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Welcome to Alice's World

Alice is an award-winning children’s book author, storyteller, children’s educator and journalist.

She practised law before her passion for writing and storytelling became too compelling to resist. And she has been captivated by Asia, ever since reading Modern Chinese Studies at Trinity Hall, Cambridge and Beijing University.

Italian by nationality, Alice has lived and worked in Rome, London, Paris, Beijing, Hong Kong and Singapore. With her son now based in London and her husband in Singapore, she divides her time between London and Singapore.

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Books

Alice is an award-winning children’s book author, She is also a writer of short stories. Her stories for children, young adults and adults have been published in reviews and anthologies.

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Storytelling

Alice is a storyteller with experience performing in festivals and leading workshops across Asia. She tells stories in the oral tradition, multilingually, and predominantly to children. She runs storytelling workshops for adults and children.

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Education

Alice is a children’s educator. She inspires children to step into literature through her
book-themed clubs, book-themed parties and book-themed travel tours.

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Journalism

Alice is a freelance journalist. She loves to write about travel.

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Stories have the cathartic power to connect, ignite and transform us.

Alice Bianchi - Clark

Literary Awards

SCBWI Crystal Kite Award 2024
Winner
U.K. & Ireland Division​

Windows to the World

Moonbeam Children's Books 2024
Best First Book - Bronze Medallist

Windows to the World

Moonbeam Children's Books 2024
Health Issues - Silver Medallist

A Spot of Kindness

Testimonials

Alice brings together all her talents in her storytelling; her wonderful way with words, her multilingual ability and her passion for beautiful props. The result is a storyteller that will delight young audiences and bring a polish to any event she graces.
Sheila WeeInternational Storyteller
Sheila Wee
Alice was a part of Kathaikalatta’s International Storytelling Festival ‘Under the Aalamaram 2019.’ Her telling left the listeners spellbound. She created magic on stage and appeared as a character, who popped out of a storybook – too good to believe she is real!!! She mesmerised everyone with her singing, telling, costume and her props. Her workshop received great accolades as well! A never to miss Storyteller at festivals. Thanks Alice for adding value to our festival!!!
Jeeva RaghunathUnder the Aalamaram, Chennai, 2019
Jeeva Raghunath
Your piece for Elle [The Biker Jacket] was so well written you will have no problem eventually finding the right agent and publisher. Just give it some time. You are very talented and you are infinite!
Stephen ChboskyAuthor of The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Stephen Chbosky

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A Spot of Kindness

Awards

Moonbeam Silver Award 2024 

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[A SPOT OF KINDNESS] is such a sweet story about what it means to be kind to others. Tiger has spots, not stripes, and feels like he doesn’t fit in. And bully Zebra makes sure he knows it! But Tiger is able to rise above and show kindness to all. The resolution is a sweet surprise. Great back matter as well.

Lisa Katzenberger award-winning author of IT WILL BE OK: A STORY OF EMPATHY, KINDNESS AND FRIENDSHIP and A LOVE LETTER TO MY LIBRARY

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It’s tough to be a tiger with spots but no stripes. In spite of Zebra’s unkind behavior, Tiger finds ways to be kind to other animals. With each kindness, another spot appears! Bianchi-Clark’s beautiful writing and Hemani’s exquisite illustrations make this a magical book [A SPOT OF KINDNESS] about the power of kindness!

Ellen L. Ramsey award-winning author of A BOOK FOR BEAR

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The storytelling sessions on [A Spot of Kindness] by Alice were an unforgettable experience. Through interactive songs and engaging activities, Alice brought the story to life in a magical way, and the message of kindness was beautifully highlighted.

Chan Sock Mun, Head (Audience Engagement), Children’s Museum Singapore

WINDOWS TO THE WORLD

Awards

SCWBI Crystal Kite Award 2024 (U.K. and Ireland Division)

Moonbeam Children Books Award - 2024

Moonbeam Children’s Books 2024 (Best First Book – Bronze Medallist)

Reviews

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This Crystal Kite Award-winning picture book [WINDOWS TO THE WORLD] features a sweet intergenerational story about a grandfather named Nonno and his grandson Alexander. Like many grandparents, Nonno wants to pass on his stamp collection to his younger generation, but Alexander isn’t sure he wants that responsibility. Fortunately, Nonno has mentioned the value of sharing, so Alexander convinces Nonno to share his collection at the Philatelic Museum, where they both become tour guides. This is a great example of a story where the child protagonist takes agency while also being empathic to an older person’s needs. Alice Bianchi-Clark’s text uses wonderfully descriptive verbs, while illustrator Chloe Chang evokes the variety that Nonno loves about stamp collecting.

