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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 15/09/2026

Today is the day! 🥹 Happy birthday to my little night owl Hester who is on a quest to find friendship in the Faraway Forest 💖 Order links: thefarawayforest.com 🌲✨ Brilliant colors by @kaycatsart.com, published by @chroniclekidsbooks.bsky.social!

Cover of The Faraway Forest: Hester’s Big Dream, showing an owl looking out of her treehouse window at night, gazing up at the stars with a hopeful, wistful expression

Interior page showing a wall of fun electronics and knickknacks for sale at Acorn Mart, the 24 hour convenience store

Interior page showing Hester wearing sunglasses and headphones, strutting proudly down the street in the daytime

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 12/09/2026

There are 3 days left to preorder THE FARAWAY FOREST: Hester’s Big Dream and get your freebies!! The book comes out on Tuesday 😱 🌌🦉 www.thefarawayforest.com

Preorder the book and receive a set of Wally and Hester trading cards, a 3” Hester sticker, and a postcard!

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 12/09/2026

I’ve been mailing out preorder goodies every day! 💖

Three special Faraway Forest envelopes featuring Wally the raccoon mail carrier, in front of a blue postbox

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 12/09/2026

Cold brewed Taiwanese red tea in my favorite glass (from @weisanboo.bsky.social) 😌

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 10/09/2026

The B&N preorder sale is back!! What a great time to get a discounted preorder on a book that comes out NEXT WEEK aaaaand you also get all these preorder goodies! 🥰 Get the book here: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-farawa... And then fill out the form: thefarawayforest.com ✌️

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 07/09/2026

Really happy with how much love people have been giving to the new notepads at recent events! 🧡 I wish I had more space for inventory because then I could stock more designs (and order larger quantities)

Memo lined notepad with spot for a name and date

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 07/09/2026

Notepads are back in stock in my online shop! 🎏✨ www.pommopress.com

Daily Planner notepad w/ checklist, date, daily goal, dotted and gridded notes sections

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 06/09/2026

Reviews are coming in for THE FARAWAY FOREST: Hester’s Big Dream! 🥹 There’s still time to preorder at thefarawayforest.com ✨

“Hester’s routine is a delight! I wish every day (and night!) could be so charming.” - Kaeti Vandorn, creator of Monster Friends

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 23/08/2026

Last day at ANYC table Z-14!! Chiikawa prints have sold out 🥹

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 14/08/2026

Wow thank you for all the options 🙏 I ended up finding some in the very first store I looked in… one of the many “99cent discount” shops in my neighborhood that I normally never go in!

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 11/08/2026

This new yuzu ponzu I got makes everything taste so good… I’ve been making cold ponzu noodles all summer and I’m still not tired of it

Bowl of noodles with ponzu sauce, pickled cucumber slices, avocado, roasted salmon, and topped with seasoned seaweed flakes

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 30/07/2026

It has begun! Stationery Fest 2026 in Brooklyn 🤓✌️ Tix are sold out but if you’re coming—say hi! Table H02 in the Downtown Marketplace (smaller room)

POMMO Press table with riso prints, sticker sheets, notepads, charms, patches, etc

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 26/07/2026

OPEN-CHAN RISO PRINT 7” x 11” three colors

Print featuring Open-Chan the Taiwanese 7-Eleven dog mascot, surrounded by Taiwanese snacks

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 26/07/2026

CHIIKAWA POST RISO PRINT 7” x 11” three colors

A colorful scene of a Chiikawa-themed post office with all of the characters

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 26/07/2026

🧵Thread of new POMMO Press products debuting at Stationery Fest next week (& will be available in my shop after!) 👀

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 15/07/2026

📢 Upcoming events this summer & fall! Excited to be staying mostly local this year! The POMMO Press logo next to certain events means I’ll be tabling and selling my wares 🤓 The others will be more book-focused, sharing my new graphic novel THE FARAWAY FOREST: HESTER’S BIG DREAM! 🦉🌌✨

7.30-8.1 • Stationery Fest
BROOKLYN, NY - Marketplace
POMMO PRESS
8.20-8.23 • Anime NYC
MANHATTAN, NY - Artist Alley
POMMO PRESS
9.26 • Brooklyn Book Festival
BROOKLYN, NY - Author Panel & Signing
10.3 • Glen Rock Children's Book Fest
GLEN ROCK, NJ - Author Signing
10.8-10.11 • NY Comic Con
MANHATTAN, NY - Artist Alley
POMMO PRESS
10.23 • Library Event (w/Live Owls!)
SMITHTOWN, NY - Book Event & Signing
11.19-11.22 • NCTE
PHILADELPHIA, PA -
Author Panel & Signing

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 14/07/2026

Murray and his aloe (feat. an old postcard from @saracapello.bsky.social!) 🧡

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 12/07/2026

I love Jomi and I can’t wait for everyone to meet him 🥹🦎

Screenshot of some thumbnails of cute newt Jomi who wears glasses and loves books

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 09/07/2026

I’ve officially started drawing thumbnails for The Faraway Forest book 3!! Thankfully I have a lot of reference material at my disposal now (books 1 & 2)! 😌

Both previous books laying open to pages including a certain character, the pine marten librarian Martine

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 02/07/2026

Momonga is simply the best. (And as tall as five small rice balls.)

