Archive for the ‘Children’s Books’ Category
September 28, 2024, 22:55 Teresa Jade LeYung says:
Happy fourth anniversary to:
Educator, Children’s Book Author and Illustrator, Children’s Advocate MARIA KAWAH LEUNG and Happy Dog and Mia, and their duo-language (English and Chinese), delightfully illustrated children’s book entitled:
LITTLE HEROES OF BAY STREET: AND HOW THEY STAY STRONG IN AN UNHAPPY HOME
MARIA KAWAH LEUNG shows how a girl named Mia and her loyal companion Happy Dog (he’s much much more than a stuffed animal) use their imagination to cope in an environment they have no control over – domestic violence.
Together, they learn that friends do not have to always like the same things, and, that love means protecting and comforting each other.
Maria Kawah Leung’s messages help everyone – “When you’re scared or sad, talk to grown-ups you trust.” and “It’s not a child’s job to make parents happy.”
Maria Kawah Leung says: “Domestic Violence Awareness is about helping the Families.”
author Maria Kawah Leung reading her delightfully illustrated children’s book
LITTLE HEROES OF BAY STREET: And How They Stay Strong In An Unhappy Home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vivKrfvokkk 13 minutes
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How to get out of Domestic Violence (GET HELP NOW!)
Jamie Ong interviews children’s book author Maria Kawah Leung
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CoZ4DfNzh0g
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To watch the 39-minute interview – author Maria Kawah Leung in conversation with Kim McMillon, Ph.D.
https://youtu.be/p-YMEPfwp2Q
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LITTLE HEROES OF BAY STREET is endorsed by Hannah Yeoh who is a Member of Parliament in Malaysia.
Story Time with Hannah Yeoh: LITTLE HEROES OF BAY STREET
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k8DLcJlvVg 20 minutes
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author Maria Kawah Leung’s facebook page: https://web.facebook.com/maria.kawah
To see my other blog posts that reference Maria Kawah Leung https://lovemadeofheart.com/blog/?s=Maria+Kawah+Leung&search=
Sincerely,
Teresa Jade LeYung
Published author, blogger, lover of Paris, FRANCE, photo historian, Writing Coach Teresa Jade LeYung says:
“I wish for all children everywhere – gentle, kindhearted, easy-going, safety conscious, open-minded guardians/caregivers/teachers, nature’s healing, love and laughter. Thank you, dear Educator, Children’s Book Author and Illustrator, Children’s Advocate MARIA KAWAH LEUNG and Happy Dog and Mia, and your duo-language (English and Chinese), delightfully illustrated children’s book entitled: LITTLE HEROES OF BAY STREET: AND HOW THEY STAY STRONG IN AN UNHAPPY HOME.“
Writing Coach Teresa Jade LeYung says:
“I love helping writers identify the themes in their manuscripts to hook readers, and, build and fortify their platforms before and after publication. Reach out, not stress out.”
Love Made Of Heart ®
2024 August 5
Dear Readers / Writers
I am visiting brilliant Olga Malyj in Oregon… enjoying her beautiful energy, her sweet home and garden.
Two evenings ago, I had a delightful conversation with Kristiane McKee Maas whom I met through author / teacher / The Plot Whisper Martha Alderson https://marthaalderson.com/ close to 19 years ago at a writers’ conference hosted by the South Bay Branch of the California Writers Club https://southbaywriters.com/.
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Kristiane McKee Maas is a writer, artist, and the owner of Bar 46 Ranch and breeder of Longhorn cattle.
She says:
“My paternal grandmother homesteaded Bar 46 Ranch in 1899 and is a continuing source of inspiration for me.”
https://bar46ranchlonghorns.com/about-bar-46-ranch-2/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yF6pLi8kAWE
Kristiane McKee Maas is author of Table Affairs, contributing author of Seasons of our Lives: Spring
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Through Kristiane, I met Matilda Butler – Author/Memoir Coach/Social Psychologist
Matilda Butler is the award-winning author of Rosie’s Daughters: The “First Woman To” Generation Tells Its Story, Writing Alchemy: How to Write Fast and Deep, and a collection of award-winning anthologies: Tales of our Lives.
https://womensmemoirs.com/contact/about-the-two-women/
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Also through Kristiane, I met artist and author Gale Henshel
Gale’s beautiful book: Dyslexia, My Gift, My Story
https://www.ebay.com/itm/145870337197
https://www.abebooks.com/9781611702392/Dyslexia-Gift-Story-Henshel-Gale-1611702399/plp
A Special Book from the Heart
“This book Dyslexia, My Gift, My Story reveals how I’ve gotten through life with a sense of humor, laughter that nurtured me, and bright colored balloons.” ~Gale Henshel
“The book Dyslexia, My Gift, My Story by artist Gale Henshel gives hope, encouragement, fortitude to anyone who has a loved one who is dyslexic, labeled as an ‘overly creative child’ or having a ‘learning disability or disorder.’ Henshel’s playful illustrations and presentation of handwritten words translate her understanding of neuroplasticity into a delightful story for readers as she reminds us ‘not all of us are going to experience life the same way.’” ~Teresa Jade LeYung (formerly Teresa LeYung-Ryan) https://lovemadeofheart.com/blog
“Through her book, Gale Henshel is lending a much needed voice to the dyslexic community—her extraordinary, beautifully illustrated book offers a special glimpse toward a struggle most have not experienced. Henshel superbly crafts this journey, her journey—Joyful.” ~Kristiane Maas https://bar46ranchlonghorns.com/about-bar-46-ranch-2/
“Dyslexia, My Gift, My Story is charming and appealing. It’s message of dyslexia as a gift makes this a must-read for those who have or who know someone with dyslexia. Gale Henshel has shared her gift with us.” ~Matilda Butler https://womensmemoirs.com/contact/about-the-two-women/
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Teresa Jade LeYung thanks Olga Malyj, Martha Alderson, Kristiane McKee Maas, Matilda Butler, and Gale Henshel.