 

Susan Johnston Taylor award-winning author of ANIMALS IN SURPRISING SHADES: POEMS ABOUT EARTH’S COLOURFUL CREATURES

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As a kid, I competed with my older brother to collect and affix stamps in our stamp albums. So this book really spoke to me and I had to acquire a personal copy!
[WINDOWS TO THE WORLD] is truly a window to the world – through stamps which help us learn about countries, prominent world figures, cultures, and so much more. My favorite line from the book – “Every stamp has a story to tell.”
The story is about sharing your passion with others, finding community and purpose in life. I loved that the child protagonist persuades his grandfather, Nonno, to do something that he is originally reluctant to do (read the book to find out more!).
This is a great book to inspire the hobby of stamp collection among young readers, and learn a few new words, such as “philatelist”.
The vibrant illustrations are charming and bound to engage young readers. The back matter also offers much to learn from – how to collect stamps, parts of a stamp, and so on.

Srividhya Venkat award-winning author of DANCING IN THATHA’S FOOTSTEPS, THE TREE BOY and THE CLEVER TAILOR

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About the Book of Hugs: Stories to Keep You Company

In A Book of Hugs, you will find stories of dragons, neon sharks, dancing monsters, spiders, and bananas. You can take comfort in letters of love, savour recipes, and go on slightly-true adventures with some awesomely brave characters. Or perhaps you will paint your world with poems and have a big (or quiet) laugh with comics starring tigers, forts, a humpback whale, and a lonely snowman.Lovingly filled with short stories, poems, and artful pictures, this anthology hopes to give you a great big hug just before you take on the world. All profits from the sale of this book went to Child at St 11 and Superhero Me – two organisations that work to support and empower children of all abilities through art and education. Perfect for 6 to 9-year-old readers.

The 45 Contributors

Alice Bianchi-Clark | Barbara Moxham | Ben Lai | Chan Wai Han | Colin Goh | Darel Seow | Darius Cheong | David Liew | Denise Tan | Elieth Sardinas | Emily Lim-Leh | Evelyn Sue Wong | Felicia Low-Jimenez | Fleur Vella-Chang | Hwee Goh | James Lim | Josef Lee | Josephine Chia | Katherine Wallace | Katie Van Camp | Leila Boukarim | Lianne Ong | Melanie Lee | Melissa Tan | Moniza Hossain | Moses Sia | Namita Moolani Mehra | Nani | Nurulhuda Izyan | Ovidia Yu | Patrick Ng | Patrick Yee | Paula Pang | Pauline Loh | Pippa Chorley | Quek Hong Shin | Rosemarie Somaiah | Sarah Ang | Si-Hoe S. S. | Simon Wray | Srividhya Venkat | Tammar Stein | Tan Si Qi | Tina Jimin Walton | Zahira Mohamed Sedik

About Superhero Me

Superhero Me is a non-profit inclusive arts movement that arms children from special needs and less privileged communities with creative confidence through collaboration and mentorship opportunities. It focuses on inclusive programming and training, creative advocacy and strategic partnerships and serves as a social mixing platform for children of all abilities. From its birth in 2014 as an early childhood programme in a low-income neighbourhood, Superhero Me has reached out to more than 20,000 people through a myriad of efforts. @superheromeSG

About Child at St 11

Child at Street 11 is a multi-racial, secular, independent, non-profit organisation dedicated to providing inclusive, accessible and quality early years education to children from diverse backgrounds.These programmes build a child’s full potential. It also provides safe home environments and support systems for children’s parents to achieve economic independence.
To learn more about Child at Street 11, visit www.street11.org.sg

A GARDEN OF TREASURES

by Alice Bianchi-Clark
illustrated by Chloe Chang
published by Marshall Cavendish, 2024
ISBN 9789815084504

About A Garden of Treasures

Alexander’s grandmother, Nonna, grows a glorious garden, but struggles to find time to play until Alexander decides to grow seeds of his own. “Before your seeds can grow upwards,” Nonna says, “the roots need to grow downwards.” And Alexander learns that building relationships and nurturing seeds into saplings both take love, patience and time.

About the Author

Alice has lived and worked in big cities, including Rome, Paris, Beijing, Hong Kong and most recently, Singapore. Perhaps this is why she treasures pockets of greenery, no matter where they sprout. Her supportive husband, menagerie of parrot fish, terrapins, geckos, butterflies and balcony of flowers are still in Singapore. But when her son’s theatrical ambitions stretched to London, she followed. In the absence of a garden or a balcony, she filled the fireplace of their skylit London flat with ferns, ficuses and fiddle-leaf figs. Alice currently shuttles between the two cities.

