Emily's Book Launch and Year End Party

Kenneth, Emily, and Auntie SusannaLast Sunday, Auntie Susanna, Kenneth, Catherine and I were honoured to have been invited to Emily Lim's book launch and year end party at the swanky Sentosa Golf Club. I've known Emily for some time and she's always been tremendously supportive and encouraging of a certain very grumpy author: ME!


Emily
Emily,  a multiple IPPY, and Moonbeam Award winner as well as a Hedwig Anuar Children's Book Award finalist and First Time Writers and Illustrators Initiative Awardee has published almost as many books as she has won awards. I guess the latest count would be around 30. But it has to be said, she couldn't be more gracious and down to earth.

Anyway Auntie Susanna, Kenneth and I were among the first few to arrive. There was a sale table with a selection from Emily's catalogue, including her latest book Tibby the Tiger Bunny, which is dedicated to Emily's son, Caleb. On the wall, there were two big screens that projected a slide show of Emily's previous book launches and readings, and there was a corner set up for the balloon sculptors and temporary tattoo artists. 

Emily greeted us warmly before returning to her final party preparations.

Emily making sure that everything is just right

And as with all good parties, Emily made sure that there was more than enough food for her guests to nosh on with a huge tea-time buffet.
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It wasn't long before the function room was packed with kids and adults. The grown-ups networked and the kids ran around, getting temporary tattoos and ordering their balloon animals from the balloon sculptors.




Auntie Susanna, Kenneth Quek, Catherine Carvell, Thomas
Catherine Carvell, Emily Lim, Jade Fang, a baby, Edmund Wee
Then it came time for a song performance by a singer-songwriter  who suffers from Spasmodic Dysphonia and was encouraged after reading Emily's book Finding My Voice.

After that Emily took the mike to graciously thank her publisher, editor, illustrator: Edmund, Sheri, and Jade and encouraged us to buy her books, which I did. They do make great gifts for Christmas or birthdays.


Sheri, Javier, and Edmund
Tired out, I thanked my hosts Emily and  her husband, Ben and decided to hightail it back home. Thanks for a fantastically fun afternoon, Emily and thanks for organising my next book launch too. 

Please check out Emily's blog her and buy her books! Emily's blog