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"Tubby is a giant panda from Chengdu, who will change his face, breathe fire, and have a long-beaked pot of tea. It has always dreamed of flying into the blue sky and going to the outside world to see..." This is the story in the picture book "Giant Panda Tubby Travels the World" created by Zhou Kasa, a post-80s Chengdu girl.
In real life, she also really helped the giant panda Tubby realize her wish. In January 2017, the book was published by a British publishing house and featured at several European book fairs. A year later, the Chinese and English bilingual picture book was also officially published and distributed in China.
As a non-professional picture book author, being able to publish his own works was both a surprise and a surprise for Zhou. In the future, she also wants to continue to paint so that more people can see the story of Sichuan panda connecting the world.
An idea
Use a picture book to take the giant panda around the world
With short shoulder-length hair and a sweet smile. The first time they met, Zhou Kasa gave people a sense of intimacy.
"Tubby is a dreamer, and it's actually my prototype." Zhou Kasa told the cover news reporter. She looks very quiet on the outside, but inside she actually has a "restless" small universe.
When I came across picture books during college, I fell in love with this simple and straightforward form of painting. "At that time, all I could see on the market were imported children's picture books, and I liked to draw since I was a child, and maybe I could create a group of my own picture books!"
As a native of Chengdu, Zhou Has a deep affection for the local cultures of panda, Sichuan opera and gai bowl tea. In addition, he has always loved the human geography of the world, so he thought of creating "giant pandas around the world". This can not only reflect the culture of Sichuan, but also integrate with the world culture and spread the image of Chengdu to the world.
Therefore, the cute giant panda Tubby first went to Mt. Fuji in Japan to see cherry blossoms, went to the United States to visit the Statue of Liberty, and then participated in the football match between Brazil and Argentina in South America, and also visited the water city of Venice, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, and experienced a ski trip in the Swiss Alps...
The most interesting thing is that the picture book also shows rare pictures of The Tree house Hotel in Kenya, the nomadic Maasai, and the Egyptian open-air market.
Dreams come true
His works have been published at home and abroad
A few years ago, Zhou Kasa took the manuscript and went to the Shanghai International Children's Book Fair alone, hoping to find a publisher, but after asking several publishing houses in a row, they all ate "closed door soup", "Some even did not even look at it, and directly refused." But she didn't give up, and she was excited when a British publishing house finally said it could try it.
Finally, in January 2017, the two picture books were published in the UK and appeared at several European children's book fairs, including the world's most famous Italian Bologna Children's Book Fair, and a year later, the Chinese and English bilingual picture books were also officially published and distributed in China.
Looking back on this experience, Zhou Kasa still felt unexpected, "I don't know where I came from at that time, I feel a special sense of accomplishment."
In March last year, the Chinese and English bilingual editions of "Tubby The Giant Panda Travels the World" and "Giant Panda Tubby Arctic Exploration" were officially published in China.
Nowadays, Zhou Kasa is also thinking about the next picture book, and often goes to various picture book libraries in Chengdu to communicate with children.
In her opinion, the giant panda Tubby travels the world and realizes a dream of her own. "It was very simple to think at the beginning, and it was very satisfying to be able to publish." I will continue to create, hoping that more people will see my work and like picture books. ”
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