{"id":6302,"date":"2015-05-05T20:19:01","date_gmt":"2015-05-06T00:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/library.ryerson.ca\/asianheritage\/?page_id=6302"},"modified":"2025-02-11T17:18:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T22:18:27","slug":"holman-wang","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/asianheritage\/authors\/holman-wang\/","title":{"rendered":"Holman Wang"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Holman Wang and his twin brother Jack<\/a> were born in Taiwan and moved with their family to Vancouver while they were still infants. Holman earned a B.Ed. and a master’s degree in architecture history from the University of British Columbia. Jack and Holman have attained some acclaim as the co-creators of the twelve-word board books for young children in the Cozy Classics series and the Star Wars Epic Yarns series. They told Marsha Lederman of the Globe and Mail<\/em> that Jack “takes first crack” at the stories while Holman takes a lead role in creating and photographing most of the felt figures used to tell the stories. Holman Wang once taught middle school but now works as a lawyer and children’s book creator. He lives in Vancouver, B.C.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Fiction (Juvenile, Board book)<\/h3>\n

Cozy Classics: C. Frank Baum’s The Wonderful Wizard of Oz<\/h3>\n

Co-creator: Holman Wang.
\nSan Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2017.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Fiction (Juvenile, Board book)<\/h3>\n

Cozy Classics: Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations<\/h3>\n

Co-creator: Holman Wang.
\nSan Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2016.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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\"Cozy<\/a><\/div>\n
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Fiction (Juvenile, Board book)<\/h3>\n

Cozy Classics: Charles Dickens’ Oliver Twist<\/h3>\n

Co-creator: Jack Wang.
\n[Vancouver]: Simply Read Books, 2013.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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\"Cozy<\/a><\/div>\n
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Fiction (Juvenile, Board book)<\/h3>\n

Cozy Classics: Emily Bront\u00eb’s Jane Eyre<\/h3>\n

Co-creator: Jack Wang.
\n[Vancouver]: Simply Read Books, 2013.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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\"Cozy<\/a><\/div>\n
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Fiction (Juvenile, Board book)<\/h3>\n

Cozy Classics: Herman Melville’s Moby Dick<\/h3>\n

Co-creator: Jack Wang.
\n[Vancouver]: Simply Read Books, 2012.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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\"Cozy<\/a><\/div>\n
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Fiction (Juvenile, Board book)<\/h3>\n

Cozy Classics: Jane Austen’s Emma<\/h3>\n

Co-creator: Jack Wang.
\n[Vancouver]: Simply Read Books, 2013.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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\"Cozy<\/a><\/div>\n
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Fiction (Juvenile, Board book)<\/h3>\n

Cozy Classics: Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice<\/h3>\n

Co-creator: Jack Wang.
\n[Vancouver]: Simply Read Books, 2012.
\nPZ7.W2136 P75 2012<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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\"Cozy<\/a><\/div>\n
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Fiction (Juvenile, Board book)<\/h3>\n

Cozy Classics: Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace<\/h3>\n

Co-creator: Jack Wang.
\n[Vancouver]: Simply Read Books, 2013.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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\"Cozy<\/a><\/div>\n
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Fiction (Juvenile, Board book)<\/h3>\n

Cozy Classics: Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn<\/h3>\n

Co-creator: Jack Wang.
\n[Vancouver]: Simply Read Books, 2014.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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\"Cozy<\/a><\/div>\n
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Fiction (Juvenile, Board book)<\/h3>\n

Cozy Classics: Mark Twain’s The Adventures of Tom Sawyer<\/h3>\n

Co-creator: Jack Wang.
\n[Vancouver]: Simply Read Books, 2014.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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\"Cozy<\/a><\/div>\n
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Fiction (Juvenile, Board book)<\/h3>\n

Cozy Classics: Victor Hugo’s Les Mis\u00e9<\/strong>rables<\/h3>\n

Co-creator: Jack Wang.
\n[Vancouver]: Simply Read Books, 2013.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Fiction (Juvenile, Picture book)<\/h3>\n

Great Job, Dad!<\/h3>\n

[Toronto]: Tundra Books, 2019.<\/p>\n

Publisher’s Synopsis (from its website)<\/h4>\n

This unique picture book for very young readers celebrates the many jobs being a parent encompasses: A receptionist scheduling important meetings (for playdates), an architect designing buildings (or pillow forts), an inspector (of diapers!) . . . When Dad gets home from his day job at the office, he never knows which job will be waiting for him, but he knows it’ll be fun!<\/p>\n

Each rhyming spread features intimate, familiar, comforting and humorous depictions of family life through a wholly original — and amazing! — needle-felted lens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Fiction (Juvenile, Board book)<\/h3>\n

Great Job, Mom!<\/h3>\n

[Toronto]: Tundra Books, 2019.<\/p>\n

Publisher’s Synopsis (from its website)<\/h4>\n

This unique picture book for very young readers celebrates the many jobs being a parent encompasses: A general who rallies the troops (or unruly kids), a curator of modern art (or finger paintings), an archeologist looking for buried treasures (or socks) . . . when Mom gets home from her day job as a carpenter, she never knows which job will be waiting for her, but she knows it’ll be fun!<\/p>\n

Each rhyming spread features intimate, familiar, comforting and humorous depictions of family life through a wholly original — and amazing! needle-felted lens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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\"Star<\/a><\/div>\n
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Fiction (Juvenile, Board book)<\/h3>\n

Star Wars Epic Yarns: A New Hope<\/h3>\n

Co-creator: Jack Wang.
\nSan Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2015.<\/p>\n

Publisher’s Synopsis (from its website)<\/h4>\n

Princess<\/em> Leia sends a hologram message through R2-D2, Luke Skywalker will learn<\/em> how to use a lightsaber, and our heroes<\/em> triumph.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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\"Star<\/a><\/div>\n
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Fiction (Juvenile, Board book)<\/h3>\n

Star Wars Epic Yarns: Return of the Jedi<\/h3>\n

Co-creator: Jack Wang.
\nSan Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2015.<\/p>\n

Publisher’s Synopsis (from its website)<\/h4>\n

The monster<\/em> Jabba is encountered, C-3PO conducts story time<\/em>, and there is a happy<\/em> ending.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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\"Star<\/a><\/div>\n
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Fiction (Juvenile, Board book)<\/h3>\n

Star Wars Epic Yarns: The Empire Strikes Back<\/h3>\n

Co-creator: Jack Wang.
\nSan Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2015.<\/p>\n

Publisher’s Synopsis (from its website)<\/h4>\n

Luke meets his teacher<\/em> Yoda, Han Solo makes a friend<\/em>, and there is a lightsaber duel with a Sith Lord in the dark<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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\"Bathroom<\/a><\/div>\n
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Non-fiction (Coffee table book)<\/h3>\n

Bathroom Stuff<\/h3>\n

[U.S.A.]: Sourcebooks, 2001.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Links<\/h3>\n

Publisher Simply Read Books<\/a><\/p>\n

Publisher Chronicle Books<\/a><\/p>\n

Cozy Classics<\/a> website<\/p>\n

Publisher Penguin Random House Canada<\/a> (owner of Tundra Books imprint) website<\/p>\n

Holman Wang personal website<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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