A Selection of Maisie's Books
Maisie Chan
Type of Artist:
Interactive author talks (with drawing element) including short reading and Q & A,
My Author Journey/Reading For Pleasure assemblies with short reading, Q & A
Creative Workshops linked to my books e.g. – Draw Comics Like Danny Chung/ Chinese Myths and Legends Creative Writing/ A Blast From the Past – Who would you like to meet from the past – can you draw them and write a story.
I enjoy doing interactive author talks to year groups or classes, I often do some drawing or other interactive elements like quizzes or other audience participation. I can also do assemblies for year groups or a whole school assembly on my author journey, a reading from my latest book which includes a Q & A. I also can lead creative workshops – which might include drawing or writing exercises linked to my books (e.g. ‘Create a Hybrid Creature Like Danny Chung’ or ‘Draw the 13th Zodiac Animal for the Tiger Warrior’ or ‘What Would You Engrave on Your WW1 Shell Casing?’)
I like to engage children and get them to be part of the session either by having a quiz or getting a few of them on stage to draw or act.
Details
Preferred age range:I can work with the whole of primary school
4-6-year-olds picture books - Amy Wants a Pet/Chi Chi the Panda
6–9-year-olds – KS1 – Tiger Warrior series
8–12-year-olds – KS2 – Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths/ Keep Dancing, Lizzie Chu/ Nate Yu’s Blast From the Past
Maximum number in any one session:
Max 30 for a workshop Interactive Author Talks – no limit Assemblies – no limit
No of sessions per day:
Max 3
Session Length:
45-60 mins for interactive talks and workshops (can sign books afterwards)
Areas prepared to travel to:
I live in Glasgow so places near major trainlines are helpful
UK-Wide if overnight expenses are met
Transport:
Car @45 pence per mile
Train/Public Transport/Taxi is best or being picked up
Fees:
DBS/CRB:
DBS Scotland – Yes (Don’t have one for England/Wales – the English school don’t seem to recognise it) PVG Scotland – Yes (issued in Scotland)
Hold PLI (public liability insurance):
YES with the Society of Authors
Website:
Twitter:
@MaisieWrites
Titles include:
Nate Yu’s Blast From the Past (New title)
Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths
Keep Dancing, Lizzie Chu
Tiger Warrior: Attack of the Dragon King
Tiger Warrior: Battle for the Jade Rabbit
Chi Chi the Panda (out June 2026)
Amy Wants a Pet
The Super Sunny Murder Club
The Very Merry Murder Club
Testimonials:
“Maisie’s visit to our school was full of excitement! Maisie connected with our students through stories about her favourite childhood books, how she became an author and the difficulties of feeling a sense of belonging as a British Chinese child living in the UK. This theme of belonging and the need for diverse characters in children’s books especially resonated with our students. Maisie invited some lucky students up to the stage to draw ‘East Meets West’ creatures and objects on the big whiteboard, just like Danny Chung. Our students were eager to ask Maisie questions about her inspirations and other books.
In the writing workshops, Maisie encouraged the students to show their cultural diversity through the
characters and fantasy creatures in their stories. The students loved designing and drawing their own
characters for stories, with Maisie’s expert guidance.
Maisie’s book signing was also a massive hit, with students eager to get their books signed and ask Maisie more questions. Maisie also gave insightful answers to our student newspaper reporters’ questions.”
K. Booth, English Lead, Shanghai United International School
“Maisie was a delight from start to finish – she really connected with our cohort and even added in a part to the presentation (while she was mid flow) to allow out minority students to feel seen. During the workshop Maisie really created a fun buzz and connected with the students over their work.”
K. MacLeod, Librarian, Milne High School
“As part of our celebrations for World Book Day, we were very fortunate to have Maisie Chan visit our school. Many of our students had already read Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths, and so the excitement was palpable. As an international school, we have children from all over the world and we were particularly thrilled to welcome Maisie as an advocate for diversity in children’s literature.
Maisie worked with all of the children in the Lower School, from 4- to 11-year-olds and all of them engaged enthusiastically in her workshops. They loved finding out about her own reading journey, the special people that inspired the characters in her books and exploring these characters in more depth. They listened attentively as she read excerpts from the Tiger Warrior series, Danny Chung Does Not Do Maths and Keep Dancing, Lizzie Chu. The children delighted in creating their own characters and left her workshops excited and enthused about reading. It was a brilliant start to our World Book Day celebrations.”
R. Gonin, ACS International, Egham