White Cat Black Cat
The White Cat Black Cat (traditional Chinese: 白貓黑貓; simplified Chinese: 白猫黑猫; Jyutping: baak6 maau1 hak1 maau1; pinyin: Báimāo Hēimāo) series was founded by Ma Sing-yuen and Fong She Mei in 2004. Nowadays, White Cat Black Cat books are well-received by children and parents in Hong Kong.
Characters
The main characters are a white cat named Q Boy (Q小子; Q-siu2 zi2; Q-xiǎozǐ) and a black cat scholar named Doctor A (A博士; A-bok3 si6; A-bóshì). They are characters created by Ma Sing-yuen (Ma-long).
Q Boy is the main character of the White Cat Black Cat series. He is one of the 24 classic local comic characters selected by CreateHK in 2012.[1] The three-dimensional sculpture of Q Boy was displayed at Kowloon Park in Tsim Sha Tsui and Golden Bauhinia Square in Wan Chai.
Q Boy asks questions and Doctor A, who is the uncle of Q Boy, has answers. Their names refer to the English words "question" and "answer". Besides the characters mentioned above, Mr Ma Sing-yuen created several other interesting characters as well, like cat girl Miu Miu, Q Boy's little brother Chocolate, Q Boy's best friend Little D, etc. With their dialogue, children can learn efficiently and happily by reading the questions and answers. The series was established in 2004.[2]
White Cat Black Cat Series
- Funny Cat Detective Series
- Fascinating Knowledge Series
- History Adventure Series
- Funny Liberal Studies Series
- White Cat Black Cat View the World Series
- Digital West Series
- Six Box Comics Series
Recognition
The series has won several book awards in Hong Kong.[3] Ma Sing-yuen and Fong She Mei won the Best Ten Books Election Award from Hong Kong Reading City several times, including 3rd Prize in 2011,[4] 5th Prize in 2014,[5] and 1st Prize in 2015.[6]
Because of the popularity of White Cat Black Cat, Fong She-mei and Ma Sing-yuen had a Ming Pao interview in 2012.[7]
In 2014, Sing Tao Daily invited Fong She-mei and Ma Sing-yuen to create a new section, Comics about 12 Traditional Chinese Model Essay.[8]
Hong Kong Reading City
The Best Ten Books Election Award
- 9th Edition of Hong Kong Reading City, in 2011: 3rd Prize, Six Box Comics Vol. 42[9]
- 12th Edition of Hong Kong Reading City, in 2014: 5th Prize, Mystery of Dinosaurs[10]
- 13th Edition of Hong Kong Reading City, in 2015: 1st Prize, Little Detective of Schoolyard II[11]
The Best Ten Books Election is held by Hong Kong Reading City every year. The election is based on a trial reading system. Students can choose their favorite books and writers.
See also
- Black Cat, White Cat, a Serbian film
References
- Hong Kong Avenue of Comic Stars "Q Boy."
- "Q Boy <White Cat Black Cat>"
- Ho, Andrew. "Cover story" (Archive). Junior Standard (student-oriented version of The Standard). 24 January 2011. P02. Retrieved on July 27, 2014.
- Six Box Comics Vol. 42《六格爆笑彈》vol. 42"《六格爆笑彈》vol. 42"
- Mystery of Dinosaurs《傻貓神探-恐龍謎蹤》"《傻貓神探-恐龍謎蹤》"
- Little Detective in Schoolyard II 《校園小偵探2》"《校園小偵探2》"
- 小朋友大問題﹕白貓黑貓主腦揭秘! "小朋友大問題﹕白貓黑貓主腦揭秘!."
- Elsie﹕〈漫畫十二範文 趣學文言經典〉,星島日報,2014年8月26日。"〈漫畫十二範文 趣學文言經典〉."
- Six Box Comics Vol. 42《六格爆笑彈》vol.42"《六格爆笑彈》vol.42"
- Mystery of Dinosaurs 《傻貓神探-恐龍謎蹤》"《傻貓神探-恐龍謎蹤》"
- Little Detective in Schoolyard II 《校園小偵探2》"《校園小偵探2》"
External links
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- "《白貓黑貓》十年展 重現逾四百書刊" (Archive). Sing Tao Daily at Yahoo! News. April 15, 2014.