Sincerely,
Story Theme Consultant Teresa Jade LeYung wishes Everyone – Beauty, Total Wellness, Peace and Joy!
— photo by Nan and MEK
Published author, blogger, lover of Paris, FRANCE, photo historian, Writing Coach Teresa Jade LeYung says:
“I love helping writers identify the themes in their manuscripts to hook readers, and, build and fortify their platforms before and after publication. Reach out, not stress out.”
https://lovemadeofheart.com/blog
Love Made Of Heart ®
2024 August 4 Oregon USA
Mille merci, chère Olga, de m’avoir fait découvrir le film français
Les Enfants du Paradis, French movie 1945 (Children of Paradise)
International Movie DataBase https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037674/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_1 says:
The theatrical life of a beautiful courtesan in 1830s Paris and the four men who love her.
- Director:
- Marcel Carné
- Writer:
- Jacques Prévert – scenario and dialogue
- Stars:
- Arletty
- Jean-Louis Barrault
- Pierre Brasseur
- Pierre Renoir
- María Casares
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Thank you, YouTube channel Irizu Germain https://www.youtube.com/@irizugermain8397, for posting the French movie:
La Belle et la Bête (Beauty And The Beast 1946 with English subtitles)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_K0jMczNpmM
International Movie DataBase https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0038348/?ref_=fn_al_tt_2 says:
A beautiful young woman takes her father’s place as the prisoner of a mysterious beast who wishes to marry her.
- Directors:
- Jean Cocteau
- René Clément
- Writers:
- Jean Cocteau
- Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont
- Stars:
- Jean Marais
- Josette Day
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Thank you, YouTube channel Camille P-LB https://www.youtube.com/@AliceintheWasteland , for posting
Jean Cocteau speaks to the year 2000, subtitled – 1962
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-x-wNiN4Hk
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Thank you for reading this blog post:
“(French Movies) Les Films Français – Les Enfants du Paradis, La Belle et la Bête; Monsieur Jean Cocteau”
Sincerely,
Story Theme Consultant Teresa Jade LeYung wishes Everyone – Beauty, Total Wellness, Peace and Joy!
— photo by Nan and MEK
Published author, blogger, lover of Paris, FRANCE, photo historian, Writing Coach Teresa Jade LeYung says:
“I love helping writers identify the themes in their manuscripts to hook readers, and, build and fortify their platforms before and after publication. Reach out, not stress out.”
Love Made Of Heart ®
2024 July
I wish for all children everywhere – gentle, kindhearted, easy-going, safety conscious, open-minded guardians/caregivers/teachers, nature’s healing, love and laughter.
I celebrate Educator, Children’s Book Author, Children’s Advocate MARIA KAWAH LEUNG and her duo-language (in English and Chinese), delightfully illustrated children’s book entitled:
LITTLE HEROES OF BAY STREET: AND HOW THEY STAY STRONG IN AN UNHAPPY HOME
MARIA KAWAH LEUNG shows how a girl named Mia and her loyal companion Happy Dog (he’s much much more than a stuffed animal) use their imagination to cope in an environment they have no control over – domestic violence.
Together, they learn that friends do not have to always like the same things, and, that love means protecting and comforting each other.
Maria Kawah Leung’s messages help everyone – “When you’re scared or sad, talk to grown-ups you trust.” and “It’s not a child’s job to make parents happy.”
Maria Kawah Leung says: “Domestic Violence Awareness is about helping the Families.”
To watch the 39-minute interview – author Maria Kawah Leung in conversation with Kim McMillon, Ph.D.
https://youtu.be/p-YMEPfwp2Q
LITTLE HEROES OF BAY STREET is endorsed by Hannah Yeoh who is a Member of Parliament in Malaysia.
Story Time with Hannah Yeoh: LITTLE HEROES OF BAY STREET
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9k8DLcJlvVg 20 minutes
author Maria Kawah Leung reading her delightfully illustrated children’s book
LITTLE HEROES OF BAY STREET: And How They Stay Strong In An Unhappy Home
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vivKrfvokkk 13 minutes
Teresa Jade LeYung’s Blog post:
Maria Kawah Leung in conversation with Kim McMillon, Ph.D.
https://lovemadeofheart.com/blog/educator-childrens-book-author-childrens-advocate-maria-kawah-leung-says-domestic-violence-awareness-is-about-helping-the-families-2/
Thank you for reading my blog post:
“Author Maria Kawah Leung uses her illustrated children’s book to speak out on behalf of families everywhere”
I wish for all children everywhere – gentle, kindhearted, easy-going, safety conscious, open-minded guardians/caregivers/teachers, nature’s healing, love and laughter.
