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Hong Kong International Young Readers Festival 2012

The Hong Kong International Literary Festival (HKILF) has extended its reach to children with the introduction of the exclusive Hong Kong International Young Readers Festival (YRF12). The inaugural festival will take place from 5th to 18th March, 2012.

Dedicated to children up to the age of 14, the YRF is bringing overseas authors of children's books here to share with Hong Kong readers the joys of reading. The impressive line-up includes Adeline Foo, Christopher Cheng, Dianne Wolfer, Eliza Teoh, Eoin Colfer, Mem Fox, Peter Brown, Princess Laurentien van Oranje, Sally Kindberg, and Hong Kong's very own Sarah Brennan.

Key Objective of YRF12:

to motivate the youngsters of Hong Kong to develop a habit of reading and to increase their English fluency through literature
to better equip teachers and parents with tools to support students and children alike to read
to attract even more schools to join the programme though a new subsidy scheme
to fully engage young book lovers through a series of workshops, Meet-The-Author sessions, talks and symposium

As the official bookseller, The Commercial Press is giving the YRF12 its full support; we are delighted to announce Sally Kindberg and Eliza Teoh will be hosting workshops at our Tsimshatsui branch and Sarah Brennan will be storytelling from her latest book Pinyin Panda at our home base at Olympian City. So stay tuned for further details. In the meantime, check out www.youngreadersfestival.org.hk for more information.

All titles featured by the authors at the Festival will be available at our shops shortly. The ordered form can be downloaded now! Ordered by School, please click here. Ordered by Individual, please click here.

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You Will Be My Friend (HB) Author: Peter Brown Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Date of Publication: Sep,2011 Price: HK$171.00 Today is the day the exuberant Lucy is going to make a new friend! But she finds it's harder than she had thought--she accidentally ruins the giraffe's breakfast and is much too bi............

The Comic Strip of Big Fat Book of Knowledge Author: Tracey Turner, Sally Kindberg Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Date of Publication: Sep,2011 Price: HK$135.00 Packed with fantastic facts, figures and stories about the world we live in and the galaxies beyond, this single volume contains 288 colour pages of pure Comic Strip genius. Learn ............

Sounds Spooky (HB) Author: Christopher Cheng Publisher: Random House Australia Date of Publication: Sep,2011 Price: HK$181.00 It's dark and there are spooky sounds filling the air. Who, or what, is making them? Whistling wind through the trees, Squealing bats flying past, Knocking noises on my wi............

Children Make Terrible Pets (HB) Author: Peter Brown Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Date of Publication: Sep,2010 Price: HK$161.00 Check out this rollicking, humorous, and heartwarming twist on the classic "first pet" story about a young bear and her favorite pet boy! When Lucy, a young bear, discovers a bo............

60 Classic Australian Poems (HB) Author: Christopher Cheng Publisher: Random House Australia Date of Publication: Sep,2009 Price: HK$181.00 Australian poets have created a range of unforgettable landscapes and characters that continue to entrance readers young and old. Collected here are some of Australia’s most memo............

The Fabulous Bouncing Chowder (HB) Author: Peter Brown Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Date of Publication: Sep,2007 Price: HK$152.00 When Chowder goes off to the Fabu Pooch Boot Camp, as usual he doesn't fit in. Chowder tries his best but his attempts to make himself more fabulous fall flat. When the First Annua............

Chowder (HB) Author: Peter Brown Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Date of Publication: Sep,2006 Price: HK$152.00 Chowder is a hilarious and heartwarming story that introduces an endearing new character: a weird but completely loveable bulldog who learns to make friends by being true to his qu............

Whoever You Are (Reading Rainbow Books) Author: Mem Fox Publisher: Sandpiper Date of Publication: Sep,2006 Price: HK$38.00 Every day all over the world, children are laughing and crying, playing and learning, eating and sleeping. They may not look the same or speak the same language. Their lives may be............

The Kid Whose Mum Kept Possums in Her Bra Author: Dianne Wolfer Publisher: Fremantle Arts Center Press Date of Publication: Sep,2006 Price: HK$140.00 Mum looked down. The possum's nose was peeking out from her bra. She laughed as the scritchy whiskers twitched back and forth. 'Stop it,' I hissed. 'You're embarrassing me!' Har............

Hattie and the Fox Author: Mem Fox Publisher: Aladdin Date of Publication: Sep,1992 Price: HK$76.00 Hattie knows she sees something scary in the bushes, but nobody is paying attention. Not the goose, not the pig, not the sheep, not the horse, not the cow. Time and again Hattie tr............

Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge (Public Television Storytime Books) Author: Mem Fox Publisher: Kane Miller Book Pub Date of Publication: Sep,1989 Price: HK$76.00 Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge, a rather small boy, lives next door to a nursing home in which resides Miss Nancy Alison Delacourt Cooper, his favorite friend, because she has f............

Cat's Out of the Bag (Ellie Belly #2) Author: Eliza Teoh Publisher: Bubbly Books Date of Publication: Oct,2011 Price: HK$89.00 From the learning system that brought you Singapore Math comes a delightful series that traces the tale of Ellie Belly, a witty girl whose ability to talk to animals is matched onl............

The Tale of Rhonda Rabbit Author: Sarah Brennan Publisher: Auspicious Times Date of Publication: Oct,2010 Price: HK$97.00 The Tale of Rhonda Rabbit features one bad bunny a rabbit who insists on raiding the vegetable patch of the mighty Emperor Qin Shi Huang on a nightly basis, leaving the Emperor (wh............

The Comic Strip of Greatest Greek Myths (HB) Author: Tracey Turner, Sally Kindberg Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Date of Publication: Oct,2010 Price: HK$105.00 For anyone from the effortlessly erudite to those who think that a myth is a female moth, it's extremely handy to know about Greek myths. Not only are they everywhere - books, film............

The Comic Strip of History of Space (HB) Author: Tracey Turner, Sally Kindberg Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc Date of Publication: Oct,2009 Price: HK$105.00 Mankind has always been fascinated by space - prehistoric man built temples to honour the moon and sun, early civilisations developed theories about what went on up there, and scie............

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