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Reading with Your Kids Interview with an award-winning children’s book author, Eva Wong Nava
Hello RWYK Family! It’s a very special episode of the Reading with Your Kids Podcast!
Our guest today is joining us from the future! Eva Wong Nova is from Singapore. Eva Wong Nava lives between two worlds. She reads copiously and writes voraciously. Eva is joining us today to talk about her debut picture book, The Boy Who Talks in Bits and Bobs. She was nominated for the Pushcart Prize recently and her debut children’s book was awarded the bronze medal at the Moonbeam Children’s Book Award, 2018.
In our exciting conversation, Eva introduces us to her debut Picture Book, The Boy Who Talks in Bits and Bobs, why she writes cause-based books, why does she feel that diversity in children’s fiction matters, her upcoming projects and much more. Tune in for all the wonderful insights!
More about the Author
Eva Wong Nava is an award-winning children’s book author. She lives between two worlds and writes to help young readers understand the world they live in. Her Moonbeam Award book, Open: A Boy’s Wayang Adventure, helps readers be more compassionate to individuals on the autism spectrum. Her debut Picture Book, The Boy Who Talks in Bits and Bobs, draws attention to a boy who finds it challenging to speak and was written to help children be more empathetic to those who live with speech impediments.
Visit her website and blog for information about ASD and speech impediments: www.evawongnava.com
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The Boy Who Talks in Bits and Bobs
Live to Inspire Series Owen is a boy like any other ordinary little boy. He loves to play the ukulele and he loves to sing. But speaking does not come easily to Owen. He speaks in bits and bobs. He finds that anything is possible with love, kindness, and patience.
The Boy Who Talks in Bits and Bobs is available on Amazon
In this episode, you’ll discover
- Introduction to an award-winning children’s book author, Eva Wong Nava
- Learn all about her debut picture book, The Boy Who Talks in Bits and Bobs
- Eva tells us how she intersects art and stories in her work and why is she keen on collaborations?
- learn more about Eva’s recent contract with Penguin Random House Southeast Asia where she is co-writing two books for Penguin.
- What’s next in the pipeline for Sherry Howard & more…Happy Listening!
A big thank you to Eva Wong Nava for joining us and for sharing her wonderful insights with us!
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