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23 MAY – 6 June 2015
Nat ion a l l ibr a ry Bu il ding, Sing a p or e
Asian Content for the World’s Children
Book Illustr ators Gallery
B 1 Central Public library
23 May – 11 June 2015, 10:00am – 9:00pm
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).
Media mart & Book Fair
L1 The Plaza
30 May – 6 June 2015, 10:00am – 6:00pm
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.
C hina Pav ilion
F esti val B ooksto r e :
Hunan Juvenile and Children’s
Books Publishing House
湖南少年儿童出版社
Closetful of Books
www.hnjcph.com
www.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.
L1 The Plaza
30 May – 6 June 2015, 10:00am – 6:00pm
GE
STA
B9 B10
CHINA
PAVILION
B7 B8
HANIS CAFÉ
B5 B6
FESTIVAL
BOOKSTORE
B3 B4
B1 B2
Not drawn to scale.
30 May – 31 May
Straits Times Press Pte Ltd
www.stpressbooks.com.sg
30 May – 31 May
Armour Publishing
www.armourpublishing.com
30 May – 2 Jun
3 Jun – 6 Jun
Maha Yu Yi Pte Ltd
友谊企业有限公司
Adarna House, Inc
www.adarna.com.ph
www.yuyi.com.sg
30 May – 2 Jun
3 Jun – 6 Jun
China National Publications
Import & Export Corporation
Guangzhou Branch
中国图书进出口广州公司
KIM
www.cnpiecgb.com
NG PUBLISHING HOUSE
www.nxbkimdong.com.vn
Media Mart & Book Fair
Illustration by Cai Gao 蔡皋 , China
30 May – 2 Jun
3 Jun – 6 Jun
Beijing Popl ar Culture
Projec t Co., Ltd
北京蒲蒲兰文化发展有限公司
Creative Knowledge
www.poplar.com.cn
30 May – 2 Jun
Dolphin Media Co., Ltd
海豚传媒股份有限公司
www.dolphinmedia.cn
30 May – 6 Jun
Pan Asia Publishing Pte Ltd
泛亚出版社
www.panasiabooks.com
30 May – 2 Jun
Asiapac Books Pte Ltd
www.asiapacbooks.com
30 May – 6 Jun
Mini Monsters Ltd
www.minimonsters.com.sg
30 May – 6 Jun
Samsung Kidstime
www.samsungkidstime.com
www.joyreader.wawayaya.com
Book & Produc t L aunches
30 May – 6 June 2015
30 May 2015 (Saturday)
B 1 Exhibition area
B 1 My Tree House (Central Public Lib)
2:00 –2 :30pm
2:00 –4:00pm
JJ’s Science Adventure:
Heat & Light
4:00 –4:30pm
Books by Students from
Raffles Institution
Aurelia Tan
B 1 Exhibition area
Students under the Raffles
Ecological Literacy Programme
Books by the Singapore
Memory Project
Fanny Lai, Pauline Loh, Jesvin Yeo
31 May 2015 (Sunday)
L1 Plaza 11:30 –12:00pm
B 1 Exhibition area
1:00 –1:30pm
2:00 –2:30pm
Billy and the Cloud Fife
6 Books in Malay
Book Launch #1
Winston Lim
Various Authors
Ying Chang Compestine
B 1 Exhibition area
L1 Plaza 2:00 –2:30pm
2:30 –3:00pm
Got Kids, Go Where?
Siri Bacaan Cekap Kanak-Kanak
Kelvin Ang
Rilla Melati Bahri
L1 Plaza
3 June 2015 (Wednesday)
B 1 Exhibition area
B 1 Exhibition area
B 1 Exhibition area
10:00 –10:30Am
11:30 –12:00Pm
12:15–12:45Pm
The Black Wool
Peas in a Pod
Iris Chan & Suzette Yuen
The Adventures of Squirky the Alien
Tania McCartney & Tina Snerling #3: Who is the Red Commander?
Melanie Lee
B 1 My Tree House (Central PUblic Lib)
B 1 Exhibition area
1:00 –1:30Pm
1:30 –2:00pm
B 1 Exhibition area
2:30 –3:00Pm
Forest of Stories: Annotated
Bibliography of
Tree-themed Picture Books
Book Launch #2
Asia: Land of Perennial Stories
Ying Chang Compestine
L1 Plaza 2:30 –3:00pm
B 1 Exhibition area
4:00 –4:30pm
4:45–5:15Pm
Homeland Trees
The Nanobots and
Other Stories
Milarepa: A Buddhist Saint
(CÂY CỐI QUÊ HƯƠNG)
B 1 Exhibition area
Nirzara Verulkar
Golda Mowe
5 June 2015 (Friday)
B 1 Exhibition area
L1 6 The pod
5:30 –6:00Pm
6:30 –7:30Pm
Rainforest Hike
The Magic Bird
Cecilia Leong
Ken Spillman & Malavika PC
L1 Plaza
1:30 –2:00Pm
JoyReader (An App)
Creative Knowledge
L anguage Progr ammes
NLB Libraries
30–31 May & 6 June 2015
Chinese Language Programmes
Workshops are conducted in Mandarin. Please register at afcc.com.sg/register
J u r o n g W e s t P u b l i c L i b r a r y 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 Future
By: 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
Ta m p i n e s r eg i o n a l L i b r a r y 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 Techniques
By: 余广达 Patrick Yee (Author & Illustrator)
For: Parents and teachers
An g M o K i o P u b l i c L i b r a r y
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
Ta m p i n e s r eg i o n a l L i b r a r y Changi Room
30 May (Sat) 3:00–4:30pm
阅读，打开学习之门！
Learn to Read — Opening the Door to Learning
By: 李莉 Li Li (Trainer, SEED Institute)
For: Parents of children aged 0–12 years old
Ta m p i n e s r eg i o n a l L i b r a r y Changi Room
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
31 May (Sun) 11:00am–12:30pm
Ta m p i n e s r eg i o n a l L i b r a r y Changi Room
31 May (Sun) 3:00–5:00pm
绘本：把梦想画出来！
Teaching Your Children Storyboards
By: 阿果 Lee Kow Fong (Lecturer, Ngee Ann Polytechnic)
For:Adults with a passion in picture-book writing & illustration
B u k i t M e r a h P u b l i c L i b r a r y
