Bedtime stories turned into children’s books by Hong Kong mother who found diverse representation lacking in kids’ literature


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Conny Wong had big adventures planned for her little family. Then the pandemic took hold. But shattered itineraries haven’t stopped Hong Kong-based Wong and her children – Nathaniel, four, and two-year-old Charlotte – from travelling the world a little differently. “The kids hop on my bed and we take imaginary trips across Asia,” she says. “One day we’ll be weaving through Bangkok’s bustling traffic on a tuk-tuk, the next on a bike exploring Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temples.” Other days, she says, are spent flying a magic carpet over India’s Taj Mahal or trekking through the jungles of Borneo. The storytelling...