Children's Books by Jimmy Liao

Jimmy Liao (Chinese Name: Lao Fu-Bin) was born November 15, 1958 in Taipei, Taiwan. He studied a Bachelor of Fine Arts with a major in Design at the Chinese Culture University, Taipei. After graduation he worked in advertisement as well as newspaper and magazine companies as an illustrator for twelve years before he began publishing children's picture books. In 1998 his published "Secrets In The Forest" and "A Fish With A Smile" in Taiwan, earning him numerous book awards and was regarded as "The Best Children's Books" by Taiwanese newspapers. "A Fish With A Smile" was also made into short animated film and was Jimmy's venture into animation.

Since 1998, Jimmy has published several illustrated books with amazing originality and multi-faceted narratives. In 1999 his picture book "A Chance of Sunshine" , was voted "One of the Ten Most Influential Books" by the Taiwanese bookstore chain, Kingstones.
He had since set a trend in creating and publishing illustrated books in local and international markets. Utilizing images as a refreshing form of literary language, Jimmy creates in his works poetic frames that emits both charms and appeals. He has published more then seventeen popular books so far, which have been translated into multiple languages such as English, French, German, Greek, Japanese and Korean.

His books has also be adapted into feature films, such "Turn left, Turn Right" staring Takeshi Kaneshiro and Gigi Leung and the Sounds of Colors staring Miriam Yeung and Tony Leung.

Jimmy is one of the most popular illustrator author in Asia, creating worlds of fantasy and touching hearts cross all generations. His stories captures the imagination of both children and adults. In spite of all the fame Jimmy keeps a low profile personality, preferring to enjoy time with family and lives a tranquil life and devotes most of his time to his craft. Immersing yourself in his books is just like your entering into Jimmy's inner world, his inviting stories reflects the reality of real life. Increasingly more and more people are being intoxicated by his vivid strokes and the magic realism his books creates. In Asia, Jimmy has becomes an icon of the times beyond his stories.

I wanted try any experiment, For years now i have been searching for Jimmy SPA stores or places which sell Jimmy merchandise, but with little success. I even heard of a store in Taipei, Jimmy's home town but could not find it on the web or by asking locals.

So if you know of a Jimmy SPA store or a department store/chain that sell's Jimmy Spa merchandiseplease let me know and i will start a list.

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I especially keen to know if there is a jimmy store in Taipei?