I’m still only a beginner, but I’ve realised that there’s a lot we can teach ourselves if we’re guided by genuine interest.
When I was younger I had a fixed idea of myself as bad at drawing, but four years ago, I took up painting, pretty much on a whim. Were you like Aish when you were growing up? The character Aish likes to doodle when she’s bored and that’s where her creativity stems from. They get to call the shots and try out their own ideas, and they make something fabulous as a result. I wanted to write a story where they reclaim time for themselves. Lots of children are continually being scheduled and organised and shuttled here and there by adults-a sort of conveyor belt life. (There really is a pangolin, but I promise it’s not scary.) If she can figure out how to use it, the children can take over the boring class-and turn the morning into something amazing instead. Luckily Aish’s pencil has a special magic. In 20 words or less: tell us what the story is about?Ī pangolin terrifies a tuition teacher and escapes to freedom!īut really, what’s your story about? It’s Saturday and nobody wants to be in a classroom. Let’s have a little fun like the kids in your story. We had a small chat with Jolene about her first foray into children's book, her inspiration behind Saturday's Surprisingly Super-Duper Lesson, and her hopes for it. Jolene Tan is a Singaporean author and activist who was first known for her debut novel, A Certain Exposure (2014). Six years after its release, Jolene is back with her first picture book, Saturday's Surprisingly Super-Duper Lesson, a story that narrates a seemingly normal Saturday morning for Aish, until her doodles start coming to life.
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