About the Inspiration

This story was inspired by Alice’s mother’s glorious garden and Alice’s own efforts to grow soulful corners of green wherever she lives, whether in the form of skyscraper balconies or skylit flats with no outdoor space. 

About the Illustrator

Chloe Chang is the winner of the Illustrator of the Year award at the inaugural Singapore Children’s Book Festival 2024. As a full-time children’s book illustrator, Chloe works with local and international publishers to bring stories to life. She has illustrated more than 20 titles to date. Chloe holds a degree in Digital Animation from the School of Art, Design and Media (ADM), NTU Singapore. One of her first projects was Mediacorp’s 3D animated children’s television series, Lil’ Wild, where she was lead character designer.

Publication Date: 16 August 2024

A SPOT OF KINDNESS

by Alice Bianchi-Clark
illustrated by Shruti Hemani
published by Marshall Cavendish, 2024
ISBN 9789815084931

About A Spot of Kindness

Tiger has no stripes. Occasionally, he grows a new spot, but he doesn’t know why. At school, he makes new friends every day with his acts of kindness, but when Zebra makes fun of his spots, Tiger feels small. For World Book Day, the librarian asks Tiger and his classmates to find the picture book that best represents them. Tiger decides to write his own, but his words only tell half the story. Zebra is fantastic at drawing. Could Tiger and Zebra overcome their differences to work together?

Awards

Moonbeam Children’s Books 2024 (Health Issues – Silver Medallist)

About the Author

Alice Bianchi-Clark has swapped the rainforest for big cities. She has lived and worked in Rome, London, Paris, Beijing and Hong Kong. She currently resides in Singapore with her supportive husband, big-hearted son and menagerie of parrot fish, terrapins and a kaleidoscope of butterflies. She even has a suitcase filled with stuffed animals she takes turns to snuggle with. As a child, she struggled to own her differences and wishes she had had the magnanimity to win over her bullies with kindness.

About the Inspiration

Alice’s son came up with the idea of a tiger growing spots for each act of kindness. He was diagnosed with vitiligo age three. Although he knew that his growing new spots had nothing to do with being kind, like Tiger, he felt different and longed to fit in. Writing Tiger’s story was Alice’s way of helping her son realise that it’s not what you look like but what you do that makes you beautiful.

About the Illustrator

Shruti is an architect and urban designer. She studied and worked in the UK before returning to India to pursue a PhD in Design. She currently resides in Jaipur where she continues to follow her interest — illustrating. Shruti is a keen observer of all forms of life between buildings. In her free time, if not wandering the streets of Jaipur observing plants, fungi, insects, birds and people, she may be found hiking in the Aravallis with her husband and their inquisitive son.
Publication Date: October 2023
US Release Date: 15 April 2025

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WINDOWS TO THE WORLD

by Alice Bianchi-Clark
illustrated by Chloe Chang
published by Marshall
Cavendish 2023
ISBN 9789815044171

About Windows to the World

Nonno, Alexander’s grandfather, is getting too old to look after his stamps. He plans to pass them on to Alexander, but the young boy isn’t sure he wants to be a collector. When Alexander learns about the philatelic museum, he would like everyone to enjoy Nonno’s stamps. “When you have something special, it’s good to share.”

Awards

SCWBI Crystal Kite Award 2024 (U.K. and Ireland Division)
Moonbeam Children’s Books 2024 (Best First Book – Bronze Medallist)

About the Author

Alice Bianchi-Clark is a collector of sorts. Italian by nationality, she has lived and worked in Rome, London, Paris, Beijing and Hong Kong. She currently resides in Singapore with her supportive husband, big-hearted son, menagerie of parrot fish and terrapins, balcony of flowers and library of picture books. Sharing brings her joy.

About the Inspiration

This story was inspired by Alice’s father, a philatelist, who started collecting stamps as a child, after the second world war. He scrimped, swapped and saved for sixty years until his collection spanned several continents and cultures. When his entire collection was stolen, and Alice’s son wondered why he hadn’t shared it with the world, Alice decided to write this story.

About the Illustrator

As an illustrator based in sunny Singapore, Chloe Chang spends her time reading, drawing and applying sunblock lotion. She graduated from the School of Art, Design and Media (ADM), NTU Singapore, with a degree in Digital Animation. One of her first projects was Mediacorp’s 3D animated children’s television series, Lil’ Wild, where she was lead character designer. Chloe now focuses on children’s book illustration and works with local and International publishers to bring stories to life.
Publication Date: 28 September 2023
US Release Date: 21 May 2024