31 May (Sun) 3:00–4:30pm
与孩子的睡前故事创作
Bedtime Story Making with Your Children
By: 许镇权 C.K. Koh (Deputy Head, Fine Arts Division, The One Academy)
For:Parents
B i s h a n P u b l i c L i b r a r y
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 Character
By: 梅子涵 Mei Zihan, 王一梅 Wang Yimei, 汤素兰Tang Sulan (Authors)
B i s h a n P u b l i c L i b r a r y
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 China
By: 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 Programmes
Workshops are conducted in Malay. Please register at afcc.com.sg/register
Bedok Public Library
30 May (Sat) 3:00–4:30pm
Membiasakan anak anda dengan bahasa Melayu
Acquaint Your Child with the Malay Language
By: Drs. Bahri Rajib
For: Parents and teachers
Bedok Public Library
31 May (Sun) 11:00am–12:30pm
Memasarkan Buku Kanak-Kanak secara Online
Marketing Picture Books for Children
By: Zamri Mohamad (Author)
For: Aspiring & established children’s book authors & illustrators
Bukit Merah Public Library
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 Public Library
31 May (Sun) 3:00–4:30pm
Mencipta Buku Kanak-Kanak
Have Fun Creating Your Own Picture Books
By: Latfy Anuar Latif (Director, Latfy & Associates)
For: Individuals interested in storyboarding and picture books
Bedok Public Library
6 Jun (Sat) 3:00–4:30pm
Bengkel Penciptaan Pantun
Pantun Workshop: Writing the Malay Pantun with Illustrations
By: Emila Yusof (Illustrator, Blogger), Mahaya Mohd Yassin (Writer, Lecturer)
For: Children aged 5–10 years old
Tamil Language Programmes
Workshops are conducted in Tamil. Please register at afcc.com.sg/register
An g M o K i o P u b l i c L i b r a r y
30 May (Sat) 11:00am–12:30pm
Write Tamil Poetry with Your Child
By: Krishnamurthi Mathangi (Author, Poet)
For: Parents and Children aged 10–13 years old
An g M o K i o P u b l i c L i b r a r y
31 May (Sun) 3:00–4:30pm
Inculcating the Joy of Reading in Your Children and Enjoying Its Benefits
By: Krishnamurthi Mathangi (Author, Poet)
For: Parents and Teachers
Performances & Ac tivities
L1 Plaza (unless stated otherwise)
30 May (Sat)
11:00–11:10am
30 May – 5 June 2015
M o c h ta r R i a dy Au d i t o r i u m SMU
Performance by ACT 3 International
Greendale Secondary School
Adapted book: Juno by Lynette Wan
30 May (Sat)
2:00–2:30pm
Performance by ACT 3 International
Greendale 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;
Performance by ACT 3 International
4:00–4:30pm
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
4 June (Thu)
11:30–12:00pm;
Performance by ACT 3 International
4:00–4:30pm
Greendale Secondary School, Horizon Primary School, ACT 3 Drama Academy
Rosemarie Somaiah, Jeong Jin Lim
Commonwealth 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 & English
Rosemarie Somaiah, Jeong Jin Lim
5 June (Fri)
11:30–12:00pm;
4:00–4:30pm
Performance by ACT 3 International
Zhonghua 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 Illustrators
Mas Shafreen Sirat vs. David Liew
Fun with L anguages
L1 The Plaza (unless stated otherwise)
1 & 2 June 2015 (Mon & Tue)
Illustration by Cai Gao 蔡皋 , China
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)
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 Home
Ying Chang Compestine (Author), Rilla Melati (Director, Mini Monsters),
R.G. Thiruselvi (Librarian)
4:00–4:45pm
Tales from East Asia [ story telling in Tamil ]
2 June (Tuesday)
10:30–12:00pm
B 1 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
& English
Jeong Jin Lim (Author), Judy Lee (Storyteller)
2:00–3:00pm
B 1 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/register
For 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 & English
Jeong Jin Lim (Author), Rosemarie Somaiah (Storyteller)
4:00–5:00pm
Book Talk & National Story Challenge Roadshow [ in Mal ay ]
Herman Rothman (National Library Board)
School Visits
29 May – 5 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
[email protected].
29 May (Fri)
Ta n g l i n T r us t S c h o o l School Visit with Vinitha Ramchandani (closed event)
Aus t r a l i a n In t e r n at i o n a l S c h o o l 4 June (Thu) 8:30AM–12:00pm
School Visit with AJ Betts (closed event)
Just for Libr aries
NLB Libraries
3 & 4 June 2015
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!
Wo o d l a nd s R eg i o n a l L i b r a r y Programme Zone 3 June (Wed) 2:30–4:30pm
Creative Writing Workshop
By: AJ Betts (Author)
L i b r a r y@ O r c h a r d
Meet-the-Blogger Session
By: Amy Ng (Educator, Writer, Illustrator, Pikaland Media )
4 June (Thu) 3:00–4:00pm
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.
Organised by
Venue Sponsors
In celebr ation of
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.
www.afcc.com.sg