I write and illustrate books about Asian culture and specifically about Southeast Asia for adults and children. My books make you travel to magical lands, whether to Cambodia on the back of a motorbike or to imaginary lands where Southeast Asian myths, art and stories meet.
Here are all the books about Asian and Southeast Asian Culture and on travels in Cambodia. Enjoy your discoveries!
Wandering Angkor
Illustrated Book (ages 9-adult)
“Tour … the temples [of Angkor, Cambodia] in an informative yet engaging fashion, complete with lighthearted asides and quirky cartoon style illustrations by author Sophie Lizeray.”
– The Phnom Penh Post
Wandering Angkor takes Middle Grade readers and up on an engaging and hand-illustrated visit of Angkor… By motorbike, of course! Strap on your helmet and gear up to learn about Angkor, the glorious capital city of the Khmer Empire in Cambodia.
With lighthearted, informative and insightful text and cartoon-style illustrations, Wandering Angkor is brightly colored and brimming with easy to digest information about Cambodia and Angkor.
Fisso’s World in Cambodia
Cartoon Strips on life in Cambodia (adult)
Survive the endless intercity bus rides, keep your cool amid erratic electricity and water cuts, navigate Cambodia’s notorious road rules, catch a stomach bug, be serenaded by supersize bull frogs, and celebrate Khmer festivals local style.
In fun, insightful and colorful cartoons, Fisso’s World in Cambodia explores the ‘whats’, ‘hows’ and ‘wows!’ of life in Cambodia today with its many contradictions and surprises.
The cartoon strips were first published in the Phnom Penh Post in 2014 and the book Fisso’s World in Cambodia, Living in a kingdom of wonders is a collection of the year’s cartoons.
Dancing Devas
A children’s picture book (ages 5-8)
When Vida chases her cheeky grasshopper friend Zazu out of her yard into the forest, they find themselves transported to the humid jungles of Southeast Asia. They stumble upon mysterious ruins when suddenly… SWISH! SHOVE! THUD! All around them, stone ruins and carvings start coming to life!
Will Vida and Zazu escape the fierce Giants and dodge the hissing mythical Serpents? How will they gatecrash the Apsara Fairy Queen’s rambunctious dance party?
Dancing Devas is a lively and whimsical children’s picture book, inspired by Southeast Asian myths, art and architecture.
