tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post116015189565603439..comments2024-03-10T14:07:40.468-04:00Comments on Blue Rose Girls: Do you remember your second?Blue Rose Girlshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05224076615462128422noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-39283434595085728912008-10-31T17:33:00.000-04:002008-10-31T17:33:00.000-04:00Dear all, I happen to see your blog on-line and am...Dear all, <BR/><BR/>I happen to see your blog on-line and am very interested in this book, 'Sound of Colours', that you translated.<BR/><BR/>Please allow me to introduce myself briefly. My name is Sabrina, a Chinese teacher in London. My students are mainly British Born Chinese who are in between the ages of 11-14. I use this book as a teaching material for my Chinese English translation class. My students have no clues as yet what the Chinese text is. However, they can sense it's a story about a blind girl looking for dreams, exits.<BR/><BR/>This is absolutely a great book for them, especially for intermediate Chinese language learners. If possible, could you allow me to send you some of my students' work to you (some of them are very talented) and perhaps hear some feedback from you on their work. I'm planning to reveal this book to them at the end of this term (which will be in the mid Dec). If I could also let them know your opinions about their work (a voice from the translator), I'm sure they will be overwhelmed. <BR/><BR/>Please email me to zehramau@gmail.com if you think this is feasible and we can discuss more details regarding this. I will be very very grateful if I could hear from you soon. <BR/><BR/>Thanks a million!Sabrina Chia-Junghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13520612666225665636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-81916054252748101072007-01-15T12:22:00.000-05:002007-01-15T12:22:00.000-05:00Thanks for the inside story. I loved this book an...Thanks for the inside story. I loved this book and have been recommending it around. It's neat to read about how it came to be published.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-1160257851220595562006-10-07T17:50:00.000-04:002006-10-07T17:50:00.000-04:00Agy--the book was 80 pages, and what a book is cla...Agy--the book was 80 pages, and what a book is classified as is oftentimes dependent on how the publisher markets it, catalogs it, and where the bookstores shelve it. We thought that the best place for this book to be discovered would be in the picture book section, and so made sure the format, price, and age level was appropriate for this section, and first sold it to the picture book buyers of bookstores. And to my knowledge, that's where it's been shelved. We did, however, cross-catalog this with our art book/coffee table book division in the hopes that it would find cross-over appeal.<BR/><BR/>And Grace, the truth is that it didn't get through based on just my passion--although I was prepared to try to plow through the committee that way! Thankfully, it turned out that this book really touched and affected the committee, too. So in the end, this book was published with the full support of my publisher, and many people's passion.alvinalinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04503984086482905226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-1160192863252126712006-10-06T23:47:00.000-04:002006-10-06T23:47:00.000-04:00Alvina, a friend Cindy Lord brought home to me how...Alvina, a friend Cindy Lord brought home to me how and why our work has to glow and connect, when she talked of how many times her editor had to go through the same journey of bringing her book to print. I'd never looked at it in that light, though of course I'm aware that editors REALLY LOVE BOOKS, something else I greatly admire. I appreciate the insider look, for sure.<BR/><BR/>I do have a question and please forgive my confusion. At ninety pages, why would this not be considered a graphic novel? The age level? Some other consideration, or is it more of a crossover thing? And yah, of course I ask for selfish reasons! <BR/><BR/>The book looks beautiful. I'll be on the lookout for it (Santa, you listening?).Agywhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03177601025524458979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-1160184096358419182006-10-06T21:21:00.000-04:002006-10-06T21:21:00.000-04:00I think this is really interesting, especially whe...I think this is really interesting, especially when you speak about how your boss had hesitations about it. I think author and illustrators forget that editors have to jump through hoops too...it's heartwarming to know that you were able to get it through with "just passion."Grace Linhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18129288262225671104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-1160176364714341162006-10-06T19:12:00.000-04:002006-10-06T19:12:00.000-04:00The book is beautiful Alvina, nice work! Like you ...The book is beautiful Alvina, nice work! Like you said it has so many layers, and perfectly expresses how I imagine it would be like to go through the world not being able to see. Something about the storytelling feels like Peter Sis's style too, not just the illustrations, it has that magical spare feeling that his books do.Anna Alterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16158290821419472185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-1160156518553421372006-10-06T13:41:00.000-04:002006-10-06T13:41:00.000-04:00Thanks, Alvina, for the behind-the-scenes story. T...Thanks, Alvina, for the behind-the-scenes story. This sounds like an amazing book! I'll have to look for it when I come to the states for xmas. I also remember my first, second, etc. Each one is its own tale, isn't it? Please, share away!<BR/>-LauraLaura Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04738561919010280761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31911817.post-1160153952047121602006-10-06T12:59:00.000-04:002006-10-06T12:59:00.000-04:00I just read this a few months ago and loved it. S...I just read this a few months ago and loved it. So beautiful....!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15192628745431017199noreply@blogger.com