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Cory Q. Tan

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Cory Q Tan is an Award Winning Children’s Book Author who illustrates his own books. Or rather, an illustrator who writes his own stories, for he sees himself first as an artist, then a writer. He graduated from the Slade School of Fine Art (UK), trained in the fine traditions of lithography and etching, and his works have always had a strong illustrative and narrative quality. He has a strong affinity for figurative and surrealist art, and Peter Breughel, Pablo Picasso and Japanese Anime Master Hayao Miyazaki count amongst his favourite artists.

He first came across the idea of becoming a children’s book author when he became a father at the age of 32, but it wasn’t until 11 years later that he finally produced his first children’s pict ...more

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'Theodore and the Lady in the Purple Dress' - An Epic Experiment

Theodore & The Lady in the Purple Dress (Theodore the Unfortunate Bear #2) by Cory Q. Tan

One day, I was sitting in a food court having my lunch, and as usual, I was thinking about my books - why are they not selling, how to make them sell, or more specifically, how to make more kids like them. Suddenly, a thought just came to my mind. So far I have been producing books inspired by or based on different members of my family- my two sons, my wife, and most recently, myself (the Dad Read more of this blog post »

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	Theodore and The Cat with the Missing Sock (Theodore the Unfortunate Bear #4) 4.47 avg rating — 104 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Family Dinner 4.14 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Dream 4.05 avg rating — 74 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Theodore the Unfortunate Bear 3.94 avg rating — 64 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Hero's Cape: A cute children's story about the true meaning of courage and kindness. 4.02 avg rating — 48 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Very Special Cat 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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