fair

book & ProDuct lauNches

30 May – 6 June 2015

30 May 2015 (Saturday)

31 May 2015 (Sunday)

b1 exhibitioN area 4:00–4:30pm

books by the singapore memory Project

Fanny Lai, Pauline Loh, Jesvin Yeo

b1 my tree house (ceNtral Public lib)

2:00–4:00pmbooks by students from

Raffles InstitutionStudents under the raffles

Ecological Literacy Programme

l1 Plaza 11:30–12:00pm

billy and the cloud FifeWinston Lim

l1 Plaza 2:00–2:30pm

got kids, go where?Kelvin Ang

l1 Plaza 2:30–3:00pm

siri bacaan cekap kanak-kanakrilla Melati Bahri

b1 exhibitioN area 1:00–1:30pm

6 books in malayvarious Authors

b1 exhibitioN area 2:00–2:30pm

book launch #1Ying Chang Compestine

b1 exhibitioN area 2:00–2 :30pm

JJ’s science adventure: heat & light

Aurelia Tan

30 May 2015 (Saturday)

31 May 2015 (Sunday)

3 June 2015 (Wednesday)

b1 exhibitioN area 10:00–10:30Amthe black wool

Iris Chan & Suzette Yuen

b1 my tree house (ceNtral Public lib)1:00–1:30pm

Forest of stories: annotated bibliography of

tree-themed Picture books

l1 Plaza 2:30–3:00pm

homeland trees (CÂY CỐI QUÊ HƯƠNG)

b1 exhibitioN area 11:30–12:00pmPeas in a Pod

Tania McCartney & Tina Snerling

b1 exhibitioN area 1:30–2:00pm

book launch #2Ying Chang Compestine

b1 exhibitioN area 4:00–4:30pm

the Nanobots and other stories

Golda Mowe

b1 exhibitioN area 12:15–12:45pm

the adventures of squirky the alien #3: who is the red commander?

Melanie Lee

b1 exhibitioN area 2:30–3:00pm

asia: land of Perennial stories

b1 exhibitioN area 5:30–6:00pm

rainforest hikeCecilia Leong

l16 the PoD6:30–7:30pm

the magic birdKen Spillman & Malavika PC

l1 Plaza1:30–2:00pm

Joyreader (an app)Creative Knowledge

b1 exhibitioN area 4:45–5:15pm

milarepa: a buddhist saintNirzara verulkar

5 June 2015 (Friday)

laNguage Programmes

Nlb libraries 30–31 May & 6 June 2015

JuroNg west Publ ic l ibr ary Programme zoNe 30 May (SaT) 11:00am–12:30pm

打造孩子的双语未来 getting your child ready for a bilingual FutureBy: 吴英成 Goh Yeng Seng (Professor of Linguistics and Language Education, NIE),

林惜莱 Lim Seok Lai (Lecturer, Asian Languages and Cultures Academic Group, NIE)For: Parents

tamPiNes regioNal l ibr ary chaNgi room 30 May (SaT) 11:00am–12:30pm

怎样利用不同的材料和画法来画出你的第一本插画书how to illustrate your Picture book with Different mediums and techniquesBy: 余广达 Patrick Yee (Author & Illustrator)For: Parents and teachers

aNg mo k io Publ ic l ibr ary 30 May (SaT) 3:00–4:30pm

把阅读变成游戏，让绘本成为玩具！making reading Fun!By: 苏章恺 Su Zhangkai (Founder, Sprout Language Centre)For: Parents

tamPiNes regioNal l ibr ary chaNgi room 30 May (SaT) 3:00–4:30pm

阅读，打开学习之门！learn to read — opening the Door to learningBy: 李莉 Li Li (Trainer, SEED Institute)For: Parents of children aged 0–12 years old

tamPiNes regioNal l ibr ary chaNgi room 31 May (SuN) 11:00am–12:30pm

心情画出来！moods illustrated!By: 阿果 Lee Kow Fong (Lecturer, Ngee Ann Polytechnic)For: parents and children aged 5–9 years old

Chinese Language ProgrammesWorkshops are conducted in Mandarin. Please register at afcc.com.sg/register

tamPiNes regioNal l ibr ary chaNgi room 31 May (SuN) 3:00–5:00pm

绘本：把梦想画出来！teaching your children storyboardsBy: 阿果 Lee Kow Fong (Lecturer, Ngee Ann Polytechnic)For: adults with a passion in picture-book writing & illustration

bukit mer ah Publ ic l ibr ary 31 May (SuN) 3:00–4:30pm

与孩子的睡前故事创作bedtime story making with your childrenBy: 许镇权 C.K. Koh (Deputy Head, Fine Arts Division, The One Academy)

