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Joanna Szeto @szetoj.bsky.social · 16d

Check out my interview with Stan Yan. joannaszetowrites.com/author-illus...
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Joanna Szeto @szetoj.bsky.social · Sep 2

Just got fully funded! Thank you for your support. Let's aim for the next stretch goal and get the book into the hands of more teachers and librarians. www.kickstarter.com/projects/jsz... #kickstarter #chinesepicturebook

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Joanna Szeto @szetoj.bsky.social · Aug 23

Almost funded. Get your copy on Kickstarter now. Have fun learning Cantonese and Mandarin. www.kickstarter.com/projects/jsz... #Kickstarter #learnchinese

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Joanna Szeto @szetoj.bsky.social · Aug 3

I almost lost my Chinese in college. So I became a Chinese bilingual teacher. Now I read Chinese novels and write little Chinese readers. Learn my secrets with this add-on reward. Support my project. No one should feel the pain of losing their native language. www.kickstarter.com/projects/jsz...

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Joanna Szeto @szetoj.bsky.social · Jul 24

Get your free mini Chinese vocab book featuring Chicken and Duck. subscribepage.io/Cu2vXa

Then preorder your own copy of When Chicken and Duck Talk on Kickstarter.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jsz...

#Kickstarter #learnchinese #freebie

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Joanna Szeto @szetoj.bsky.social · Jul 22

When Chicken and Duck Talk: Learning to Swim has launched on Kickstarter. Learn Cantonese and Mandarin all in the same book. Get your early-bird reward now before it's all gone.
www.kickstarter.com/projects/jsz...
#Kickstarter #learnchinese #kidlit #chinesepicturebook

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Joanna Szeto @szetoj.bsky.social · Jul 21

Early back special available for first 48 hours

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Joanna Szeto @szetoj.bsky.social · Jul 21

Check out Trilingual picture book to learn Cantonese and Mandarin by Joanna Szeto on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/jsz...

Trilingual picture book to learn Cantonese and Mandarin

Fun Chinese picture book encourages multilingualism by having two readers reading the book in two different languages.

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Joanna Szeto @szetoj.bsky.social · Jul 19

Do you know who illustrated When Chicken and Duck Talk: Learning to Swim? The book launches in 2 days on Kickstarter. www.kickstarter.com/projects/jsz...
#kickstarter #chinesepicturebook #kidlit

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Joanna Szeto @szetoj.bsky.social · Jul 18

Are you curious about the amazing illustrator who brought Chicken and Duck to life?

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Joanna Szeto @szetoj.bsky.social · Jul 17

We took 4 hours to needle-felt Chicken, but you just need 1 click to get notified when it launches. www.kickstarter.com/projects/jsz...
Learn Cantonese and Mandarin in the same fun picture book with a Cantonese speaking Chicken and a Mandarin speaking Duck.
#Kickstarter #Chinesepicturebook

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Joanna Szeto @szetoj.bsky.social · Jul 12

We are getting ready to launch soon. Please support our trilingual picture book by following our campaign. #chinesepicturebook #scbwisf #kickstartercampaign

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Joanna Szeto @szetoj.bsky.social · Jul 6

The pre-launch is up. Please click on the button to be notified when it officially launches in July. Learn Cantonese and Mandarin in the same picture book. www.kickstarter.com/projects/jsz...
#kickstarter #Chinesepicturebook

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Stan Yan - Kidlit Graphic Novelist @zombicatures.bsky.social · Apr 10

Behold, the debut of the LONG book trailer for my upcoming #middlegrade #graphicnovel, #themanymisfortunesofeugeniawang youtu.be/cfCTAgUOPX4

The Many Misfortunes of Eugenia Wang Book Trailer - long

The official long trailer for Stan Yan's debut middle grade graphic novel, The Many Misfortunes of Eugenia Wang (https://EugeniaWangComic.com) Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/the… License code: W0J0YHOPNB23O1NZ

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Joanna Szeto @szetoj.bsky.social · Jul 4

When Chicken and Duck Talk: Learning to Swim coming to Kickstarter on July 21, 2025. #Kickstarter #Chinesepicturebook

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Joanna Szeto @szetoj.bsky.social · Jul 4

Sign up to get notified when Learning to Swim launches on Kickstarter in July.

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Joanna Szeto @szetoj.bsky.social · Jun 29

When Chicken and Duck Talk: Learning to Swim will be launching on Kickstarter soon. #kickstartercampaign #chinesepicturebook

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Joanna Szeto @szetoj.bsky.social · Jun 8

Book is almost ready. Kickstarter campaign for When Chicken and Duck Talk will launch July 21. Sign up for updates: forms.gle/dqQVX28sU7jP...
#kickstarter #chinesepicturebooks

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Joanna Szeto @szetoj.bsky.social · May 31

Just finished my homework for Picture Book Mastery Bootcamp! Dummy for Po Po Learns to Recycle.

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Joanna Szeto @szetoj.bsky.social · May 31

Here is Duck from When Chicken and Duck Talk, a trilingual Chinese picture book. Chicken speaks Cantonese, while Duck speaks Mandarin. They are very different, yet they are still best friends. Sign up to join the launch team, get an advanced readers copy, or get updates. linktr.ee/joannaszetow...

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Joanna Szeto @szetoj.bsky.social · May 26

Here is Chicken from When Chicken and Duck Talk: Learning to Swim.
Hoping to launch my Kickstarter in June.
Join my launch team and get an advanced readers copy for an honest review of my new trilingual Chinese picture book.
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#chinesepicturebooks #kickstarter

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Joanna Szeto @szetoj.bsky.social · May 26

Just got the book from Young Writers. 10 students got published! I am definitely doing this again with next year's class.

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Joanna Szeto @szetoj.bsky.social · May 26

I joined Girls Write Now to learn how to start a program like this at my elementary school, but I have learned so much more. Mentoring has been such a wonderful experience.

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Mentor Joanna Szeto Publishes Story in 101 Words | Girls Write Now

Short fiction leads to big mentoring moments for Joanna Szeto and Kayla Martinez.

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Joanna Szeto @szetoj.bsky.social · May 19

If two different editors give you two different kinds of feedback on the same work, who do you listen to? Who do you trust?

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Reposted by Joanna Szeto

Chloe Ito Ward @chloeitoward.bsky.social · May 18

#Kidlit friends 💔 Please share this far and wide

Our dear friend, Trenise Sabin, was the victim of a major burglary over the weekend. She and her husband Travis have lost everything— from clothing and appliances to irreplaceable items from their recent wedding and the urn

gofund.me/ce50d993

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