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Asian Festival of Children’s Content
23–26 May 2024

Written and Illustrated by Adriena Fong

Picture Book Category

 Ning has always heard tales of the night spirits that used to terrorise the little village where he lives. So, each night, he helps his parents light bright orange lanterns to frighten them away. Secretly, he wonders if they’re really as bad as everyone says – but is much too shy to ask anyone. But when Ning finds himself in the forest by night, he meets a creature who introduces him to the spirits’ secret world and he discovers that all is not as it seems…

A beautiful and magical story about confronting fears, confidence and a little boy who finds his voice.

Adriena Fong (Author & Illustrator)

Adriena is an illustrator born and raised in Singapore. In 2020, she graduated with a BA in Illustration at Falmouth University, UK. She loves working with gouache and colour pencils as well as textured brushes on Photoshop. With a keen interest in narratives of all sorts, her work hopes to instil a sense of warmth and wonder. She is currently based back in sunny Singapore.

 

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