05/07/12
My book reading at Macy’s was wonderful! For those of you couldn’t join us, here are some pictures and even a video clip from the event:
What better way to end a reading then with a little song!
Tags: children's books, childrens book reading, Joyce Wan, macy's reading circle, macys, scholastic, we belong together, you are my cupcake
02/16/12
{**UPDATE** Using random.org to generate a random number, the winner is Susan who posted on February 16th. Susan, please contact me at info@wanart.com with your details. Thanks for entering everyone – I LOVED, LOVED, LOVED reading your posts! :D I will be hosting another give-away soon! xo}
I hope everyone had a nice Valentine’s Day (whether [...]
Tags: badge bomb, board books, buttons, cupcake book, Joyce Wan, kawaii, picture books, pinback buttons, Wanart, we belong together, you are my cupcake
01/13/12
Happy New Year — again! January 23rd marks the start of the Lunar New Year as well as the Year of the Dragon (specifically the Water Dragon). This has always been one of my favorite holidays of the year as it always brings back fond childhood memories of fresh cut flowers at home, [...]
Tags: chinese astrology, chinese zodiac, Joyce Wan, Wanart, water dragon, year of the dragon, year of the water dragon, zodiac
10/29/11
My book We Belong Together was 1 of 150 books recently selected out of 650 entries nationwide to be featured in the Society of Illustrators 2011 Original Art Show, an exhibit which showcases the year’s best children’s books. Here’s a link to more information about the show including the complete list of all the illustrators [...]
Tags: board books, Books, children's book, children's book author, children's books, Joyce Wan, original art show, picture books, society of illustrators, we belong together
10/12/11
To celebrate the recent release of WE BELONG TOGETHER I’m giving away not one but two books! Leave a comment below this post or on the Wanart facebook page post regarding this give-away telling us your favorite food combination (the odder the better). I’ll have to admit my favorite at the moment is Spam with [...]
Tags: board books, Books, children, children's books, cupcake, cute, Give-Away, Joyce Wan, kawaii, scholastic, Wanart, we belong together, you are my cupcake
09/23/11
Here are some pictures from my book launch celebration on September 17, 2011 for YOU ARE MY CUPCAKE and WE BELONG TOGETHER. It was a beautiful event and I was overwhelmed by the turnout. It was held at the Magnolia Bakery on Columbus Avenue in New York City. What an amazing day!
A book launch for [...]
Tags: board books, Books, cartwheel books, children's books, cupcake, Joyce Wan, kawaii, magnolia bakery, scholastic, Wanart, we belong together, you are my cupcake
09/05/11
Please bare with me as I’m still catching up from all that’s happened in the last several weeks. Barely a week back from the SCBWI LA Conference and I had to jump right into final preparations for the New York International Gift Fair!
The New York International Gift Fair (NYIGF) is a trade show that is [...]
Tags: gift show, glm shows, Joyce Wan, new york international gift fair, nyigf, trade shows, Wanart
09/02/11
A little late on this recap but I just had to share! Right after my first picture book Greetings from Kiwi and Pear came out in 2009 I joined the Society Of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators to absorb as much as I could about the craft of writing/illustrating children’s books and about the publishing [...]
Tags: children's book, children's book author, children's book conference, children's books, Joyce Wan, LA-SCBWI, picture books, scbwi
08/11/11
What an incredible weekend. I just back from the SCBWI conference in LA and I have so much inspiring stuff to share but I am literally in the midst of final preparations for the New York International Gift Show which starts THIS Sunday! I’ll have to save the recaps for later but, I have some [...]
Tags: art, children's books, Joyce Wan, original art show, society of illustrators, we belong together, you are my cupcake
06/13/11
Last weekend I attended an amazing children’s book writers and illustrators conference at the Wyndham Princeton Forrestal Hotel and Conference Center in Princeton, New Jersey hosted by the New Jersey Chapter of the Society of Childrens Book Writers and Illustrators.
It was a fabulous weekend full of workshops, networking functions, inspirational keynote speeches as well [...]
Tags: children's book, children's book author, grace lin, Joyce Wan, NJ-SCBWI, scbwi, society of childrens book writers and illustrators, Wanart