Episode 202: Behind the Scenes of “Lucky Cat” - Our First Children’s Book! with Illustrator, Eunice Chen

AsianBossGirl

Melody, Helen, and Janet

Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Careers, Business

4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Last Fall, our first children’s book “Lucky Cat” made its way onto bookshelves all around the world. Since then, we’ve had such a heartwarming response from parents and kids who have loved June and her family’s story as immigrants in America, along with their adorable and magical Lucky Cat. Writing a children’s book has always been a “blue-sky goal” for us, and we’re so proud to share our journey with you all today, a process that stretched over the course of several years. From being contacted by a UK publisher, to where we found inspiration for the story, and the several drafts of revisions, we really got a crash course in what it takes for a book to come to life! Joining us to discuss our creative process is our amazing illustrator, Eunice Chen. Eunice is an Asian-American artist who lives in New York City with her husband, son, and corgi. After building a 10-year career in education, she returned to her childhood love of art, which led her to our stunning picture book that you can hold in your hands today! We are currently holding a book drive to donate 2,500 copies of “Lucky Cat” to libraries and early childhood literacy. Join us in bringing greater representation in children’s storytelling and sharing the Lucky Cat story! Check out https://donorbox.org/lucky-cat-jan-2023-book-drive for more information. __________________________________________ Hosts: Melody Cheng, Janet Wang, Helen Wu Contributing Editor: Haemee Kang Editor: Michelle Hsieh __________________________________________ P A R T N E R S • Modern Fertility: Get $20 off a test by visiting ModernFertility.com/ABG Peloton: Get 30 days of Free Classes on the App - Learn more at onepeloton.com • Vaccines: Find vaccines near you at vaccines.gov. Paid for by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. __________________________________________ C O N N E C T W I T H U S • Subscribe and Follow us @asianbossgirl on Apple Podcasts/Spotify/Amazon Music/YouTube/Instagram/Twitter/Facebook • Listener Survey: Let us know your thoughts on the podcast here • Shoutouts: Give a shoutout on the podcast here • Email: [email protected] __________________________________________ S U P P O R T U S • Merch: asianbossgirl.myshopify.com • Donate: anchor.fm/asianbossgirl/support • More about us at asianbossgirl.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:00.0	Welcome to ABG, Asian Boss Girl, a podcast for the modern day Asian American woman.
1:05.0	I'm Janet, I'm Helen, and I'm Mel.
1:18.0	Hello, ABGs and ABBs.
1:21.0	Have you ever wondered how a book goes from being just an idea
1:25.0	to a little world that you can hold in your hands?
1:28.0	Well, this past fall, our first children's book, Lucky Cat,
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