I had the pleasure of chatting on live radio with CNA 938’s Mel Oliveiro about Little Hero for 28 minutes! I was slightly nervous at the start; but soon relaxed to her friendly voice. The interview is available on podcast here:
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/listen/daily-cuts/little-hero-emily-lim-leh-4316296
Mel asked me the most insightful questions about Little Hero’s story arc and character arcs, from main character Ying Xiong to his opium-addicted father and hardworking cloth-seller mother.
As I shared on air, Little Hero is a book for both young and old. A 40-something-year-old friend bought my book, reading it the moment it arrived. Her 12-year-old took it from her after and binge-read it in one sitting. It’s now onto her 77-year-old mother.
For children, this is a story about resilience, courage and overcoming challenging and seemingly limiting circumstances in life. It also offers an insight into the struggles that their grandparents and great-grandparents went through in post-war 1940s Singapore.
For adults, they will be able to connect with many of my father’s memories of old Singapore and their own experiences back then.
Little Hero is available in the bookstores in Singapore, Kinokuniya Malaysia and e-bookstores! It came in at #1 Hot Release on Amazon.sg when released on Tuesday 30th April and reached #1 Bestseller (Children’s Historical Fiction) over the weekend. 😊
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