Crop from the print of Momonga, the flying squirrel, engaging in some mischief

Screenshot of the Momonga page of the Chiikawa wiki

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 02/07/2026

Another new riso print coming soon for those who like Chiikawa and mail 🤓 (me) ✌️

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 01/07/2026

The “freedom flight” refers to a balloon incident I was delighted to learn about…

Crop in part of the print with a small Open-chan balloon figure and text: Open Chan FreeDom Flight 12.16.2022 // 13km

Screenshot of headline: “Mascot of 7-Eleven Taiwan OPEN-chan makes epic flight over Kaohsiung”

Screenshot from video of the flight showing a tiny Open chan balloon flying away into the distance

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 30/06/2026

Market research for a new riso print 📈

Graph showing age distribution of Chiikawa Searchers (2022-2023) with the highest percentage of searchers in their 30s

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 26/06/2026

My first new riso print in a *very* long time is a tribute to OPEN Chan! The mascot of 7-11 Taiwan 🤓

Riso print design in scarlet / yellow / blue, featuring OPEN Chan (dog alien w rainbow hair?) surrounded by classic Taiwanese convenience store snacks

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 16/06/2026

Hester in 3D! ✨ I had to commission @wildrumpus.bsky.social to make a matching model to go with the Wally he designed a few years ago! Aren't they cute together? 🥹💖 Ps. We’re 3 months out from Hester’s book release! Don’t forget to get your preorder goodies at thefarawayforest.com ✌️

Cute blender model of my owl character Hester, wearing a purple cloak

Cute blender model of my character Wally, a raccoon mail carrier

Preorder campaign graphic for THE FARAWAY FOREST: HESTER’S BIG DREAM

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 15/06/2026

Omg he’s adorable!! My Jindo Bene says hello! 👋

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 15/06/2026

I have too many library binding copies of NEXT STOP in my apartment and I’d love to give some away to actual librarians! If you are a school or public librarian, please message me and I’ll send you a copy! I’m covering shipping for this first batch ✌️

Stack of 10 copies of Next Stop, a middle grade graphic novel about a desert road trip

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 09/06/2026

The trading cards! I love making fun little merch and these came out so cute ☺️ Get them free when you preorder my book—just fill out the form here: thefarawayforest.com

Wally and Hester character trading cards

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 08/06/2026

I made preorder goodies for HESTER’S BIG DREAM! 🙂 Upload your preorder receipt and I’ll mail you a cute little Faraway Forest bundle including special trading cards and a Hester sticker! 💖 See all the info at ✨🌲 thefarawayforest.com 🌲✨

Graphic showing images of the preorder goodies: a set of Wally & Hester trading cards, a 3” Hester sticker, and a special Faraway Forest envelope & postcard

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 06/06/2026

Sad to not be at TCAF but happy to be in Maine with my dog ✌️

My white Jindo Bene bouncing on the beach in the morning, with a pier in the background

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 04/06/2026

I finished inks on my next book!!! Which means I FINALLY have some time to make new merch for POMMO Press 😭 I’ve been neglecting my store for the past year+ due to deadlines but I’m excited to make more prints & stationery! 🥹 Is there anything you want to see more of in my shop? 👀 pommopress.com 🎏

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 26/05/2026

Hard to focus on work when they are always hanging out next to my desk 🙂‍↕️

My white Jindo dog Bene and tabby cat Murray sitting close together and looking at me

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 19/05/2026

The wall behind me when I gave my little speech about Hester 😌

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 19/05/2026

Lovely morning signing copies of my upcoming book for librarians, educators, and booksellers! Is there a cooler venue for a book event than the Society of Illustrators museum? 👀

Two stacks of my new book The Faraway Forest: Hester’s Big Dream in the foreground, lots of tables full of people chatting about books in the background, in a warm exhibition space with art all around

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 16/05/2026

I can’t wait to read the other books in this category! If you’re a registered Eisner voter, I hope you’ll consider voting for Wally before the June 6th deadline 🥹 I’m still in disbelief that I get to cast a vote for myself for the second year in a row(!)

BEST PUBLICATION FOR EARLY READERS:

All the Hulk Feels, by Dan Santat (Abrams Fanfare/Marvel)

The Faraway Forest: Wally's Route, by Debbie Fong (Chronicle Books)

The Fire-Breathing Duckling, by Frank
Cammuso (TOON Books)

Night Light, by Michael Emberley (Holiday House)

Steve, A Rare Egg, by Kelly Collier (Kids Can Press)

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 14/05/2026

Wally has been nominated for an Eisner Award!!! 🥹 So proud of my little guy 💕

The Faraway Forest: Wally’s Route is a 2026 Eisner Award Nominee for Best Publication for Early Readers

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 18/04/2026

If anyone is at BICS in Brooklyn, come say hi to meee 🤓 Here until 7pm today and back tomorrow 11-7 ✌️

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Debbie Fong 🌲📬✨ @debbiefong.com · 28/03/2026

I used to make stuff like this for other people or brands that I had no personal stake in, and while I would often be proud of my work, nothing is quite as satisfying as designing stuff to show off my own books / characters / world 😌🌲🍄✨

Screenshot from site showing Faraway Forest images an book descriptions

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