To see my other blog posts that reference Maria Kawah Leung https://lovemadeofheart.com/blog/?s=Maria+Kawah+Leung&search=
Sincerely,
Teresa Jade LeYung
Published author, blogger, lover of Paris, FRANCE, photo historian, Writing Coach Teresa Jade LeYung says:
“I love helping writers identify the themes in their manuscripts to hook readers, and, build and fortify their platforms before and after publication. Reach out, not stress out.”
Love Made Of Heart ®
2024 June 4, 12:54pm; June 5, 10:43am; June 6, 19:46 California (Mille merci, chere Sabine!)
Dear Readers
I wish you a good day and night, always.
Thank you, Mr. Roald Dahl, for having written ESIO TROT ( esiotrot is “tortoise” spelled backward)
Thank you, screenwriters Richard Curtis and Paul Mayhew-Archer, for the movie ROALD DAHL’S ESIO TROT
When depression robs my creative energy to write, I look for “happy movies” to lift me which then inspires me to write about the themes in the movie which then leads me to resume working on my own projects.
Yesterday (June 3), the names (“tags”) of these two actors helped me find the movie ROALD DAHL’S ESIO TROT
Judi Dench (as Mrs. Silver) and Dustin Hoffman (as Mr. Hoppy) and James Corden (as Narrator)
Soundtrack includes Louis Armstrong’s singing “A Kiss To Build A Dream On” composed by Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby and Oscar Hammerstein II.
https://genius.com/Louis-armstrong-a-kiss-to-build-a-dream-on-lyrics
This is a movie I want to watch again and again… it’s like re-living a joyful day.
In the movie… Narrator tells us:
“Mr. Hoppy, the hero of our story, lived in a nice flat in an apartment block in London. There are three things you should know about Mr. Hoppy. He’s kind, he’s shy, and, most importantly, he’s not that guy in the hat.”
(Mr. Hoppy is the man holding the elevator door for Mr. Mavrokoukoudopolous the old man with the hat and cane. By the way, since the setting is London. Elevator is called a “lift”)
At the fourth viewing of this movie … I see just how wonderfully the story is crafted.
At two minutes into the movie – first foreshadowing of Mr. Hoppy’s door which is crucial for the “climax” scene.
He turns on his CD player – Louis Armstrong’s singing “A Kiss To Build A Dream On”
Mr. Hoppy reaches into his satchel and places into his fruit bowl – one apple, one orange, one banana. He opens his refrigerator, we see one tomato.
Narrator tells us “It’s [This story is] going to be full of passion, surprises… as indeed is our Mr. Hoppy.”
As the volume of the musical instrumental increases, we see Mr. Hoppy affectionately tending to his balcony-garden; his irrigation system drips water onto the colorful plants.
Narrator says:
“The truth is, there were two loves in Mr. Hoppy’s life. One was his flowers. The other was his secret love that he kept all to himself. Like so many secrets, it was the most important thing of all about him. Because Mr. Hoppy was in love… with the girl downstairs.”
(“the girl” is the vibrant Mrs. Silver, a widow,, probably in her seventies. Mrs. Silver’s balcony is on the floor below Mr. Hoppy’s. We hear her at around four minutes and thirty-three seconds into the movie when she says “Good morning, Mr. Hoppy.” Then we see her. Her main love is her tortoise named Alfie.)
By the end of the first five minutes, I am pulled into the story world.
By the end of the first seven minutes, I am completely hooked with these two characters.
At 13:36 when Mr. Hoppy has the courage to say something personal to Mrs. Silver, he can’t see from his balcony that Mrs. Silver (in her wide-brimmed straw hat) has just inserted earbuds and couldn’t possibly hear him.
At 28:57 we see the second foreshadowing with Mr. Hoppy’s door.
At 54:38 we see the third foreshadowing with that door.
LAUGHING LIFTS DEPRESSION
In the scene where Mr. Hoppy is approaching the lift in the lobby with THE gadget, Mrs. Silver (wearing happy colors) is coming out of the lift. She tells him that she’s going to a dance marathon to raise money for charity and that they need sponsors. Mr. Hoppy says he would like to be a sponsor, would donate a pound. When Mrs. Silver reminds him that this is for charity, he says:
“A pound a minute”
(I laughed out loud; laughing shifts energy, lifts depression. So does smiling for one’s self. For me, laughing is a stronger elixir.)
I learned these British phrases:
“very good news” - In the lift (elevator), Mrs. Silver says: “What a quiet lift. It’s very good news.”
She calls herself “a silly sausage”
“a good old knees-up” means “to dance”
The little boy’s mother says to her son: “I’m doing dinner.”
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In the children’s book, Mrs. Silver never finds out about Mr. Hoppy’s using deception to win her affections; in the movie, her finding out that he used trickery serves as the climax of the story.
In the children’s book, there is no Mr. Pringle; in the movie, this character serves as archetypes Herald and Trickster and is the person who creates complications for protagonist Mr. Hoppy.
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https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3205394/
Directed by Dearbhla Walsh
Writing Credits:
Richard Curtis and Paul Mayhew-Archer
Based on the novel by Roald Dahl
Stars (in order of appearance in the movie)
- James Corden
- Salo Gardner
- Dustin Hoffman
- Richard Cordery
- Judi Dench
- Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination
Thank you for reading my blog post: “Roald Dahl’s story ESIO TROT, Judi Dench, Dustin Hoffman, Balcony Garden, Love, Kindness Themes…Lift Depression”
Wishing you all the happiness that a vibrant garden would bring.
