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.

Q-Boy in the Hong Kong Avenue of Comic Stars
Q Boy (first from left) and Doctor A (third from left)

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

References
  1. Hong Kong Avenue of Comic Stars "Q Boy."
  2. "Q Boy <White Cat Black Cat>"
  3. Ho, Andrew. "Cover story" (Archive). Junior Standard (student-oriented version of The Standard). 24 January 2011. P02. Retrieved on July 27, 2014.
  4. Six Box Comics Vol. 42《六格爆笑彈》vol. 42"《六格爆笑彈》vol. 42"
  5. Mystery of Dinosaurs《傻貓神探-恐龍謎蹤》"《傻貓神探-恐龍謎蹤》"
  6. Little Detective in Schoolyard II 《校園小偵探2》"《校園小偵探2》"
  7. 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！."
  8. 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〉."
  9. Six Box Comics Vol. 42《六格爆笑彈》vol.42"《六格爆笑彈》vol.42"
  10. Mystery of Dinosaurs 《傻貓神探-恐龍謎蹤》"《傻貓神探-恐龍謎蹤》"
  11. Little Detective in Schoolyard II 《校園小偵探2》"《校園小偵探2》"
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