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Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2024

Featured Illustrators

Pei-Hsiu Chen ∕ 陳沛珛

Before going freelance, Pei-Hsiu Chen was an archaeological illustrator based at Academia Sinica, and her illustrations have since been published in magazines, newspapers, and picture books. She has twice been shortlisted for the Prize for Young Talent at the Angoulême International Comics Festival and also twice for the 3×3 International Illustration Awards. Her graphic novel, For the Time Being, has been translated into French.

Website: https://www.behance.net/peihsiu

illustrator01-2024

Bologna
Children’s
Book Fair
2024

Awards

2023 – Still Young, Still New, The BRAW Amazing Bookshelf, Selected
2021 – For the Time Being, TIBE Book Prize, Non-fiction Category, Winner
2020 – For the Time Being, Golden Comic Awards, the Annual Best Comics, Winner
2019 – Angoulême International Comics Festival, Young Talent Contest, Selected
2016 – Resident of la maison des auteurs de la Cite in Angouleme
2015 – Angoulême International Comics Festival, Young Talent Contest, Selected

Sleeping All Day Long

一直一直躺著睡

Children’s Books 

/ Middle Grade(7-12)

This story is about an illustrator’s dream to sleep all day long. No matter their age, readers can empathize with the story and have happy, imaginative visions.

Author: Pei-Hsiu Chen
Publisher: PaPa Publishing House・2017
40pages・19×26cm
ISBN: 9789869419000

Le Anguille Comandano

鰻魚為王

Picture Book 

/ All Ages

Lake Bracciano is the third largest lake in central Italy. The most famous thing here is not the scenery but the eels in the lake. Whenever the sun sets and the sky begins to turn from orange to blue, the lake slowly rises, submerging everything except the Collegiate Santa Maria Assunta, which is “the highest point on the cape.” After the lake rises, the eels will slowly swim to the land, enter the houses of the village, and stay in the living room watching TV and eating cinnamon rolls. At night, the eel is the king of this village, and the two have lived in harmony for thousands of years. After years and years, the village is famous for its special cinnamon rolls.

Writer: Yun Liu|Illustrator: Pei-Hsiu Chen
Publisher: Ding Ding・2019
56pages・15×21cm
ISBN: 9789869710831

For the Time Being

暫時先這樣

Comics 

/ Young Adult(13-18)

For the Time Being is a collection of 9 short stories set in the city: the commuter experience of an office worker, a single girl enjoying a meal alone, cat lovers crossing paths in the middle of the night, a cross-generational romance…

Author: Pei-Hsiu Chen
Publisher: Dala Publishing Company・2019
144pages・18.5×26cm
ISBN: 9789866634987

★2021 Taipei International Book Exhibition Grand Prize
★2020 Golden Comic Awards

Still Young Still New

他們的眼睛

Children’s Books 

/ All Ages

Children are born with fresh eyes. Their vision is sharp, their perspectives are clear, and everything is brand new. When you explore the world through their eyes, even the oldest thing in the universe can seem novel.

Writer: Higo Wu|Illustrator: Pei-Hsiu Chen
Publisher: Viking International Co., Ltd.・2022
44pages・23×16.4cm
ISBN: 9789864404230

★The BRAW Amazing Bookshelf, Selected

Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2024

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