{"id":17142,"date":"2024-01-02T22:57:38","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T03:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/?page_id=17142"},"modified":"2026-01-04T20:21:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T01:21:02","slug":"hilary-leung","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/authors\/hilary-leung\/","title":{"rendered":"Hilary Leung"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Hilary Leung is a Toronto-based author and illustrator of books for very young readers. His early success came as illustrator of the <em>Ninja Cowboy Bear<\/em> series co-created with David Bruins.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"145\" height=\"218\" data-src=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/01\/Bear-Learns-to-Share-book-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17273 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/01\/Bear-Learns-to-Share-book-cover.jpg 145w, https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/01\/Bear-Learns-to-Share-book-cover-100x150.jpg 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 145px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 145\/218;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fiction (Juvenile, Picture book)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bear Learns to Share: A First Feelings Reader<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>New York: Scholastic, 2023.<br>Scholastic Reader. Level 1<br><a href=\"https:\/\/torontomu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_TMU\/1pfebod\/alma991008739259708636\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/torontomu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_TMU\/1pfebod\/alma991008739259708636\">PZ7.L486 B43 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publisher&#8217;s Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>One ice cream cone. One bar. One timeless question: Will Bear learn to share?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meet Bear. Bear has so much to give . . .but will she share? Find out in this surprising and memorable storybook all about friendship, compromise, and of course, sharing. Featuring a new easier-to-read title and brand new cover, <em>Bear Learns to Share<\/em> is a beginning reader adaptation of Hilary Leung\u2019s <em>Will Bear Share?<\/em> board book!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"145\" height=\"218\" data-src=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/01\/Giraffe-is-Grumpy-book-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17274 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/01\/Giraffe-is-Grumpy-book-cover.jpg 145w, https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/01\/Giraffe-is-Grumpy-book-cover-100x150.jpg 100w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 145px) 100vw, 145px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 145px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 145\/218;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fiction (Juvenile, Picture book)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Giraffe is Grumpy: A First Feelings Reader<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>New York: Scholastic, 2023.<br>Scholastic Reader. Level 1.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/torontomu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_TMU\/1pfebod\/alma991014545069008636\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/torontomu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_TMU\/1pfebod\/alma991014545069008636\">PZ7.L486 G57 2023<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publisher&#8217;s Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>One giraffe. One bad mood. One timeless question: Will Giraffe Laugh?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meet Giraffe. Giraffe loves to laugh, but today is different. Giraffe is cranky! All of Giraffe&#8217;s friends want to cheer him up . . .but is laughter the best medicine for such a grumpy guy? Featuring a new easier-to-read title and brand new cover, <em>Giraffe is Grumpy<\/em> is a beginning reader adaptation of Hilary Leung\u2019s <em>Will Giraffe Laugh?<\/em> board book!&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"218\" height=\"218\" data-src=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/01\/Stego-cumulus-book-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17275 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/01\/Stego-cumulus-book-cover.jpg 218w, https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/01\/Stego-cumulus-book-cover-150x150.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 218px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 218\/218;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fiction (Juvenile, Picture book)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Stego-cumulus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Illustrated by Niall Eccles.<br>Toronto: North Wind Press\/Scholastic, 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publisher&#8217;s Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Panda loves the shapes and stories of the clouds in the sky; Parrot can only see the science. It seems like they will never agree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But when they&#8217;re apart, they realize how much they miss each other, and that maybe, it&#8217;s their differences that make them better together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A story of friendship, imagination and discovery \u2014 and the joy of taking in the world around you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A playful non-fiction section at the back from Parrot&#8217;s cloud notebook \u2014annotated with Panda&#8217;s doodles and thoughts \u2014 provides further information on cloud types.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"196\" height=\"218\" data-src=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/01\/Will-Bear-Share-book-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17276 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/01\/Will-Bear-Share-book-cover.jpg 196w, https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/01\/Will-Bear-Share-book-cover-135x150.jpg 135w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 196px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 196\/218;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fiction (Juvenile, Board book)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Will Bear Share?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cartwheel Books\/Scholastic, 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publisher&#8217;s Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Meet Bear. Bear has so much to give. . . but will she share? Find out in this surprising and memorable storybook all about friendship, compromise, and of course, sharing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A fresh and funny book in a new series of animal question stories by creative talent Hilary Leung that will keep little ones laughing. . . and sharing (when it&#8217;s appropriate!).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"195\" height=\"218\" data-src=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/01\/Will-Giraffe-Laugh-book-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17277 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/01\/Will-Giraffe-Laugh-book-cover.jpg 195w, https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/01\/Will-Giraffe-Laugh-book-cover-134x150.jpg 134w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 195px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 195\/218;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fiction (Juvenile, Board book)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Will Giraffe Laugh?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>New York, NY: Cartwheel Books\/Scholastic, 2019.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/torontomu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_TMU\/1pfebod\/alma991008758639708636\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/torontomu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_TMU\/1pfebod\/alma991008758639708636\">PZ7.L486 W55 2019<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publisher&#8217;s Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Giraffe loves to laugh! But can his friends cheer him up when he&#8217;s feeling down? Find out in this surprising book all about grumpiness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"198\" height=\"218\" data-src=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/01\/Will-Ladybug-Hug-book-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17279 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/01\/Will-Ladybug-Hug-book-cover.jpg 198w, https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/01\/Will-Ladybug-Hug-book-cover-136x150.jpg 136w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 198px) 100vw, 198px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 198px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 198\/218;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fiction (Juvenile, Board book)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Will Ladybug Hug?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>New York, N.Y.: Cartwheel Books\/Scholastic, 2018.<br><a href=\"https:\/\/torontomu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_TMU\/1pfebod\/alma991008739259708636\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/torontomu.primo.exlibrisgroup.com\/permalink\/01OCUL_TMU\/1pfebod\/alma991008739259708636\">PZ7.L486 W552 2018<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publisher&#8217;s Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Meet Ladybug. Ladybug loves to hug! Now Ladybug is getting ready to go on a trip and wants to say good-bye to her friends. . . but will her friends want to receive a hug? Find out in this surprising and memorable storybook all about friendship, high-fives, consent, and of course, hugs.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"197\" height=\"218\" data-src=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/01\/Will-Sheep-Sleep-book-cover.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-17280 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/01\/Will-Sheep-Sleep-book-cover.jpg 197w, https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/files\/2024\/01\/Will-Sheep-Sleep-book-cover-136x150.jpg 136w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 197px) 100vw, 197px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 197px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 197\/218;\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fiction (Juvenile, Board book)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Will Sheep Sleep?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Cartwheel Books\/Scholastic, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publisher&#8217;s Synopsis (From its website)<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Meet Sheep. Sheep&#8217;s had a very busy day and now he is tired. . . but will Sheep finally be able to sleep? Find out in this surprising and memorable storybook all about friendship, compromise, and of course, bedtime routines.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Hilary Leung <a href=\"http:\/\/hilaryleung.com\/\">personal website<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Publisher <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scholastic.ca\/\">Scholastic Canada<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hilary Leung is a Toronto-based author and illustrator of books for very young readers. His early success came as illustrator of the Ninja Cowboy Bear series co-created with David Bruins. 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