Sincerely,
Teresa Jade LeYung
My short short movies of Paris 2024
https://m.youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/videos
Love Made Of Heart ®
06:49 le 10 mai 2024 France
13:36 May 21, 2024 California USA
08:24 May 23, 2024; published 17:08 May 23, 2024
Bonjour Everyone,
I wish you peace and joy.
So much sadness on this planet … a smile brings light to my heart … perhaps if we all smile with our hearts, this planet would smile back.
These books written In English (by the way … Maria Kawah Leung’s illustrated children’s book is in English and Chinese) and these French films inspired courage while I was in France and departing France.
AUTHORS
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Christopher K. Eng - FINDING ALOHA IN GRIEF: Memoir of an American Pastor, Chaplain, and T’ai-Chi Sifu
https://www.amazon.com/FINDING-ALOHA-GRIEF-American-Chaplain/dp/B0CMMXK36Y
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Edward C. Hartshorn - Ghosts of the Big Sandy River
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Geneva Dinwiddie - Sister Hold My Hand: Together We Stand
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Maria Kawah Leung – Little Heroes of Bay Street: And How They Stay Strong in an Unhappy Home (English and Chinese Edition – Simplified Characters)
LITTLE HEROES OF BAY STREET available in 3 formats – hardcover; paperback; e-book
Interview with Dr. Kim McMillon https://youtu.be/p-YMEPfwp2Q
Maria Kawah Leung’s singing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB0s2phx3Xg
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Scott James’s latest book - Trial by Fire: A Devastating Tragedy, 100 Lives Lost, and a 15-year Search for Truth
https://www.scottjameswriter.com/
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French movies
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Clémentine Chérie (1964) Pierre Doris, Adrienne Servantie, France Anglade | French Comedy; directed by Pierre Chevalier
– a story about how female youth and perceived physical beauty is a convenience in this particular society, and, the invention of a stretchy fabric for bathing suits which turns out to be invisible on photographs and live television. I wonder how many bathing suits will be in the garbage when women realize that while the fabric “shapes and contains” their body, photographs of their body fat and skin compressed and redistributed might be perceived as the opposite of beauty. A fun and clever script.
Merci beaucoup, Youtube.com channel CultCinemaClassics, pour https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=x8z18_yP_yw
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056938/?ref_=fn_tt_tt_1
Writing Credits
Jean Bellus | … | (cartoons) |
Jean Bellus | … | (scenario) |
Michel Fermaud | … | (scenario) |
Jean-José Richer | … | (scenario) |
Adaptation et dialogues de
Michel Fermaud
Jean-José Richer
Jean Bellus
Pierre Chevalier
The first scene is inside the ornate department store Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann. Even though the movie is a black-and-white film, one can see the grandeur of this place.
https://haussmann.galerieslafayette.com/en/culture-and-heritage/ states:
Here’s my photo (of a section of the stained glass dome of Galeries Lafayette Paris Haussmann) taken on August 30, 2017
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LAST DANCE – widower Germain (François Berléand) finds a way to fulfill an agreement with his beloved wife.
Merci beaucoup, Youtube.com channel ScreenInternational, pour
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Nouveau Départ (2023) / New Beginnings (2023)
A husband takes action in an attempt to reignite his wife’s passion for him.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt22397870/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ov_wr_sm
Directed by
Philippe Lefebvre |
Writing Credits
Philippe Lefebvre | … | (scenario) & |
Maria Pourchet | … | (scenario) |
Juan Vera | … | (original screenplay: ‘El amor menos pensado’) & |
Daniel Cúparo | … | (original screenplay: ‘El amor menos pensado’) |
New Beginnings (2023) / Nouveau Départ (2023) – Trailer
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SECOND TOUR
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Île-de-France
My pal Sabine and I wondered what”Île-de-France” includes. https://www.britannica.com/place/Ile-de-France-region-France explains …
Île-de-France, région of France encompassing the north-central départements of Val-d’Oise, Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis, Ville-de-Paris, Hauts-de-Seine, Val-de-Marne, Essonne, and Yvelines. Île-de-France is bounded by the régions of Hauts-de-France to the north, Grand Est to the east, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté to the southeast, Centre to the south, and Normandy to the northwest. The capital is Paris. Area 4,637 square miles (12,011 square km). Pop. (1999) 10,952,011; (2014 est.) 12,027,565.
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Thank you for reading my blog post “Books Written In English and French Films that Inspired Courage while I was In France and Departing France”.
I wish you peace in every way.
Sincerely,
Teresa Jade LeYung
Love Made Of Heart ®
2023 January 8 California USA – Blog post #618
I (Teresa Jade LeYung) wish everyone, wherever you are - peace, safety, kindness, light, love, joy.
In the San Francisco Bay area, we have had heavy rain and wild winds.
During illness last week, I listened to the reading of THE LITTLE PRINCE (LE PETIT PRINCE by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) three times. Thank you, dear Elisa Sasa Southard https://sasasouthard.com/, for having introduced me to this remarkable fable years ago. Took me long enough to enjoy this book! Now I see why you love this story.
THE LITTLE PRINCE by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry narrated by Kenneth Branagh
At around 1 hour, 19 minutes and 50 seconds into the story …
Fox tells the Little Prince: “Here’s my secret. It’s quite simple. One sees clearly only with the heart. Anything essential is invisible to the eyes.”
The Little Prince repeated the Fox’s words in order to remember.-”Anything essential is invisible to the eyes.”
