After months of waiting, my printed hardcover books, It’s Chinese New Year, Curious George, finally arrived! They came just in time for the interviews I’d already started doing for the book. Here’s a video of the unboxing. My daughter was a bit shy and didn’t want to be on video, so you’ll just hear her pipe in when I pull the book out of the box.
It’s such an amazing feeling to hold my first published book. It makes it so real after years and years of trying to get published. It’s Chinese New Year, Curious George is a sturdy book with seven tabs, each featuring a theme.
I love the book cover. Red and gold are Chinese New Year colors for luck and fortune. The gold-embossed title is really special. In the book industry, using gold-embossed printing is not as common because of the additional expense required.
The colors of the book really stand out, and the illustrations capture the festive atmosphere of the holiday.
If you’re interested in purchasing the book, you can find it on Amazon or any other place where books are sold. Until the launch date on January 3, 2023, the book is available for pre-order online.
I hope you enjoy the unboxing video and reading the book as much as I did writing it!
About the Author
Maria Wen Adcock is the author of “It’s Chinese New Year, Curious George” published by Clarion Books/Harper Collins. Maria is a first-generation Chinese-American writer from the Midwest who moved to New York to work in marketing at Time Inc. for magazines such as InStyle, Real Simple, and Entertainment Weekly. She founded the parenting blog BiculturalMama.com and has appeared in The Dr. Oz Show, Bloomberg News, Newsday, and Huffington Post.
She’s a board member of Multicultural Kid Blogs, an organization supporting diverse parenting bloggers, and co-host of the annual publishing event Multicultural Children’s Book Day. As an active SCBWI Long Island volunteer, Maria oversees its largest writing critique group and writes an author blogging series for its newsletters. She resides in Long Island with her husband and two children and works at the local library.
Awards: Maria Adcock is an award-winning multicultural parenting blogger. Her BiculturalMama.com blog was selected as a “30 Best Asian American Blogs and Website” Honoree. Other accolades include “50 Parenting Blogs Worth Reading and Following” and a “NYC Parenting Bloggers of Tomorrow” winner. NY Metro Parents magazine named her site a “Best Parenting Blog,” and Bicultural Mama was a top 3 finalist in the Mommy Poppins “Best Social Media Mom” Long Island Bestie Awards contest.
