Popular Readers' Choice Awards 2017

Danger Dan and Gadget Girl have gotten an early Christmas present! Secrets of Singapore: National Museum clinched two prizes at the Popular Readers' Choice Awards 2017. They are:

2nd prize in the English (Children) category 

Best Cover Award the English (Children) category

Danger Dan and Gadget Girl say thank you very much to you wonderful readers for reading and voting!

Fun Facts with Stamford American International School

Authors Lesley-Anne and Monical Lim gave the bubbly students of Stamford American International School an inside look into Secrets of Singapore. From identifying credible sources to finding out what the worst job in Singapore's past might have been (hint: night soil collector), they got a glimpse into the process of researching and writing a book.  

Photo Credits to Stamford American International School

Danger Dan: International Superstar

The first Danger Dan series has been translated into Turkish and the books are now being sold in Turkey! The beautiful box set comes complete with a quiz and stickers. Danger Dan couldn't be happier (and his ego couldn't be bigger). 

Meet-and-Greet at Popular Bookstore!

Singapore's superhero trio of Danger Dan, Gadget Girl and Power Paws teamed up with local detective Sherlock Sam in an epic meet-and-greet at Popular, Jurong Point! Danger Dan authors Monica Lim and Lesley-Anne answered questions and autographed books on behalf of the superheroes who wanted to keep their identities secret.

Never a Dull Moment at Dulwich College

Authors Lesley-Anne and Monica returned to Dulwich College to share how Danger Dan came about with the Year 4 students. They will be reading Danger Dan to learn more about Singapore's history which is totally awesome!

Photo Credits to Dulwich College

Writing talk at New Town Primary School

Budding writers at New Town Primary School had many questions for authors Lesley-Anne and Monica.

"How do you write together?" "How long does it take to publish a book?" All good questions and we hope there's more than one future writer in this bunch!

ASCD Runaway Readers Workshop at Kheng Cheng School

Authors Lesley-Anne and Monica met 80 very excited and creative P3s from Kheng Cheng School on 28 July 2017, who read #3 Danger Dan Meets the Peculiar Peranakan Pirate and #4 Danger Dan Traces the Perilous Poison, under the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (Singapore)'s Singapore Literature Project.

The students came up with their own inspirational ideas on Danger Dan powers and superhero gadgets! Glow-in-the-dark flying boots, anyone?

The prize winners!

Winners of Draw Your Favourite Character Contest

Congratulations to the winners of the Danger Dan Draw Your Favourite Character Contest!

Caleb, 9

 

"He's a big fan of Danger Dan and no doubt this is his fav character. He told me before, he wished he could be like Danger Dan. Oh, how he know I wished that too! "

- Caleb's Mummy

Eunice, 9

 

Wowee! Just look at Melody's snazzy outfit and her sparkly hair clip. We agree with Eunice that her computer hair clip is pretty special!

Janelle, 7

 

"She has been so eager to work on the drawing, ever since she came to know about the contest. And so happy to be able to find time to draw Dog this afternoon. Which she so enjoy, doing her favourite things, reading n drawing. Here posing with her favourite book at this moment...... wait till she reads issue 4 "

- Janelle's Mummy

 

Win a Danger Dan book!

Calling out to all Danger Dan and Gadget Girl fans! We want to know who your favourite character from the series is through your own hand-drawn version of him/her/it. 

The best 3 entries will win any book of choice from the series!

Your favourite character can be from any book from the 2 series. It need not be a main character; if your favourite character happens to be a snail that appears in one of the books, so be it!

Here is what you have to do:

1. Draw your favourite character and write 1 or 2 sentences
a) about the character and
b) why this character is your favourite.

Psst!: Colouring your character will definitely increase your chances of winning!

2. Sign off with your Name and Age.
Eg: Nicole, 10

3. Post on your Facebook page (if you don't have one, you can use your parents')
a) a picture of you holding the book your favourite character is from
b) a close-up picture of your drawing with the sentences

4. Tag “Epigram Books” and “Danger Dan” in your post.

You can post your pictures anytime from now till the deadline.
Deadline: 24 July 2017

Chasing zombies in Danger Dan and Gadget Girl #4

Aaaaand it's here! Can it be, there are zombies in future Singapore? Find out in the latest Danger Dan and Gadget Girl adventure! The Zany Zombie-fest should be at bookstores now...or you can get your copy here. Enjoy free shipping from Epigram Books on orders more than $15, now till September 2017!

Secrets of Singapore: National Museum launch

Were you there at the Secrets of Singapore: National Museum book launch on 25 June?

Well, if you weren't, here's what you missed out on:

Story-telling

Explaining the artefact treasure hunt

Live illustration by Elvin Ching

The prize

Two of the prize winners!

The queue for autographs and photos

Signing, signing...

The fans! (Plus a couple people more behind)

See what you've missed? Never mind, here's a short video clip of Lesley-Anne explaining how we included a couple of artefacts:

Launch of Secrets of Singapore: National Museum

Looking for a meaningful way to spend the last weekend of the June school holidays? The creators of Danger Dan - Lesley-Anne and Monica, as well as the illustrator Elvin Ching, will be appearing at the National Museum's Children's Season to launch Secrets of Singapore: National Museum next Sunday 25 June 2017!

 

Authors Lesley-Anne and Monica will share interesting stories about some artefacts in the museum.Elvin Ching, illustrator of the book, will make a rare appearance and do live demonstrations of his drawings.There will be mini games with prizes - winners will get a drawing from Elvin!

You can buy and get your copy of the book autographed by all three of them that day. 

Secrets of Singapore: National Museum – Uncover the Secrets behind the Pages
Reading and Illustration Session by Authors and Illustrator

Sun, 25 Jun | 2.30pm (45 min)
Singapore History Gallery, Level 1
Free (but you must register on-site at 2pm)

 

 

Danger Dan authors featured in Straits Times article

"I was always annoyed at kids' books with stereotypical girl characters who were ditzy or boy-crazy or always shopping and painting their nails," says Tan. "I couldn't identify with them at all."

And that's how the gutsy, heroic Gadget Girls was born!

Read more about how Lesley-Anne and Monica write together in this Straits Times article.

Photo: The Straits Times

Secrets of Singapore: National Museum

We have made the final touches and sent off to print the next installment of the Secrets of Singapore series! Presenting: Secrets of Singapore: National Museum. If you're thinking of visiting the National Museum, this book will give you a real appreciation of the artefacts...all in the classically fun Danger Dan and Gadget Girl style, of course!

Sarah Mounsey, teacher librarian, Dulwich College, and children's book author says: 

"What a wonderful book to teach children (and adults) about the history of Singapore!  Danger Dan and Gadget Girl deliver so much information in a fun, humorous and interesting way with lively images and information about many of the artefacts in the National Museum. Parents, teachers and students will all want to have their own copy because it brings so much life into the fascinating history of Singapore. A visit to Singapore, and the National Museum, would be incomplete without this book!"

With wonderful illustrations by the talented Elvin Ching.

Be one of the first to get your hands on this book with this special pre-order offer of $14 by Closetful of Books. Order now and receive the book by 29 May 2017!