Fox says: “It’s the time you spend on your rose that makes your rose so important.”
The Little Prince repeated in order to remember. “It’s the time I spend on my rose…”
Fox says: “You become responsible forever for what you’ve tamed. You’re responsible for your rose …. “
Thank you, YouTube channel user Read Aloud Books https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvERNl6csog 1:45:45
Thank you, YouTube channel user Christopher Williams https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=APG1upS8LDw 1:45:45
About Antoine de Saint-Exupéry https://www.britannica.com/biography/Antoine-de-Saint-Exupery
I wish to include in this blog post names of other beloved authors of children’s books and books for young readers:
Maria Kawah Leung https://mariakawah.com/ Mia and Happy Dog are the two main characters in LITTLE HEROES OF BAY STREET: And How They Stay Strong In An Unhappy Home
Frances Kakugawa https://franceskakugawa.wordpress.com/ Wordsworth is the main character in Frances’s wonderful series.
Edward C. Hartshorn https://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Sandy-River-Edward-Hartshorn/dp/1953198007/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Scot and Clayton are the two main characters in GHOSTS OF THE BIG SANDY RIVER.
T.E. Watson https://www.tewatsononline.com/ Paper and Wind are the two main characters in A PLACE TO BE.
Robert D. San Souci https://www.kqed.org/news/10389946/mourning-childrens-book-author-robert-d-san-souci and https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Author-Robert-San-Souci-screenwriter-for-6022631.php
E.B. White (Elwyn Brooks White) https://www.britannica.com/biography/E-B-White
Beatrix Potter https://beatrixpottersociety.org.uk/
Thank you for reading my blog post “The Little Prince, Little Heroes of Bay Street, Wordsworth the Poet, Scot and Clayton, Paper and Wind – Main Characters in Books”
I wish everyone, wherever you are - peace, safety, kindness, light, love, joy.
Sincerely,
Teresa Jade LeYung
Story Theme Consultant / Photo Historian / Author / Public Library and Public School Advocate
http://www.OurBeautifulBrains.com goes to Teresa’s Blog
Writing Coach Teresa Jade LeYung says: “I love helping writers identify the themes in their manuscripts to hook readers, and, build and fortify their platforms before and after publication. Reach out, not stress out.”
Love Made Of Heart ®
USA Federal government offering 4 COVID home test kits (2 boxes) for winter prep
https://www.covid.gov/tests or https://special.usps.com/testkits
Master teacher and practitioner of Chi Nei Tsang GILLES MARIN’s blog post: “Detoxifying from Vaccines with Herbs, Fruits and Vegetables”
https://www.chineitsang.com/post/detoxifying-from-vaccines-with-herbs-fruits-and-vegetables
2022 December 1, 15:03; December 3, 22:20 California USA – Writing Coach Teresa’s Blog post #617
Teresa Jade LeYung says:
“World Traveler / Teacher / Researcher / Writer / Photographer SASA SOUTHARD’s referencing Villefranche-sur-Mer leads to Jean Cocteau, La Belle et la Bête, films, movies, and Almost Ginger blog”
Wishes of vibrant health to everyone!
Thank you, Sasa Southard! YOU inspire turning curiosity into fun research!
https://sasasouthard.com/
Recently while looking at links and photos provided by Sasa … I learned that Villefranche-sur-Mer is a harbour town and Mediterranean resort, in the Alpes-Maritimes département, Provence–Alpes–Côte d’Azur région, southeastern FRANCE.
https://www.britannica.com/place/Villefranche-sur-Mer says: “Villefranche, a picturesque old town, was founded early in the 14th century. Its ancient Saint-Pierre chapel was entirely decorated by the French 20th-century writer and artist Jean Cocteau.”
… which led to finding the 4-part presentation COCTEAU ET LA CHAPELLE DE VILLEFRANCHE : L’EGLISE ET LE POETE – in French language
Here’s Part 1 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s2HLSMVPwU
Thank you, YouTube Channel User Chrétiens à Monaco!
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Then YouTube cued up “Jean Cocteau speaks to the year 2000″ subtitled – 1962 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-x-wNiN4Hk
In 1962 Monsieur Cocteau was addressing a future audience! Wow! Thank you, YouTube Channel User Camille P-LB!
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Today, I found on YouTube the film written and directed by Jean Cocteau ORPHÉE / ORPHEUS (1950) with subtitles / subtítulos / Untertitel https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IZIwV7c3os
Thank you, YouTube Channel User John Potter!
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Then, while looking up other films written by Monsieur Jean Cocteau https://www.criterion.com/films/610-orpheus, I see that the hauntingly beautiful film La Belle et la Bête was also written by Monsieur Cocteau
https://www.criterion.com/films/177-beauty-and-the-beast says:
“Jean Cocteau’s sublime adaptation of Mme. Leprince de Beaumont’s fairy-tale masterpiece—in which the pure love of a beautiful girl melts the heart of a feral but gentle beast—is a landmark of motion picture fantasy, with unforgettably romantic performances by Jean Marais and Josette Day. The spectacular visions of enchantment, desire, and death in Beauty and the Beast (La Belle et la Bête) have become timeless icons of cinematic wonder.”
