Illustrations for Hong Kong Children's Book, 'Sounds of Hong Kong'.
Since publication, 'Sounds of Hong Kong' has consistently topped Bookazine's best selling list and was named as their #1 best selling book of the year 2025.
Since publication, 'Sounds of Hong Kong' has consistently topped Bookazine's best selling list and was named as their #1 best selling book of the year 2025.
It has also reached the bestseller lists at multiple major Hong Kong bookstores and stockists, such as Eslite and Seeds Children's Bookstore.
This interactive sound book, the first of its kind in Hong Kong. Takes readers through a day in Hong Kong with main characters Tommy and Lily, exploring iconic places such as Dragon Boat Races to riding home on the MTR. With beautiful hand-painted illustrations by Hong Kong illustrator Kitty N. Wong and written by author Rijk Baksheeva and 12 sounds buttons that you can click to hear the unique sounds of the city.
Rough pencil sketch to the final artwork. The book's main character's board the tram while its driving through vibrant Wanchai district passing the historic Pawn building. The image showcases all the fun knobs, buttons and displays tram drivers use daily.
Rough sketch of the Chinese New Year spread. Inspired by the Lion Dance tradition at the Peninsula Hotel. Featuring hanging red lanterns, firecrackers, drummers and gongs.
Painted in gouache watercolour and cleaned up on Photoshop for print ready files.
The artwork needed to show iconic Hong Kong scenes to showcase the 12 sounds the book would feature. The pages are landscape artworks featuring the two main characters and 1-2 sound buttons that can be pressed to play a sound.
Tommy and Lily start the day in Stanley cheering for the dragon boat races. Boom boom goes the drums!
Next, the pair board the tram at Wanchai near the landmark Pawn building. Beep! Goes the Octopus machine.
Now it's time for ice cream from the Softee truck at the AIA ferris wheel in Central.
Then they board the iconic red Hong Kong taxi, speeding past the historic Blue House. Toot! Toot!
And watch the horses speed past the crowds at the Happy Valley Race Courses. Clop! Clop!
Afterwards, they head to Causeway Bay and wait patiently to cross at the traffic lights. Tack, tack, tick tack.
Then, the siblings catch the colourful Lion Dance at the Peninsula Hotel, it's a Chinese New Year tradition! Fizz and swish goes the firecrackers!
Finally, it's time to head home as Tommy and Lily make their way on the MTR.
"Please stand back from the platform doors..."
"Please stand back from the platform doors..."