For: Parents

b ishaN Publ ic l ibr ary 6 Jun (SaT) 11:00am–12:30pm

培养儿童想象力和品格的儿童故事书stories build children’s imagination and characterBy: 梅子涵 Mei Zihan, 王一梅 Wang Yimei, 汤素兰Tang Sulan (Authors)

b ishaN Publ ic l ibr ary 6 Jun (SaT) 2:00–3:00pm

作者汇谈: 《狮心绘意——中新儿童文学原创作品》book talk: Lion’s Heart, Painted Thoughts: Children’s Literature from Singapore and ChinaBy: 赵冰波 Zhao Bingbo (Deputy Director, Hangzhou Writers’ Association), 秦文君 Qin Wenjun

(Author), 陈志锐 Tan Chee Lay (Deputy Executive Director, Singapore Centre for Chinese Language, NTU), 艾禺 Ai Yu (Author)

Malay Language ProgrammesWorkshops are conducted in Malay. Please register at afcc.com.sg/register

beDok Publ ic l ibr ary 30 May (SaT) 3:00–4:30pm

membiasakan anak anda dengan bahasa melayuacquaint your child with the malay languageBy: Drs. Bahri rajib For: Parents and teachers

beDok Publ ic l ibr ary 31 May (SuN) 11:00am–12:30pm

memasarkan buku kanak-kanak secara onlinemarketing Picture books for childrenBy: Zamri Mohamad (Author)For: Aspiring & established children’s book authors & illustrators

aNg mo k io Publ ic l ibr ary 30 May (SaT) 11:00am–12:30pm

write tamil Poetry with your childBy: Krishnamurthi Mathangi (Author, Poet)For: Parents and Children aged 10–13 years old

aNg mo k io Publ ic l ibr ary 31 May (SuN) 3:00–4:30pm

Inculcating the Joy of Reading in Your Children and Enjoying Its BenefitsBy: Krishnamurthi Mathangi (Author, Poet)For: Parents and Teachers

Tamil Language ProgrammesWorkshops are conducted in Tamil. Please register at afcc.com.sg/register

bukit mer ah Publ ic l ibr ary 31 May (SuN) 11:00am–12:30pm

buku untuk kanak-kanak yang berkeperluan khas: kami Juga mahu membaca!books for children with special Needs: we want to read too! By: Hidayah Amin (Author)For: Parents and teachers

beDok Publ ic l ibr ary 31 May (SuN) 3:00–4:30pm

mencipta buku kanak-kanakhave Fun creating your own Picture booksBy: Latfy Anuar Latif (Director, Latfy & Associates)For: Individuals interested in storyboarding and picture books

beDok Publ ic l ibr ary 6 Jun (SaT) 3:00–4:30pm

bengkel Penciptaan PantunPantun workshop: writing the malay Pantun with illustrationsBy: Emila Yusof (Illustrator, Blogger), Mahaya Mohd Yassin (Writer, Lecturer)For: Children aged 5–10 years old

PerFormaNces & activities

l1 Plaza (uNless stateD otherwise) 30 May – 5 June 2015

Tamil Language ProgrammesWorkshops are conducted in Tamil. Please register at afcc.com.sg/register

30 May (Sat) 11:00–11:10am

mochtar riaDy auDitorium smu

Performance by act 3 internationalGreendale Secondary School

Adapted book: Juno by Lynette Wan

30 May (Sat) 2:00–2:30pm

Performance by act 3 internationalGreendale Secondary School, Bukit view Primary School, Horizon Primary School

Adapted books: Juno by Lynette Wan; The Forest Fable by Gelyn Ong; Where is My Home by Nur El Hudaa Jjaffar

3 June (Wed) 11:30–12:00pm;

4:00–4:30pm

Performance by act 3 internationalGreendale Secondary School, Horizon Primary School, ACT 3 Drama Academy

Adapted books: Juno by Lynette Wan; Where is My Home by Nur El Hudaa Jjaffar; The Snail Who Didn’t Want His Shell by r Chandran

3 June (Wed) 1:45–2:15pm

‘the Never mind girl’ — bilingual storytelling in korean & english

rosemarie Somaiah, Jeong Jin Lim

4 June (Thu) 11:30–12:00pm;

4:00–4:30pm

Performance by act 3 internationalCommonwealth Secondary School, Bukit view Secondary School, Zhonghua Secondary School

Adapted books: Emma’s Elephant by David Seow; The Forest Fable by Gelyn Ong; Fun at the Opera by Susanna Goho Quek

4 June (Thu) 1:45–2:15pm

‘the wolf khan from the Dmz’ — bilingual storytelling in korean & englishrosemarie Somaiah, Jeong Jin Lim

5 June (Fri) 11:30–12:00pm;

4:00–4:30pm

Performance by act 3 internationalZhonghua Secondary School, ACT 3 Drama Academy, Commonwealth Secondary School

Adapted books: Fun at the Opera by Susanna Goho Quek; The Snail Who Didn’t Want His Shell by r Chandran; Emma’s Elephant by David Seow

5 June (Fri) 2:00–2:30pm

Duelling illustratorsMas Shafreen Sirat vs. David Liew

FuN with laNguages

l1 the Plaza (uNless stateD otherwise) 1 & 2 June 2015 (moN & TuE)

Fun with languages is a family-oriented programme that is free for the public. it features a wide variety of activities and performances in Chinese, Malay, tamil and english as well as bilingual activities! the programmes encourage parents to cultivate in their children an interest in speaking and understanding their mother tongue. expect to enjoy a whole host of performances such as storytelling, skits and cross talks in one of the local languages and english!

