Asian Children’s Asian Children’s LiteratureLiterature

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Sophomore B99121203 Jennifer99121215 Rosy99121257 SooKie99121243 Sandy

About Jimmy LiaoAbout Jimmy Liao 1958, Nov, 15 : born (53 years old now) original name : Liao Fu Pin(廖福彬 ) pen name : 幾米 1981 : Graduated from Chinese Culture University The work after graduation : in an advertising

company 1995: suffered from leukemia 1995: suffered from leukemia 1998 : started to publish 1998 : started to publish

Resume: Awards and AchievementsResume: Awards and Achievements 1998 1998 Secrets In The WoodsSecrets In The Woods

A Fish With A Smile A Fish With A Smile ““The Best Children’s Books”The Best Children’s Books”

1999 1999 A Chance of Sunshine A Chance of Sunshine ““One of the Ten Most Influential One of the Ten Most Influential

Books”Books”

2001 2001 Sound of ColorsSound of Colors ““Recommended Book” of Golden Recommended Book” of Golden

Tripod award Tripod award 2002 The Moments ,Blinking 2002 The Moments ,Blinking

Seconds ,and Love in the CardsSeconds ,and Love in the Cards Recommended Book of

Government Information Office

PourquoiPourquoi ““Best seller books”Best seller books”

Resume: Awards and AchievementsResume: Awards and Achievements

2003 : 2003 : Studio Voice Magazine Studio Voice Magazine --The most --The most creative 55 people in Asia.creative 55 people in Asia.

20072007 : Discovery Channel selected as one of : Discovery Channel selected as one of the six outstanding figures of the "Portraits the six outstanding figures of the "Portraits TaiwanTaiwan

Books are translated into English, French, Books are translated into English, French, German, Greek, Japanese, Korean and so on .German, Greek, Japanese, Korean and so on .

Resume: Awards and AchievementsResume: Awards and Achievements

MediaMedia

1.1. oily felt pensoily felt pens

2.2. watercolorwatercolor

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2.2. Parker ink stainParker ink stain British watercolor British watercolor

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1999-091999-09

1999-09

1999-02

2001-01

Exhibition Exhibition

In huashan1914 creative park(華山藝文中心 )

Topic ： How to own a corner(躲進世界的角落 )

Why so popular ?Why so popular ?

1. Not just for Children, but for adults also1. Not just for Children, but for adults also

2. touches the feelings of heartbroken people2. touches the feelings of heartbroken people

3. be good at conveying feelings and moods3. be good at conveying feelings and moods

4. show his sense of humor against a backdrop 4. show his sense of humor against a backdrop of grievance.of grievance.

Publishing- Mandarin Daily Publishing- Mandarin Daily News (MDN)News (MDN)

About MDNAbout MDN

founded on October 25, 1948founded on October 25, 1948 a group of linguistic experts to a group of linguistic experts to

promote the right usage of the promote the right usage of the Mandarin languageMandarin language

the only Taiwanese newspaper that the only Taiwanese newspaper that printed the Chinese characters with its printed the Chinese characters with its corresponding phonetic symbols to corresponding phonetic symbols to provide readers with the correct provide readers with the correct Mandarin pronunciationMandarin pronunciation

helped people from different regional groups learn a common helped people from different regional groups learn a common languagelanguage

In 1959, MDN was reorganized into a non-profit foundation In 1959, MDN was reorganized into a non-profit foundation focused on promoting language and literary educationfocused on promoting language and literary education

enhanced its editorial activities to promote juvenile books, enhanced its editorial activities to promote juvenile books, offered quality extra curricular activities for children and offered quality extra curricular activities for children and broadened its charitable activitiesbroadened its charitable activities

publishes a Daily Journal, a Weekly Periodical, and a Monthly publishes a Daily Journal, a Weekly Periodical, and a Monthly Magazine named Young Writer MagazineMagazine named Young Writer Magazine

The MDN Publishing is well known for its linguistic and The MDN Publishing is well known for its linguistic and children literature books.children literature books.

published more than 1,300 books in the field of language, published more than 1,300 books in the field of language, children literature, and educationchildren literature, and education

More than 200 of their books have received awards.More than 200 of their books have received awards. It plans various activities to set reading trends and good It plans various activities to set reading trends and good

reading habits for childrenreading habits for children

The objective is to create a reading society from the ground The objective is to create a reading society from the ground up.up.

Children’ Literature of the Children’ Literature of the Reed Pipe AwardReed Pipe Award(( 兒童文學牧笛獎兒童文學牧笛獎 ))

start at 1995, every two yearsstart at 1995, every two years host by the MDNhost by the MDN purpose to encourage the creation of native childrenpurpose to encourage the creation of native children ’’s literature s literature the meaning of the logothe meaning of the logo the cowboy: childrenthe cowboy: children’’s heartss hearts music of the reed pipe: creativemusic of the reed pipe: creative buffalo: nativebuffalo: native categorycategory fairy talesfairy tales picture bookpicture book http://www.mdnkids.com/2010mudi/index.htmlhttp://www.mdnkids.com/2010mudi/index.html

The Barefoot GirlThe Barefoot Girl

The Wolf WifeThe Wolf Wife

Work CitedWork Cited

http://www.jimmyspa.com/jimmy/jimmyarticle.aspx

http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/englishpicturebook/article?mid=6717

http://mkhost.pixnet.net/blog/post/1588053

http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2003/01/10/190417

http://www.culture.tw/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=905&Itemid=157

http://www.mdnkids.com/

http://www.ncu.edu.tw/~ncu7195/exhibit/90/ex4/about2.htm