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Illustrators Day!

1/9/2016

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Come meet Yusof Gajah, Emila Yusof, Aizil from Creative United and the Oyez!Books team on Illustrators Day, happening at 3.00pm on 11 September 2016, at Silverfish Books, 2nd Floor, Bangsar Village II.
Illustrators Day with Oyez!Books at Silverfish Books
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Oyez!Books New Titles for January 2016

21/1/2016

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We are kicking the year off with a huge bang launching up to twelve brand new titles and re-introducing an award-winning favourite from Yusof Gajah! On Wednesday, 27th January, from 2.00 - 4.00pm at Silverfish Books, join us for an afternoon of visual and literary delight as our authors talk about the latest books.  
Oyez!Books New Titles for January 2016 - children's books, colouring books, poems
Here's what you can expect at the launch :
  • Two new picture books from Yusof Gajah featuring his iconic and popular elephants - My Haircut and My Red Pencil. Yusof's The Real Elephant, a Noma Concours Grand Prize Award winner, will also be re-launched in a brand new big picture book format.
The Real Elephant by Yusof Gajah, Noma Concours Award Winner, children's picture book published by Oyez!Books
My Red Pencil - children's picture book by Yusof Gajah, published by Oyez!Books
My Haircut - children's picture book by Yusof Gajah, published by Oyez!Books
  • A set of three colouring books from artist and author Susanna Goho-Quek - Teddy Bear Tales, Happy Days and Underwater World - all packed with gorgeous details for the colouring enthusiasts​
Teddy Bear Tales Colouring Book by Susanna Goho-Quek, published by Oyez!Books
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Underwater World Colouring Book by Susanna Goho-Quek, published by Oyez!BooksPicture
  • Legendary Princesses of Malaysia Colouring Book from Colourart series creator, Emila Yusof.  Emila will also be launching her first book of poems, Fleeting Moments - Illustrated Haiku Poems.
Legendary Princesses of Malaysia Colouring Book by Emila Yusof, published by Oyez!Books
Fleeting Moments - Illustrated Haiku Poems by Emila Yusof, published by Oyez!Books
  • The Case of The Football Champion, the third exciting adventure from Heidi Shamsuddin's chapter book series The Door Under The Stairs about three children who can travel back in time.
  • Mohd Khairul Azman Ismail, second prize winner of YGL-Oyez Picture Book Award 2015, will be releasing his winning title, Where is Owly? together with a second book, My Owl Family Tree.​
Where is Owly? - children's picture book by Mohd. Khairul Azman Ismail, published by Oyez!Books
My Owl Family Tree - children's picture book by Mohd. Khairul Azman Ismail, published by Oyez!Books
The Case of the Football Champion - children's chapter book by Heidi Shamsuddin from The Door Under the Stairs series, published by Oyez!Books
  • Artist Chooi Ling Keiong tells you all about Chinese auspicious symbols in her illustrated book, Health, Wealth & Happiness - the perfect guide for the coming lunar New Year.
  • What do you call a group of frogs?  Lim Lay Koon will share the answer in her new picture book, Menagerie - Fun with Animal Groups.
Menagerie - Fun with Animal Groups - children's picture book by Lim Lay Koon, published by Oyez!Books
Health, Wealth & Happiness - children's concept book by Chooi Ling Keiong, published by Oyez!Books
What a variety of books we have lined up!

​We will be sharing more details about each book in the coming days. Mark your calendars and don't miss this exciting chance to meet your favourite authors!  
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News Flash: Oyez!Book wins Children's Book Publisher Award at FSK2015

29/10/2015

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The Festival Sastera Kanak-kanak 2015 (Children's Literature Festival), organised by the Perbadanan Kota Buku started today with a bang followed by an award ceremony. Oyez!Books is proud to win the Children's Book Publisher Award and thank all our wonderful authors and illustrators and of course, Kota Buku for their wonderful initiative. We feel encouraged and motivated to publish even more wonderful works by Malaysian authors and illustrators. 
Oyez!Books wins Children's Book Publisher Award at Festival Sastera Kanak-kanak 2015
Our Director, Mrs Zakiah Mohd Isa, receiving the cheque for the award
And we congratulate Emila Yusof who took home five awards in different categories:
1. Parent's Choice Award for My Father's Farm
2. Best Illustrator Award
3. Best Picture Book Award for Legendary Princesses of Malaysia
4. Best Early Reader Picture Book Award - My Father's Farm
5. Third Prize: Early Reader Picture Book Award - My Mother's Kitchen
Emila Yusof receiving her awards at the Festival Sastera Kanak-kanak 2015
Emila Yusof with her awards
​Nor Azhar Ishak, author and illustrator of the book, Under the Sea, done entirely in batik medium was also awarded best book in the 6-12 years old category.
Nor Azhar Ishak receiving the best children's book award for Under The Sea in the 6-12 years category
Nor Azhar receiving his award
​In the picture book category, two books published by Oyez!Books won the second and third prize respectively:
- The Castle Library by Hayati Hanif and Evi Shelvia
- The Last Dream of the Old Oak Tree illustrated by Chooi Ling Keiong

And a big congratulations and well-deserved recognition for Yusof Gajah who received the Children's Literature Accolade from KotaBuku, which the highest award for the festival.
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Yusof Gajah receiving his award
​Finally, Congratulations to all the other winners. Oyez!Books will try to talk to the publishers to sell those books in www.oyezbookstore.com so that our readers can appreciate the range of quality Malaysian titles available. According to KotaBuku, 646 entries were submitted from 27 publishers. Thank You KotaBuku!
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What is Yusof Gajah Doing?

5/8/2015

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Yusof Gajah – internationally acclaimed artist, author, mentor of budding illustrators with a special love of children is currently working in Korea with Nami Island and on their new site in Jeju Island. And it's all about elephants of course.
Yusof Gajah with Elephant sculptures at Jeju Island
We love Yusof so much we have collected his art and made them into an ABC book - this is the Alphabet and Elephabet by Yusof Gajah:
Yusof Gajah's ABC, an animal elephabet book by Yusof Gajah, published by Oyez!Books
A is for Apply - Yusof Gajah's ABC, children's alphabet book illustrated by Yusof Gajah, published by Oyez!Books
Click here to see a fun video of this lovely book or here to read the full publisher’s review.
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