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It’s finally here. Fresh from the printers and delivered to my door… The Next-Time Kid Eats Noodles now exists as a 32-page paperback, and not just as a jumble of images in my head, sketches in a book and layouts on a computer. This has been a long journey.
My first customer! I promoted the launch of the book on a Hong Kong FB forum, stating that it would soon be “coming to a good book store near you”. One lady messaged me and made a special request for two autographed copies, to be posted immediately, as she was leaving Hong Kong for good the next week. Happy to oblige!
I’m not very good at this selling malarkey. I keep giving the book away for free to friends. Oops!
I realize I need a headshot for media material, so I ask an artistic friend who is handy with a camera to take some portrait shots. She soon finds out (though this is not news to me) that I am not ‘a natural’ in front of the camera. After a series of forced smiles and awkward grimaces, we hit upon a solution: engaging my two-year-old. Encouraging him to repeat some of his funny phrases and chat to me finally raises a natural smile on my face. I call that a wrap.
My first school visit: I read The Next-Time Kid Eats Noodles to my four-year-old’s class. Thankfully, he laughs so much (that’s my boy!) it encourages the other kids to join in. I also give a reading to the two classes next door, and again, my son leads the laughter. I make a note to plant him in the audience on all future school visits.
The Q&A session follows the reading, and the questions from the four- and five-year-olds are very cute. The first questions are, of course, about the Aircast Boot on my foot (“It’s a broken toe with a pin in it.” “No, it doesn’t hurt too much.” “My little toe.” “Yes, the littlest toe.”). The next ‘questions’ are a series of statements about noodle-eating (“My sister doesn’t like noodles.” “My brother likes noodles a lot.”). But finally, we get to some great questions about the words and pictures and inspiration… See the Q&A page on this site.
My Grade 1 son’s class invite me to give a reading. They are interviewing me for their student newspaper. It’s quite a grilling, with some fantastic questions about the creative process of making a book. These six- and seven-year-olds are smart!
One child asks why is the boy in the book called “The Next-Time Kid”. I explain that he is like a superhero – he has a title, not a name – and I ask them what they think the kid’s super power is. One smart cookie totally gets it. “He’s resilient,” he answers. That’s right, I answer. He tries and he tries and he tries again. And even when he fails, he doesn’t give up. He bounces back with a cool idea so he can try again “next time”. It’s a lightbulb moment. I love it!
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