About this Event
A free community Children’s Storytelling event featuring both Carren Jao and Chloe Ito Ward on Sunday, November 15 from 10:00 am - 12:00 pm at Little Saigon Creative, hosted by Friends of Little Sài Gòn.
Enjoy story time at 10:00 am and book signings at 11:00 am.
Books will be available for purchase during the event thanks to the Wing Luke Museum.
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The Little Saigon Creative is a community gathering space dedicated to Vietnamese culture and experiences, providing community-centered services and a place to socialize and dream of new ideas. Friends of Little Saigon launched Little Saigon Creative in November 2020 to create a community gathering space dedicated to Vietnamese culture and community-centered services.
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The Wing Luke Museum, based in Seattle's Chinatown–International District, is the only pan-Asian Pacific American community-based museum in the United States. They publish and curate community books, oral history collections, and classroom reading lists centered on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) history.
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About the Creators:
Carren Jao is an award-winning Chinese Filipina storyteller born and raised in the Philippines. A longtime Angeleno and now a Seattle resident, she wrote The Shape of Love inspired by the distinct smell of freshly opened balikbayan boxes and the happy memories of digging through these cardboard treasure chests. She is fascinated by the common threads between people of different cultures and hopes her stories help paint a clearer, richer picture of Filipino and Chinese culture in children's books.
Chloe Ito Ward is the author of Chopsticks Are, All the Ways We Learn, Made for More, Love Grows Here, and forthcoming picture books Yuqi’s Special Delivery, My Mind is an Ocean and more! A former curriculum director, Chloe has a Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction. She spent a decade teaching kindergarten where she discovered her passion for picture books.
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About “The Shape of Love”:
In this heartfelt ode to balikbayan boxes, a mom working in Los Angeles packs a large box full of special gifts and household items to send to her family living in the Philippines as a thoughtful act of connection between family.
Although distance keeps her family apart, Celia stays close to her loved ones by tenderly packing items to send to the Philippines. Each item is carefully chosen and placed in a balikbayan box. The perfect sneakers for her basketball-loving son, the latest book in her daughter’s favorite fantasy series, delicious chocolates for her youngest child–treasures for each of them to cherish and enjoy!
About “Chopsticks Are”:
This meaningful and joy-filled picture book celebrates how chopsticks are used by people all over the world. Learn about how chopsticks are used in different cultures and countries, and join in the celebration of this multifaceted utensil.
https://youtube.com/shorts/oxJ51rhiDhA?si=VR9x69FqY5DlEph8
Agenda
🕑: 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Book Readings & Storytime
🕑: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Book Signing
Event venue & nearby stays
Little Saigon Creative, 1227 S Weller St, Seattle, United States
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