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