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<div>2018 is the Year of the Dog! The first book in the Tales from the Chinese Zodiac series. The puppy Daniel befriends the neighbor girl Lin and the other animals. Can Daniel show that his true colors? This revised edition features a new bilingual translation in simplified Chinese."Do you know anyone who is honest, loyal and faithful but completely stubborn? The Year of the Dog could explain it all. With Oliver Chin's warm-fuzzy writing and Jeremiah Alcorn's spunky illustrations, the Year of the Dog is cuter than ever. - Hyphen Magazine"The tale, along with the wonderfully animated pictures by Miah Alcorn, makes for a fun read for young children and their parents. With this book, you could definitely judge it by its cover." - Book Dads The Year of the Dog is a great one.
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Hi! I'm the author of twenty children's picture books, a graphic novel on 9-11, and a sports commentary on Yao Ming and the Tao. I love creating stories that both kids and adults can get a kick out of (and enjoy countless times) , and collaborating with amazing artists who bring these brave new worlds to life. Themes range from trains, monsters (www.monsterisle.net) , pirates, and inspirational martial arts heroine Julie Black Belt (www.julieblackbelt.com) .A rainbow of animals inhabit the popular annual series The Tales from the Chinese Zodiac. This is the only series in English that features each of the animals of the Lunar New Year. We've completed twelve unique adventures and are revising each new edition with a bilingual translation in simplified Chinese. Now we have a limited edition box set that collects the whole series.Our new series The Asian Hall of Fame explores fantastic inventions from Asia. Each is the first English children's picture book on the subject. Dao is a cute red panda who brings the kids Emma and Ethan back in time... and then back to the future! Their first trip was The Discovery of Ramen. The sequel was the The Discovery of Fireworks and Gunpowder.I'm also the publisher of Immedium (www.immedium.com) which is a San Francisco publisher of children's books and contemporary art and culture. Our titles include the original tales of The Octonauts (www.octonauts.com) , which is now a hit animated TV series worldwide and airs on the Disney Channel in the USA and Netflix.I graduated magna cum laude from Harvard in 1991. My family lives in San Francisco, CA.
