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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”
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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 .
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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