On the Making of Beauty and the Beast https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/17-on-the-making-of-beauty-and-the-beast
An excerpt from COCTEAU: A BIOGRAPHY (1970) by Francis Steegmuller
“Beauty and the Beast, the first film of Cocteau’s own since The Blood of a Poet, and his finest poem since then, is by general consent one of the most enchanting pictures ever made, and its production was one of those undertakings that, with a kind of general benevolence, shed luster on all its participants. It brought new accolades to Mme Leprince de Beaumont, the eighteenth-century author of the fairy tale….”
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Then as Sasa Southard would say … I circled back to “Côte d’Azur région, southeastern France” and found “Almost Ginger” blog!
TO CATCH A THIEF filming locations in the South of France https://almostginger.com/to-catch-a-thief-film-locations-cannes/
Almost Ginger is an award-nominated cinema and travel blog aimed at showing film and TV lovers how their silver screen escapes can be a reality by documenting my own travels to filming locations and film festivals around the world.
https://almostginger.com/ says: “Almost Ginger is run by me, Rebecca Sharp. I’m a twenty-something avid cinephile and traveller, as well as a minimalist, optimist, Hufflepuff and proud ginger. Well, almost ginger. Originally from the Lake District in the UK, I split my time between there and everywhere else! I’m a full-time blogger and freelance content creator so as long as I have my laptop, I can work anywhere.”
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Thank you! World Traveler / Teacher / Researcher / Writer / Photographer Sasa Southard!
I celebrate YOU!
Did you know that Elisa “Sasa” Southard is the Queen of Talking Taglines and the author of classic “marketing / build your career by being YOU” book?
Ms. Southard’s book Break Through the Noise: 9 Tools to Propel Your Marketing Message contains entertaining and logical roadmaps for anyone who has anything or any service to sell. The beauty of Ms. Southard’s coaching is that, instead of giving us cookie-cutter methods, she guides us to focus on our uniqueness and to build from there. Anyone can be successful with Ms. Southard’s Tips on talking points and taglines
Elisa Sasa Southard’s book BREAK THROUGH THE NOISE: 9 Tools to Propel Your Marketing Message had inspired me, Teresa Jade LeYung, to write my workbook BUILD YOUR WRITER’S PLATFORM & FANBASE IN 22 DAYS: Attract Agents, Editors, Publishers, Readers, and Media Attention NOW
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0983010005/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?ie=UTF8&qid=1670848622&sr=8-1
Wishing everyone a safe and peaceful December!
Sincerely,
Teresa Jade LeYung
Story Theme Consultant / Photo Historian / Author / Public Library and Public School Advocate
http://www.OurBeautifulBrains.com goes to Teresa’s Blog
Writing Coach Teresa Jade LeYung says: “I love helping writers identify the themes in their manuscripts to hook readers, and, build and fortify their platforms before and after publication. Reach out, not stress out.”
Love Made Of Heart ®
Thank you to my pal Simone for this report:
“The State of COVID & the Triple-demic: A Conversation w/ Your Local Epidemiologist Katelyn Jetelina” https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vu4rK8dAgnU&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email Thank you, Dr. Robert Wachter, chair, UCSF Dept of Medicine
“COVID Raises Risk of Long-Term Brain Injury, Large U.S. Study Finds” by Julie Steenhuysen https://www.usnews.com/news/top-news/articles/2022-09-22/covid-raises-risk-of-long-term-brain-injury-large-u-s-study-finds
Master teacher and practitioner of Chi Nei Tsang GILLES MARIN’s blog post: “Detoxifying from Vaccines with Herbs, Fruits and Vegetables”
https://www.chineitsang.com/post/detoxifying-from-vaccines-with-herbs-fruits-and-vegetables
Love Made Of Heart ®
2022 July 31 California
Dear Readers,
I wish you and everyone around you – wellness, kindness, happiness.
I celebrate these two women -
Ms. Maria Kawah Leung and Ms. Goldie Hawn
Maria Kawah Leung is the author of a delightfully illustrated children’s book about a serious subject matter – domestic violence. https://mariakawah.com/
LITTLE HEROES OF BAY STREET: And How They Stay Strong In An Unhappy Home
(illustrators: Maria Kawah Leung, Sandra Elyse Chavez, Maren Sleire Aasgaard)
This book is endorsed by Hannah Yeoh who is a Member of Parliament in Malaysia.
The main characters in LITTLE HEROES OF BAY STREET are Mia (a little girl) and her Happy Dog (who is much much more than a stuffed animal). Happy Dog is Mia’s best friend and confidant.
Maria Kawah Leung says:
“I was born in Hong Kong but my family moved to San Francisco when I was almost two years old. I have happily been a teacher of young children for over 25 years and have taught in the USA (California and Massachusetts), China and Malaysia.
“My most rewarding experiences in life were working with children in pediatric wards, studying Chinese in Beijing, China and studying Spanish in Bogota, Colombia.
“I have also traveled to about 30 countries and all the continents except Antarctica. I have always enjoyed writing. Creating this book to help children feel they are not alone has been a life-long goal.
“Empowering children to overcome obstacles is my passion. This is why I wrote the children’s book Little Heroes of Bay Street and How They Stay Strong in an Unhappy Home.”
Ms. Leung adds: “I’m hoping that through my book… that every teacher would get a copy… and school counselors… nurses… so that they can be aware, and, look out for signs, and reach out to these children.”
