News Flash: Oyez!Book wins Children's Book Publisher Award at FSK2015

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. 

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 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 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.

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!