1 June (Monday)

Illustration by Cai Gao 蔡皋, China

11:00–11:45am tales from east asia [ STory TElliNg iN maNdariN ]

12:30–1:00pm Duelling illustrators [ iN maNdariN ]

余广达 Patrick Yee (Author, Illustrator), 梁慧瑜 Liang Huiyu (Founder, Sprout Language Centre), Joey Ng (Illustrator)

2:00–2:45pm tales from east asia [ STory TElliNg iN mal ay ]

3:00–3:45pm bilingualism at homeYing Chang Compestine (Author), rilla Melati (Director, Mini Monsters), r.G. Thiruselvi (Librarian)

4:00–4:45pm tales from east asia [ STory TElliNg iN Tamil ]

10:30–12:00pm b1 multi-PurPose room

learning language through creative music and movement Lavina Chong (Educator), Doreen Leong (Director, Co-Founder of Our

music Classroom)

Registration required at afcc.com.sg/register For children aged 4–6 years old. Come dressed comfortably.

11:00–12:00pm book talk & National story challenge roadshow [ iN ENgliSH ]

r Karthik (rEAD! Singapore Associate, National Library Board)

12:00–1:00pm book talk & National story challenge roadshow [ iN maNdariN ]

Yang Qinli (Librarian, National Library Board)

1:00–1:30pm ‘the Never mind girl’ — bilingual storytelling in korean & englishJeong Jin Lim (Author), Judy Lee (Storyteller)

2:00–3:00pm b1 multi-PurPose room

乐学华文—为故事插上想象的翅膀 chinese is Fun!苏章恺 Su Zhangkai (Founder, Sprout Language Centre)

Registration required at afcc.com.sg/registerFor children aged 6–9 years old.

2:00–3:00pm book talk & National story challenge roadshow [ iN Tamil ] N. Nirmala (Librarian, National Library Board)

3:00–3:30pm ‘the wolf khan from the Dmz’ — bilingual storytelling in korean & englishJeong Jin Lim (Author), rosemarie Somaiah (Storyteller)

4:00–5:00pm book talk & National story challenge roadshow [ iN mal ay ]

Herman rothman (National Library Board)

2 June (tuesday)

school visits

29 May – 5 June 2015

Just For libraries

Nlb libraries 3 & 4 June 2015

School Visits are about reading and writing, books and writers. they are eclectic, exciting, entertaining and thought provoking. AFCC offers schools the opportunity to engage with internationally renowned writers and illustrators in the classroom.

Each year, AFCC brings to Singapore a group of talented writers with a wealth of information to share with students — from creating comics from day-to-day experiences to writing mysteries.

Schools that would like to invite the AFCC Speakers between 29 May – 5 June 2015 for workshops or meet-the-author/illustrator sessions can contact Denise at denise@closetfulofbooks.com.

Just for Libraries is about reading and writing, books and writers. AFCC offers libraries the opportunity to engage with internationally renowned writers and illustrators.

Registration required at afcc.com.sg/register. Limited seats!

wooDl aNDs regioNal l ibr ary Programme zoNe 3 June (WEd) 2:30–4:30pm

creative writing workshopBy: AJ Betts (Author)

l ibr ary@orcharD 4 June (THu) 3:00–4:00pm

meet-the-blogger sessionBy: Amy Ng (Educator, Writer, Illustrator, Pikaland Media )

taNgl iN trust school 29 May (Fri)

school visit with vinitha ramchandani (CloSEd EvENT)

austr al iaN iNterNatioNal school 4 June (THu) 8:30am–12:00pm

school visit with aJ betts (CloSEd EvENT)

www.afcc.com.sg

the asiaN Festival oF chilDreN’s coNteNt brings together content creators with parents, teachers, librarians and anyone interested in quality Asian content for children around the world.

China is the Country of Focus at aFcc 2015, showcasing Chinese children’s publishing and content creation with featured Chinese speakers at the Festival.

For information on all ticketed programmes, refer to the AFCC 2015 programme booklet, or visit www.afcc.com.sg.

Cover illustration by Cai Gao 蔡皋, China.

Information correct at time of printing. The festival organisers reserve the right to change speakers, events, session times, dates, and/or other details when necessary.

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