Maria’s book is available in English, Chinese, Spanish and Bahasa Malaysia
To watch Maria Kawah Leung interviewed by Kim McMillon, PhD https://youtu.be/p-YMEPfwp2Q 39 minutes
https://mariakawah.com/
Teresa Jade LeYung here …
As I watch Ms. Goldie Hawn’s keynote speech at Teachers College, Columbia University … I think about Ms. Maria Kawah Leung as teacher, author, children’s advocate.
Teachers College – Columbia University – Academic Festival Opening Ceremony Keynote Address: Goldie Hawn on Why Mindfulness in School Matters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rh5-Pwj9T8E 39 minutes
Ms. Hawn’s foundation is MindUP https://mindup.org/
“Why aren’t we teaching kids about their brain?” When the teacher says “Pay attention.”… how can children know what that means when they don’t know about their brains? “The brain has plasticity.” “What the amygdala is.” “Nobody knows what the kids are feeling. Kids and silent stress.”
Through MindUp … kids learn how to practice kindness, what being mindful is.”
Based firmly in neuroscience, MindUP teaches the skills and knowledge children need to regulate their stress and emotion, form positive relationships, and act with kindness and compassion.
MindUP was created in response to the global epidemic of:
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childhood aggression
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anxiety
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depression
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suicide
Ms. Hawn’s book - 10 MINDFUL MINUTES: Giving Our Children–and Ourselves–the Social and Emotional Skills to Reduce Stress and Anxiety for Healthier, Happy Lives (paperback) – by Goldie Hawn (Author), Wendy Holden (Author), Daniel J. Siegel MD (Foreward)
I celebrate Ms. Maria Kawah Leung and LITTLE HEROES OF BAY STREET, Ms. Goldie Hawn and MindUP, and children all over the world!
To read my June 28, 2022 blog post “Educator, children’s book author, children’s advocate Maria Kawah Leung says “Domestic Violence Awareness is about Helping the Families”
https://lovemadeofheart.com/blog/educator-childrens-book-author-childrens-advocate-maria-kawah-leung-says-domestic-violence-awareness-is-about-helping-the-families-2/
Thank you for reading!
I wish you and everyone around you – wellness, kindness, happiness.
Sincerely,
Teresa Jade LeYung
Proud sister of Maria Kawah Leung and proud auntie of Happy Dog
Story Theme Consultant / Photo Historian / Author / Public Library and Public School Advocate
http://www.OurBeautifulBrains.com goes to Teresa’s Blog
Writing Coach Teresa Jade LeYung says: “I love helping writers identify the themes in their manuscripts to hook readers, and, build and fortify their platforms before and after publication. Reach out, not stress out.”
Love Made Of Heart ®
2022 June 26, 21:18; June 27, 01:00; June 28, 13:00, 23:16 California
Teresa Jade LeYung here saying “Thank you, Kim McMilllon, Ph.D., for having children’s book author Maria Kawah Leung on your show “Writers On Writing”. You both are Heroines / Heroes!”
To watch the 39-minute interview https://youtu.be/p-YMEPfwp2Q
Maria Kawah Leung https://mariakawah.com/ is the author of the delightfully illustrated book
LITTLE HEROES OF BAY STREET: And How They Stay Strong In An Unhappy Home
which is endorsed by Hannah Yeoh who is a Member of Parliament in Malaysia.
The main characters in LITTLE HEROES OF BAY STREET are Mia (a little girl) and her Happy Dog (who is much much more than a stuffed animal)
Kim McMillon asks: “Maria, why did you write your book?”
At the first words, Maria Kawah Leung shows courage …
Maria: “Kim, I’m very much honored… because I am a behind-the-scenes kind of person, but, because of my book Little Heroes of Bay Street, it’s important for me to get the message out there… about domestic violence.”
Maria: “Happy Dog has been my best friend since I was 6 years old. He helped me survived watching my father abuse my mother. When I was little, and this was happening, I thought that my family was the only one in the entire world that this was happening to. So, it was very scary. And I felt very lonely. It wasn’t until I was an adult that I found out that other families had the same situation….”
Maria: “I wanted to de-stigmatize this issue [domestic violence], so that people don’t think it’s something that happens ‘to those kinds of people’. It happens everywhere, all cultures, all social economic statuses. I want to raise awareness. Especially for the children. And the mothers. That’s why I wrote a children’s book. Whereas my sister [ Teresa Jade LeYung] wrote an adult novel Love Made Of Heart.”
Kim: “The books you and your sister write help community, families, helping people understand just how prevalent and how dangerous domestic violence is.”
Maria: “I wish I had a book like this when I was little. That’s why I wrote it. For the children. For the teachers to be aware. No teacher was ever aware that I was going through all this pain. I didn’t act out in school. It’s not like I brought attention to myself.”
Maria: “I’m hoping that through my book… that every teacher would get a copy… and school counselors… nurses… so that they can be aware, and, look out for signs, and reach out to these children.”
Maria: “It’s NOT an easy thing. It’s NOT an easy thing for a teacher to approach the parents. Because of feeling ashamed. I felt ashamed when I was abused. I thought people were going to say ‘She must be stupid or uneducated’ or ‘ she brought it onto herself’. You have to be brave and confront the parents so that they can seek help.’
Kim asks Maria about Happy Dog …
Maria: I was 6 years old, my brother Vitus was 10. My brother had asked our parents to get Happy Dog for me…. At the store, my brother saw him [Happy Dog] on the top shelf. One of a kind. No tags. Nothing. I think he’s an alien from somewhere. There he was, already kind of tattered… people must have played with him. His arm already needed sewing.”
