Belle Yang adult nonficition, graphic novel, children's picture book

photo credit: Belle's pop, Joseph, 2008. Hat by maggiemae.com

Author Biography

Belle Yang, subject of the PBS documentary, “My Name is Belle,” is often asked whether she is primarily a writer or a painter. Answer: "When I'm writing, I'm a writer; when I'm painting, I'm a painter." Is she a children's author or writers of adult books?
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Influences

The immigration journey, moving from Taiwan to Japan at age five and then to America during the height of the Civil Rights Movement, learning English as my third language.

Democracy Spring (1989) and the Tiananmen Massacre which silenced the voices of the Chinese people.

My father's Manchurian stubbornness and my mother's Hakka obstinacy.

The five years of stalking which drove me to writing and painting in solitude.

The benevolent spirit of my great grandfather who was swept out of his estate to wander a beggar under Communism.

Favorite Authors

Chekhov, Shakespeare, Blake, Wordsworth, Frost, Van Gogh, Dickinson, David B., Sun-Tzu, Homer

What I'm Reading

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

Web Links

Foo the Flying Frog of Washtub Pond

Produced by Paul and Marie Boczkowski of Longtimers. Please visit http://www.youtube.com/longtimers

At Amazon.com

http://www.amazon.com/Foo-Flying-Frog-Washtub-Pond/dp/0763636150/ref=pd_...

To see the inside art, please go to:

http://www.redroom.com/gallery/new-picture-book-foo-flying-frog-washtub-...

In a cozy, tropical place called Washtub Pond, three web-footed creatures pass carefree days playing and dreaming together. Sue-Lin Salamander, Mao-Mao Mudpuppy, and Foo Frog have been best, samesize friends since the day they were born. But like all young creatures, these three grow up — and some really BIG changes in Foo Frog put the trio’s friendship to the test. With warmth, lighthearted wit, and a bit of hot air, Belle Yang has written and painted a laugh-out-loud story in bold, comedic strokes.

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Jessica Barksdale Inclan says:

Fun! I love this story, and

Fun! I love this story, and was compelled by the ending that did not make it into the story (the exploding ending!). thank you for posting your live reading, Belle. I will be bearing this book with me for signature when I next see you.

My sister--and I think I'm repeating myself--told me yet again how neither she nore her husband can read Hannah is My Name without weeping at the end. And it is, to her slight consternation, the story that her middle child always wants to read before bed. So it's tears and then sleep.

Best,

J
Jessica Barksdale Inclan
www.jessicabarksdaleinclan.com

Sat, 03/14/2009 - 5:24pm

Marilyn Kallet says:

This is thrilling! Congratulations!

Dear Belle,

Cheers to you on this superb book--beautiful in every way, the words and the pictures.

And the reading enhances the book. Brava! Here's to every success, and many more!

Sat, 03/14/2009 - 6:25pm

Matthew Biberman says:

A Real Treat

How delightful to watch this--because its so good and because I can really appreciate how difficult it is to do a good trailer (having just done one myself, as you know). You read so wonderfully from this book. The drawings are such fun and your performance so lively! The combined effect is powerful. I hope you get a massive crowd at your reading. Wish I could come.

Sat, 03/14/2009 - 10:05pm