The Spotlight
March 2025 - Immedium
1. NEWS
A. Suzie the Snake
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Our leading lady Suzie has savored sharing her surprising adventure The Year of the Snake with families and schools in 2025.
Parents and teachers:
download our free coloring pages and activity sheets for your kids and students
The colorful illustrations of The Year of the Dragon, Snake, and The Year of the Horse were created by artist Jennifer Wood.
If you've enjoyed these charismatic characters and their colorful worlds, please support her GoFundMe - Jennifer lost her Altadena home in Los Angeles' fires in January. Despite this tragedy, Jennifer joined in the Huntington Library's weekend Chinese New Year festival to sign and draw in books for hundreds of appreciative readers.
B. April festivals in N. California
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Immedium shares our children's books at the 4th annual Piedmont Food Fest
- Saturday, April 19 (11 am-4 pm)
in Piedmont park in picturesque Piedmont, CA (711 Highland Avenue and 305 Wildwood Avenue). Enjoy food and music and visit our booth near the busy KidZone and Exedra entryway!
The following week, Immedium exhibits at the 2025 Small Press Comic Expo, part of the Peninsula Libraries' Comic Arts Fest (PLCAF)
- Saturday, April 26 (10 am to 4 pm)
See us at the new South San Francisco Library and Parks & Recreation Center (901 Civic Campus Way, South San Francisco, CA) on the 1st floor in the main auditorium.
C. SFSU at the SF public library
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San Francisco State University's Asian American Studies department hosts their annual APIA Heritage Month Celebration at the SF Main Public Library. This year's theme is "Imagining an APIA World: APIA Children's Book Authors & Illustrators."
Oliver Chin will be one of two authors to present a read-aloud and Q&A. Oliver will autograph a rainbow of engaging stories for attendees.
Come to this free community event on Sunday, April 27 (12 noon-3 pm) in the Lower Level (Latino/Hispanic Meeting Room) of the main branch.
Families can enjoy arts and crafts activities related to APIA children's literature. Plus the SFPL will give away new children's books.
2. REVIEWS
Animals Don't, So I Won't!
by David G. Derrick
"For the animal loving child of any age, join Ben as he pretends to be a whole host of animals in order to get out of cleaning his room, washing behind his ears, and going to bed. David Derrick's imagination runs wild in this magical tale and so will yours."
- GeekMom
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Chaff n' Skaffs: Mai & the Lost Moskivvy
by Luke Feldman
"Luke Feldman's artwork blends the classic stylings of 1950s Disney with a modern design sensibility to create something both cutting edge and timeless."
- Andrew Farago, Cartoon Art Museum
3.
EVENTS
March
3/4: Hicklebees school author visits, San Jose, CA
3/11: SFSU - AAPI, San Francisco, CA: 9:30 am
3/12: McCoppin elementary school, San Francisco, CA: 10 am
3/13: Teen Manga workshop, Sonoma Valley Museum of Art, CA, 4 pm
3/18: Jefferson elementary school, San Francisco, CA, am
3/24: Lafayette elementary school, San Francisco, CA, am
April
4/18: Feinstein elementary school, San Francisco, CA, am
4/19: Piedmont Food Fest, Piedmont, CA, 11 am
4/24: Roseland Library, Santa Rosa, CA, 10 am
4/26: Peninsula Libraries Comic Arts Fest, South San Francisco Library, CA, 10 am
4/27: SFSU - APIA authors, SFPL - Main branch, CA, noon
Keep reading!
Immedium
P.O. Box 31846
San Francisco, CA 94131
orders@immedium.com
Immedium, Inc. inspires a world of imagination, and creates entertaining books that have multi-dimensional appeal. Based in San Francisco, CA, Immedium sits on the Pacific Rim, a vibrant intersection for crossover cultural trends from Asia and America. Embracing an increasingly diverse and "multimedia" world, Immedium publishes titles ranging from eye-catching children's books and contemporary non-fiction to commentaries on art and popular culture. Visit us at www.immedium.com
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