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Heartwarming story about the special relationship between a girl and her grandmother.

This book gently introduces young readers to ageing and dementia in a compelling superhero story.

Full-colour graphic novel set in Southeast Asia, by creators from Southeast Asia.

Reviews

“Amazing Ash & Superhero Ah Ma is a fun romp that is close to the realities of a child’s everyday life.”

—Lat, creator of The Kampung Boy

Author Biography

Melanie is the author of the picture book series, "The Adventures of Squirky the Alien", which picked up the Crystal Kite Award (Middle East/India/Asia division) in 2016. She has also published “Imaginary Friends: 26 Whimsical Fables for Getting on in a Crazy World”, a collection of illustrated short stories together with Arif Rafhan. Besides books, Melanie writes content related to the arts, heritage and lifestyle for a variety of platforms including museums, documentaries, magazines and websites. In addition, she is Associate Faculty at the Singapore University of Social Sciences developing and teaching media writing courses.

Arif Rafhan is a comic artist, illustrator and pre-production artist. His work has been published in more than 10 books to date by MPH, Buku Fixi, Maple Comics, and Marshall Cavendish. These include comics, content illustrations and cover illustrations. He's been working closely with Lat since October 2018 for Lat's upcoming graphic novel (ongoing). He also works with various production companies creating pre-production visuals such as concept art, character designs, environment designs, and storyboards. At the moment, he's working with Sony Animation as a character designer for their upcoming feature animation.