This November, we invited the American children’s book author and illustrator Jeff Mack to have a virtual meet and greet with a group of kids in Shanghai, sharing with us his childhood drawings and memories, inspirations and creative process behind his popular picture books.
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Virtual Meet and Greet: Marion Deuchars joins kindergarten children in Shanghai to make great art!
Last week, Storyland invited Marion Deuchars, author of Bob the Artist, to join in celebrating the annual Reading Week at a kindergarten in Shanghai.
Virtual Meet and Greet: Brendan Wenzel creates a picture book together with kindergarten children in Shanghai
In celebration of Reading Week, children in a kindergarten in Shanghai meet Brendan Wenzel, author and illustrator of They All Saw A Cat and Hello Hello.
Marianna Coppo responds to kids’ questions with illustrated postcards
Italian author and illustrator illustrates virtual postcards for kids at Storyland, answering questions about her books and…what she likes to eat!
Kids at Storyland learn to draw with Brendan Wenzel
Students at Storyland draw with Brendan Wenzel, author and illustrator of the award-winning picture book “They All Saw a Cat”, in a virtual storytelling event
Exhibition inspired by Corinna Luyken’s The Book of Mistakes: The mistakes we made in 2020
Inspired by Corinna Luyken’s picture book The Book of Mistakes, we put up an end-of-year exhibition for students at Storyland.
Kids’ roundtable discussion #3: I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen
Five kids from Storyland had a roundtable discussion over the picture book I Want My Hat Back by Jon Klassen. Each kid expressed their opinions about whether it was fair for the bear to eat the rabbit for stealing the hat and if there were other ways he could have got his hat back.
Exhibition: Kids collect words of advice from authors and illustrators
This month, we put up an exhibition with the theme “You have received a postcard from a children’s book author”, where students can collect postcards that have authors’ and illustrators’ words of advice extracted from our podcast episodes.
Kids’ roundtable discussion #2: The King Who Banned the Dark by Emily Haworth-Booth
Upon reading the magical modern fairy tale, The King Who Banned the Dark, five kids at Storyland had a roundtable discussion on the topic of banning.
Kids’ roundtable discussion #1: Julián Is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
Inspired by the heartwarming picture book Julián Is a Mermaid, written and illustrated by Jessica Love, five kids at Storyland recently had a roundtable discussion on the topic of whether boys can dress up as mermaids.
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