Archive for the ‘Children’s Books’ Category
November 15th, 2024 | Author: admin
2024 November 13; November 16
Dear Readers,
I wish you wellness and joy!
Jalan Pudu in Kuala Lumpur… led me to GMBB creative community mall… led me to Museum of Picture Book Art, Malaysia
https://www.museumpicturebookart.com says:
“Welcome to the Magical World of Stories & Art
“The Museum of Picture Book Art is the first of its kind in Malaysia. It is envisioned to be the home of Picture Books from all over Malaysia, both past and present as well as an educational centre for picture books. Picture books are of cultural, historical, and artistic importance. The Museum collects and celebrates picture books and picture book illustrations from Malaysia. The Museum is a place where art and literature interact, inspiring a love of art and reading through picture books.”
Teresa Jade LeYung and children’s advocate Maria Kawah Leung got to meet Peter Duke when Phillip Wong made introductions – photo by Jasmine
says: The 100 Malaysia Children’s Picture Books To Read and Love
The 100 Malaysia Children’s Picture Books are divided into several categories. Please note the subject matter may overlap so each book is categorised by its key subject matter.
Concept books
Environment / Nature
Animals
Mental Health and Social Interactions
Patriotism / Unity
Biography
Family
Childhood and growing up
Festivals and Celebrations
Indigenous World
Stories from East Malaysia
Chinese Language Books
Fantasy
Folktales
Silent Books
War
Artist, teacher, Telur Pecah founding curator Phillip Wong shows children’s advocate and book author Maria Kawah Leung one of his favorite picture books.
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The Kuala Lumpur Literature & Art Fair, organised by the Museum of Picture Book Art at GMBB, celebrates literature and art from Malaysia as well as from other countries.
The 2024 Fair took place 22 August to 16 September.
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Below are excerpts from Nuan Ning’s delightful article for Eksentrika – an arts community and online Asian arts magazine with an artist registry …
“6 Interesting Features Of The Museum Of Picture Book Art In Malaysia”
https://www.eksentrika.com/museum-of-picture-book-art-malaysia/
“The Museum of Picture Book Art in Malaysia is a gorgeous homage to Southeast Asian creativity and talent.
“Within its walls in Kuala Lumpur, there is an astonishing display of art, not only within picture books of pristine quality, but also the framed posters and postcards being featured in the museum.
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“Picture Books For All Ages
“It would be a misconception to relegate picture books as something that only caters to the youngest of bibliophiles.
“Without a doubt, the crown jewel of The Museum of Picture Book Art is its extensive rare books collection.
“These include a selection of old Malaysian picture books that were painstakingly curated and comprise generous contributions from the private collections of Linda Tan Lingard, the managing director of the museum, and the museum’s employees and friends.
“The Museum of Picture Book Art chairman, Peter Duke, plans to make copies of rare books and republish a small selection of old books to allow a new generation of readers to enjoy them.
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“Treasury Of Rare Books And Art
“The books preserved in the rare books collection, while valuable as cultural artifacts, hold stories so integral to our childhoods that the intrigue of their contents have long been exhausted.
“Newer picture books, in contrast, are tasked with the daunting challenge of competing with the multitude of digital distractions in the new media age, forcing them to evolve into innovative and inventive works of art.
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“Diversity Of Asia In Picture Book Art
“Peter points out that the museum holds four broad categories of books: Malaysian English, Bahasa Malaysia, Southeast Asian and international books, though there are still books in other languages, such as Chinese.
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“Linking The Past To The Future
“The Museum of Picture Book Art demonstrates that a two-dimensional art form, such as picture books, can be anything but.
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“Linda’s Oyez!Books publishing business has facilitated the production of books by authors in their late teens, paving the way for the books of the future.
“A child with a book is king. A child who reads has a future,” Peter said, quoting Linda….
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“The Museum of Picture Book Art doubles as a bookstore and gift shop, offering a diverse range of picture books in multi language and art of various forms.
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“Books And Workshops For Teens
“For teenagers, the museum also occasionally offers workshops on topics like publishing to writing and illustrating. Peter says the effort is aimed at getting more teenagers involved in the book industry.
