The Discovery of Anime and Manga
The Asian Hall of Fame
this is the first USA children's book on the topic
experienced authors, who consistently promote their new books and backlist
appeals to kids who love anime and manga
appeals to families with pre-school & elementary school age children, teachers, librarians, educators
piggybacking on increasing popularity of anime and manga in the USA
The Asian-American population (5% in 2010) will nearly double by 2050 (the fastest growing segment in the USA)
Special sales appeal to children's & cultural museums, graphic novel markets, and gift stores.
Phil Amara was an editor at Kitchen Sink Press and Dark Horse Comics, and writer of the The Nevermen comic book series and the book So, You Wanna Be A Comic Book Artist?: How To Break Into Comics! The Ultimate Guide For Kids. Currently he is a elementary school teacher in Massachusetts.
Oliver Chin is the author of the popular annual children's book series Tales from the Chinese Zodiac. This remains the only series in English on the animals of the Lunar New Year, which is increasingly celebrated worldwide. He presents at schools, libraries, and museums nationwide and teaches artists of all ages how to create their own comic books.
Juan Calle is a Science illustrator from UC Santa Cruz, and art director at Liberum Donum Studios, based in Bogotá, Colombia. Juan created Immedium's children's book Good Dream, Bad Dream and illustrated The Year of the Rooster. Liberum Donum has worked for Weldon Owen publishing and Capstone Press, on titles for young audiences such as Show me How series, Papermania!, How to be a Werewolf, How to be a Zombie, and How to Draw Incredible Dinosaurs. The team works for the advertising and entertainment industry, and creates 2D and 3D animation for movies and TV, and visual development and concept art for video games.
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