Benson Shum (@bshum79)

Visit Charlene Chua's Shop! I've opened a shop. Come take a look!

BTW I put up a very small selection of small paintings for sale. It's partly to test a new art market platform in Canada (not affiliated with Ko-Fi).

Unfortunately I can only ship within Canada, coz reasons 🙄

ko-fi.com/charlenedraw...

09.03.2026 20:07 👍 17 🔁 6 💬 3 📌 0

Yay!!!

06.03.2026 02:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

I just realized I should have shared some of my recent books for #worldbookday with links 😆(✨Behold my marketing abilities😂)

Lucky Duck
www.harpercollins.com/products/luc...

The Great Mouse Escape
www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/james...

How Deep is Your Love
www.akashicbooks.com/catalog/how-...

06.03.2026 01:24 👍 52 🔁 19 💬 2 📌 0

a white orb covered in black speckles and spots rests on a dark sofa cushion. the left side is a dalmatian’s face, tucked in toward her haunches with her thin tail wrapped up to hug her face. she is looking at the camera with one sleepy brown eye.

This is Koyuki. Please do not disturb her. She's in ice cream scoop mode right now. Needs to focus. 12/10 (IG: fuji_bull)

04.03.2026 16:01 👍 9932 🔁 918 💬 152 📌 45

Iwao Takamoto was one of the Disney greats. Films like Sleeping Beauty owe a lot to his meticulous lines.

The studio was a kind of home for him -- it was a big change. Just before, he'd been in the camps. We explore the story:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/takamoto-a...

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Happy Lunar New Year! Make your very own Lucky banner for the classrooms or home to bring in the New Year! #yearofthehorse #lunarnewyear #luckybanner

bensonshum.com/activities/

17.02.2026 23:30 👍 8 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

17.02.2026 16:20 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Happy Year of the Horse!

17.02.2026 16:05 👍 80 🔁 29 💬 2 📌 0

Thank you, Kathy! Happy Lunar New Year!

17.02.2026 00:18 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Day 47 #365PictureBooks
WE ARE LION DANCERS
@bshum79.bsky.social

Happy Lunar New Year!
Excited to read this after watching our awesome local Lion Dance team, The Noble Eight!
Shum’s story captures the joy, energy and excitement for early readers, plus loaded with information.
#kidlit

16.02.2026 20:52 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you for sharing 💛

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Thank you for sharing!

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Yes! You are correct!

12.02.2026 05:25 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Activities – Benson Shum

Thanks Meg! I've got some free activities to go with the books if your students are interested.
bensonshum.com/activities/

12.02.2026 05:25 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you, Meg for reading Alex's good fortune to them!! 🧧🙏🏽🥰

11.02.2026 15:23 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you so much, Daniel! 🙏🏽🥰

11.02.2026 15:23 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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11.02.2026 07:02 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Picture Books About Chinese Holidays by Benson Shum Benson Shum’s books offer stories that resonate with families in the Chinese diaspora, capturing the joy, pride, and meaning behind Lunar New Year and Mid-Autumn Festival traditions.

Happy Lunar New Year everyone! #lunarnewyear
www.mamababymandarin.com/picture-book...

11.02.2026 05:18 👍 709 🔁 125 💬 7 📌 2

Photo showing 3 picture books - Amy Wu and the Lantern Festival by Kat Zhang and Charlene Chua, Alex’s Good Fortune and We Are Lion Dancers by Benson Shum

Last day to enter our Lunar New Year giveaway! 🧧

Enter here: tinyurl.com/y3a9ybj6

#kidlit #LunarNewYear #books Benson Shum

02.02.2026 15:32 👍 20 🔁 7 💬 1 📌 0

Concept art for Lilo & Stitch (2002), dir. Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, Walt Disney Feature Animation

Art by Andy Harkness and Craig Grasso

01.02.2026 01:08 👍 949 🔁 248 💬 3 📌 6

ICYMI - we have a 3 book giveaway happening! 👇

#kidlit #lunarnewyear

25.01.2026 15:26 👍 16 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0

Activities – Benson Shum

Thank you so much, Vianne!! I really appreciate it. To go with the books, I also have free printable activities for the classrooms! Please feel free to share 💛 bensonshum.com/activities/

22.01.2026 06:48 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Thank you!! 🙏🏽☺️

22.01.2026 05:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Invaluable for 3d animators as well, walks are simultaneously the most important thing to be able to do, and the hardest thing to master for sure

21.01.2026 21:26 👍 215 🔁 41 💬 2 📌 0

Lunar New Year #giveaway ! Win a copy of @bshum79.bsky.social Alex's Good Fortune and We Are Lion Dancers + Amy Wu & the Lantern Festival (illus. by @charlenedraws.bsky.social )!

1 US & 1 Canadian winner!

To Enter: tinyurl.com/y3a9ybj6

#kidlit #booksky #bookgiveaway #lunarnewyear #yearofthehorse

21.01.2026 16:12 👍 27 🔁 13 💬 0 📌 1

🧧Lunar New Year #giveaway !

Win a copy of @bshum79.bsky.social Alex's Good Fortune and We Are Lion Dancers + Amy Wu & the Lantern Festival (illus. by @charlenedraws.bsky.social )!

1 US & 1 Canadian winner!

Enter here: tinyurl.com/y3a9ybj6

#kidlit #booksky #bookgiveaway

21.01.2026 16:03 👍 22 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 1

Cover of HUG? by Charlene Chua, published by Kids Can Press

Happy #NationalHugDay - hugs for all who need one & want one 🫂

(As always, it’s also ok if you don’t want a hug!)

#kidlit #kidlitart

21.01.2026 15:37 👍 105 🔁 38 💬 2 📌 0

Happy #nationalhugday

Join Little Seed as he learns and explores all different kinds of hugs non hug with new friends!
#kidlit #kidlitart #boardbooks

21.01.2026 15:47 👍 14 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you for joining us!! It was so nice to meet you!

15.01.2026 18:47 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

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