Please go to https://www.eksentrika.com/museum-of-picture-book-art-malaysia/ for the full article written by Nuan Ning for Eksentrika
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author Maria Kawah Leung loves picture books, photo by LeYung
To read my blog post “Malaysia – Telur Pecah is about making art accessible to everyone, breaking creative, cultural, and economic boundaries” please visit:
Cheering for everyone who advocates literacy!
Teresa Jade LeYung at KL Tourist Information Centre – photo by MKWL
Author / Blogger / Story-Theme Consultant / Photo Historian
https://m.youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/videos for
short short movies of Paris, FRANCE; Portland, Oregon USA; Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA 2024
Love Made Of Heart ®
November 8th, 2024 | Author: admin
2024 November 8
Selamat pagi, Everyone!
from blogger / photo historian / author / story-theme consultant Teresa Jade LeYung who is visiting magnificent Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA.
WHO: Telur Pecah founding curator Phillip Wong with a new generation of young curators – Danielle Lin, Jakob van Klang, Eng Jun Yi (Qing Hong), and Luqman Rosnan – and 198 artists!
WHAT: Telur Pecah 4.0 Contemporary ART EXHIBITION in Kuala Lumpur
features five unique components, more than 500 artworks!
WHERE: GMBB Creative Community Mall
No. 2, Jalan Robertson, Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, 50150 MALAYSIA
Free admission
Telur Pecah 4.0 closing celebration on November 10, 2024
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Magic happens when a person shows up at the right place at the right time. On November 7, 2024 while looking for yummy eats near Jalan Pudu in the Bukit Bintang neighborhood in Kuala Lumpur … the colorful art on the glass doors of GMBB hooked my attention. So, I entered …
https://gmbb.com.my/ says:
GMBB is a creative community mall in Bukit Bintang, Kuala Lumpur… that aspires to be an enterprising hub for Malaysian creatives, artists and artisans to do more together.
The following day when my sister – children’s advocate and author MARIA KAWAH LEUNG (LITTLE HEROES OF BAY STREET) – visited me, it was my turn to invite her to enter the world of GMBB. When I said to her “I haven’t gone to the other floors…” she replied “Let’s go.”
Terima kasih to the artist (one of the ambassadors at the art exhibition) who invited us to experience “TELUR PECAH 4.0″ on level 3A and level 5… and introduced us to founding curator Phillip Wong!
Since 2021, Telur Pecah has been about making art accessible to everyone, breaking creative, cultural, and economic boundaries.
Telur Pecah 4.0
Phillip Wong’s mission: Inspire innovation, cultivate creativity - Telur Pecah is about making art accessible to everyone, breaking creative, cultural, and economic boundaries
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Telur Pecah 4.0 Founding Curator Phillip Wong chats with children’s advocate and author Maria Kawah Leung – photo by LeYung
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Telur Pecah 4.0 Contemporary ART EXHIBITION at GMBB Kuala Lumpur
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children’s book author and children’s advocate Maria Kawah Leung at Telur Pecah 4.0 Exhibition, more than 500 artworks created by 198 artists! – photo by LeYung
https://www.artrabbit.com/events/telur-pecah-40 says:
” … presented by GMBB and led by founding curator Phillip Wong, this year’s edition celebrates Malaysia’s diversity in creativity, medium and culture. Together with a new generation of young curators – Danielle Lin, Jakob van Klang, Eng Jun Yi (Qing Hong), and Luqman Rosnan, this year’s exhibition features five unique components:
Simfoni Surealis, curated by Danielle Lin
The Culture Journey, curated by Eng Jun Yi
Futures of Anthropocene, curated by Jakob van Klang
Alti-Media, curated by Luqman Rosnan
Inspire Innovation Cultivate Creativity, curated by Phillip Wong
Together, they aim to create an extraordinary experience for this year’s Telur Pecah.
Terima kasih to art curator Danielle Lin for updating https://www.artrabbit.com/events/telur-pecah-40
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Telur Pecah 4.0 takes visitors on a journey through artistic interpretations expressed in a wide range of visual styles and mediums
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Children’s advocate and author Maria Kawah Leung enchanted by the artworks at Telur Pecah 4.0 Exhibition – photo by LeYung
https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2024/10/17/kl-exhibition-hosts-over-500-artworks says:
An exhibition in Kuala Lumpur, Telur Pecah 4.0, is set to take visitors on a journey through artistic interpretations expressed in a wide range of visual styles and mediums.
