Second edition coming in May 2024!
You can make a purchase now.
Every book is HK$120. For every book purchased, all proceeds will be donated to Women In Sports Empowered Hong Kong (WISE) to support their programs and activities organised at local secondary schools. Purchasing the book helps significantly to support the work at the non profit to support young people’s health and wellbeing and gain skills for life!
Dedicated to all girls — regardless of sporting experience — to channel their inner sportiness.
10 stories of athletes in Hong Kong (all womxn!) -- illustrated by 10 womxn -- across different sports and sporting backgrounds: some are professional and some are amateur.
Over 20 activity prompts for readers to draw, paint and get imaginative!
12 opportunities for journaling
6 sports-related challenges
166 pages
Size: A5
Weight: 348g
Softback cover
Printed on recycled paper using vegetable ink
Suitable for children ages 8+ to read independently, from 4 - 7 years old to fill in the activities by drawing, using photos, stamping stamps, etc
To see the list of sources and references, go here.
What some athletes say:
Sporty Girl Journals has been featured in various publications in Hong Kong:
SCMP
New ‘Sporty Girl Journals’ tells inspirational stories of women smashing barriers; lets readers pen their own experiences
Around DB
The "Sporty Girl Journals" tells the stories of a variety of Hong Kong athletes, including two DBers; Nikki Han and Liza Avelino, and through that hopes to inspire a new generation of sporty girls.