(please watch/listen to the interview to find out who Happy Dog is a successor of)
To watch the 39-minute interview https://youtu.be/p-YMEPfwp2Q
Maria: “A few years ago, artist Chandra Garsson, a dear friend of my sister Teresa’s, gave him [Happy Dog] … would you say botox? New lips altogether. Thanks to Chandra, he looks brand new.”
Maria: “Maybe I didn’t publish the book until now… because I wrote it ten years ago… because I felt ashamed that I grew up in a family with violence and that I also experienced it myself [when I was an adult] … that people might think I’m childish because I still cherish my childhood toy. Now I’m old enough to realize I don’t care what other people think. It’s a healthy thing for children to have somebody or some thing to make them feel safe… to go to their happy place.”
Kim: “I remember your mother. She was extraordinary beautiful. [ Rita ] I had great admiration for her.”
Maria: (holds up photo of herself and Happy Dog with her mother) “My mother was dying of metastasized breast cancer in 1999… Yes, she’s beautiful. Powerful. And she’s a powerful guardian angel now.”
Maria: “I’m not trying to tell happy children in happy homes that they should know about all these horrible things that happen in the world. But if it’s a friend in the classroom… you want to help that friend.”
Maria: (showing audience pages from her book; pages 22 and 23 where Ms. Chavez tells Mia that it is not Mia’s job to make her parents happy. )
Maria talks about the illustration on page 22 – about the pictures of the two people on the classroom wall. “… my real life fourth grade teacher, I loved her, but she didn’t see any signs that I needed help. But she was a wonderful teacher. And that’s my friend Mayhar A. Amouzegar, provost at University of New Orleans. He has published several novels. And he writes nonfiction for his work. All these inspirational people in my life.”
Kim: “I found your book so inspirational. I love it. It’s so important. I felt it was healing for you, pouring out that experience, that it could help another person. I thought that was beautiful.”
Maria: “If I can reach as many children as possible and help them heal … when children witness violence at a young age….”
Kim: “When I saw your book was out, I was so proud of you, Maria. I just adore you and I’m so happy that you’re doing so great for the world. I do believe helping people to overcome issues is one of the greatest things, in service to others, so, thank you for so much service to others.”
Maria: “During lockdown of this pandemic, domestic violence has skyrocketed…. Please reach out to people because it’s scary for everybody, this pandemic. There’s fear, there’s hatred, it’s a scary time. Help the families out there now.”
https://mariakawah.com/ has resources for families in USA and Malaysia
To watch the 39-minute interview https://youtu.be/p-YMEPfwp2Q
Please help LITTLE HEROES OF BAY STREET get into all branches of public libraries https://www.worldcat.org/
Where to purchase Maria’s book: LITTLE HEROES OF BAY STREET: And How They Stay Strong In An Unhappy Home
The book is available in 3 formats - Hard cover; paperback; ebook – written in 2 languages – English and Chinese (simplified characters).
Soon the book will also be available in Spanish and Bahasa Malaysia.
Amazon Paperback edition https://www.amazon.com/Little-Heroes-Bay-Street-Simplified/dp/1543759815/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1610550303&sr=8-1
Amazon E-Book edition https://www.amazon.com/Little-Heroes-Bay-Street-Simplified-ebook/dp/B08L6224B1/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1652110887&sr=1-1
BookDepository Paperback https://www.bookdepository.com/Little-Heroes-Bay-Street-Maria-Kawah-Leung/9781543759815?ref=grid-view&qid=1656449469019&sr=1-2
BookDepository Hardcover https://www.bookdepository.com/Little-Heroes-Bay-Street-Maria-Kawah-Leung/9781543759839#
Barnes & Noble Paperback https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/little-heroes-of-bay-street-maria-kawah-leung/1137780986?ean=9781543759815
Barnes & Noble NOOK e-book https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/little-heroes-of-bay-street-maria-kawah-leung/1137780986?ean=9781543759822
To watch the 39-minute interview https://youtu.be/p-YMEPfwp2Q
https://mariakawah.com/
Educator, children’s book author, children’s advocate Maria Kawah Leung says:
“Creating my book LITTLE HEROES OF BAY STREET to help children feel that they are not alone has been a life-long goal. Empowering children to overcome obstacles is my passion.”
Dr. Kim McMillon, thank you again for having Maria Kawah Leung and Happy Dog on your show.
Maria, Happy Dog and Mia, thank you for being so brave. YOU are all beautiful and mighty Heroes!
Everyone, thank you for reading my blog post:
“Educator, children’s book author, children’s advocate Maria Kawah Leung says “Domestic Violence Awareness is about Helping the Families”
I wish you peace and wellness always!
Teresa Jade LeYung
Proud sister of Maria Kawah Leung and proud auntie of Happy Dog
Story Theme Consultant / Photo Historian / Author / Public Library and Public School Advocate
http://www.OurBeautifulBrains.com goes to Teresa Jade LeYung’s Blog
Writing Coach Teresa Jade LeYung says: “I love helping writers identify the themes in their manuscripts to hook readers, and, build and fortify their platforms before and after publication. Reach out, not stress out.”
Love Made Of Heart ®
“MIT new study – Time spent indoors increases risk of COVID at 6 feet or 60 feet…”
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/04/23/mit-researchers-say-youre-no-safer-from-covid-indoors-at-6-feet-or-60-feet-in-new-study.html