Telur Pecah’s founding curator Phillip Wong said the fourth edition of the exhibition at the GMBB shopping centre serves as a platform for artists to showcase their work.
The exhibition’s thought-provoking themes – Altimedia, Futures of Anthropocene, Simfoni Surealis, and The Culture Journey – each offer a perspective on the world, as seen through the eyes of the artists, to convey meaningful messages.
“I’ve invited four curators, Danielle Lin Shannon, Eng Jun Yi, Jakob van Klang and Luqman Rosnan, to curate the thematic sections,” said Wong.
“This gives them exposure to various aspects of organising an exhibition, such as administration and marketing, offering them skills beyond being just artists.
“I also hope the public can see the different elements that curators bring out,” he said, adding that this year’s exhibition included over 500 artworks by 198 artists.
“This year, we have expanded the exhibition across two levels of the mall.
“While the thematic exhibition takes place at Level 5, the Inspire Innovation Cultivate Creativity exhibition on Level 4 features artworks from special needs and disabled artists, besides pieces by university art students and children as young as three,” he said.
Six international artists are also represented.
GMBB general manager Lim Ying Hui, who officiated the launch said, “Telur Pecah has come a long way since its inaugural exhibition in 2021.
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Heroes of Telur Pecah 4.0 and founding curator Phillip Wong cheered by children’s advocate Maria Kawah Leung, author of Little Heroes of Bay Street – photo by LeYung
GMBB Kuala Lumpur presents Telur Pecah 4.0 art exhibition
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Thank you for reading my blog post “Malaysia – Telur Pecah is about making art accessible to everyone, breaking creative, cultural, and economic boundaries”
More about educator, children’s advocate and author MARIA KAWAH LEUNG’s delightfully illustrated children’s book LITTLE HEROES OF BAY STREET: AND HOW THEY STAY STRONG IN AN UNHAPPY HOME
My next post shall be about The Museum of Picture Book Art.
Wishing everyone gentle rain, nourishing eats, song in your heart, and happy thoughts!
Sincerely,
Teresa Jade LeYung
Author / Blogger / Story-Theme Consultant / Photo Historian
https://m.youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/videos for
short short movies of Paris, FRANCE; Portland, Oregon USA; Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA 2024
Love Made Of Heart ®
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September 28th, 2024 | Author: admin
September 28, 2024, 22:55 Teresa Jade LeYung says:
“Author and Illustrator Maria Kawah Leung uses her children’s book to help communities help families all over the world.”
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
Happy Anniversary to children's book author Maria Kawah Leung and Happy Dog and Mia!
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.”
Happy Anniversary to children's book author Maria Kawah Leung and Happy Dog and Mia!
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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Happy Anniversary to children's book author Maria Kawah Leung and Happy Dog and Mia!
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 ®
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August 5th, 2024 | Author: admin
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 ®
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August 4th, 2024 | Author: admin
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 ®
Posted in About Teresa Jade LeYung aka Teresa LeYung Ryan, Art / Craft / Teaching, Children's Books, Mental Health, Story Continuity/Themes/Archetypes/Writing/Editing, Women's Health, Writer's THEMES and Platform, writing-career coach / manuscript consultant / writing coach / editor/ book doctor / author / writer's life / publisher |
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July 27th, 2024 | Author: admin
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
Teresa Jade LeYung took Maria Kawah Leung's delightfully illustrated children's book LITTLE HEROES OF BAY STREET to City of Light, spring 2024
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 ®
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June 7th, 2024 | Author: admin
2024 June 4, 12:54pm; June 5, 10:43am; June 6, 19:46 California (Mille merci, chere Sabine!)
Claudine's balcony garden, Paris
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
Sasa's vibrant garden 2024.05.22 photo by Jade
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 ®
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May 23rd, 2024 | Author: admin
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
image taken by photo historian Teresa Jade LeYung August 30, 2017 - Margie and Anna are in original image; Sasa led Part II of our Paris pilgrimage
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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 ®
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January 9th, 2023 | Author: admin
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”
Teresa Jade LeYung - photo by Nan and MEK
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
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December 4th, 2022 | Author: admin
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?
Elisa "Sasa" Southard--photo by Writers' Fanbase-Building Coach Teresa Jade LeYung
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!
Jade - photo by Sasa Southard
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
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