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Anh Do

Author of The Happiest Refugee

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About the Author

Anh Do was born in Vietnam on June 2, 1977. He and family were Vietnamese refugees. They moved from his homeland to a refugee camp in Malaysia and then to Australia. He is a graduate of the University of Technology Sydney in Business Law. He is an actor and stand-up comedian. His work includes the show more Australian TV shows Thank God You're Here, Good News Week, and Dancing with the Stars in 2007. He co-wrote and produced Footy legends along with his brother Khoa Do. He is the author of The Happiest Refugee. His awards included 2011 Australian Book of the Year, Biography of the Year, Newcomer of the Year, Indie Book of the Year Award 2011, and Non-fiction Indie Book of the Year 2011. He is the author of the popular children's book series entitled WeirDo. WeirDo #6 Crazy Weird, #7 Mega Weird, #8 Really Weird!, #9 Spooky Weird!, #10 Messy Weird!, and #11 Splashy Weird! have all been bestsellers. His latest book is entitled Circus Time!. It is the third book in the Hotdog series. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Image credit: Anh Do walking the red carpet - Footy Legends premiere - George Street Cinema. Credit: Charlie Brewer (http://www.flickr.com/photos/charliebrewer/).

Series

Works by Anh Do

The Happiest Refugee (2010) 487 copies
WeirDo (2013) 257 copies
Ninja Kid (2018) 218 copies
Hotdog (2016) 193 copies
Even Weirder! (2014) 152 copies
Extra Weird! (2014) 132 copies
Super Weird! (2015) 116 copies
Ninja Kid 2 : Flying Ninja! (2018) — Author — 108 copies
The Little Refugee (2011) 91 copies
Totally Weird! (2015) 81 copies
Into the Wild: Wolf Girl 1 (2019) 80 copies
Ninja Kid 3 : Ninja Switch! (2019) — Author — 73 copies
Circus time! (2017) 71 copies
Hotdog #2: Party Time! (2017) 69 copies
Crazy Weird! (2016) 68 copies
Hotdog #4: Game Time! (2018) 65 copies
Mega Weird! (2016) 63 copies
Really Weird! (2017) 62 copies
Ninja Kid 4 : Amazing Ninja! (2019) — Author — 57 copies
Spooky Weird! (2017) 53 copies
Splashy Weird! (2018) 52 copies
Messy Weird! (2018) 52 copies
Camping time! (2018) 42 copies
Wolf Girl 4 (2020) 38 copies
Hopping Weird! (2019) 36 copies
Hotdog! #6: Movie Time! (2019) — Author — 32 copies
Weirdomania! (2019) 31 copies
Vote Weirdo! (2020) 30 copies
Hotdog #7: Show Time! (2019) — Author — 29 copies
Planet Weird (2020) — Author — 29 copies
Ninja Kid 5 : Ninja Clones! (2020) — Author — 28 copies
Ninja Giants! (2020) 26 copies
Skydragon (2020) 26 copies
Across the Sea: Wolf Girl 5 (2021) 26 copies
E-Boy: E-Boy 1 (2020) 23 copies
Animal Train: Wolf Girl 6 (2021) 20 copies
Flight of the Griffin (2021) 16 copies
Spinning Weird (2021) 15 copies
Ride the Wind: Skydragon 3 (2021) 15 copies
Fly Free: Skydragon 2 (2021) 15 copies
Crash Course: Wolf Girl 7 (2022) 14 copies
Robofight: E-Boy 2 (2021) 11 copies
The Big WeirDo (2016) 10 copies
Soccer time! (2022) 10 copies
Enter the Jungle (2021) 9 copies
Cheesy weird! (2022) 6 copies
Toy Time! (Hotdog! 15) (2023) 5 copies
Hot Dog 1&2 bind-up (2019) 4 copies
Wave Breaker: Skydragon 5 (2022) 4 copies
A New Gemini: E-Boy 4 (2022) 4 copies
WeirDo 1&2 bind-up (2020) 3 copies
Across the sea (2021) 3 copies
Tidy Time! (Hotdog! 14) (2023) 2 copies
WeirDo 1-9 Boxset (2019) 2 copies
Hotdog 1-7 Box Set (2020) 1 copy
The Champ (2022) 1 copy
Ut i vildmarken (2021) 1 copy

Associated Works

Growing Up Asian in Australia (2008) — Contributor — 114 copies
My California: Journeys By Great Writers (2004) — Contributor — 56 copies

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{My thoughts} – Weir and his family are back in an all new fun story. This one is mostly based on the family pets. Weir and his family send a video of their dog and bird to a television show that shows videos of pets doing funny and silly things. Their video ends up becoming widely popular.

Due to the video being aired on television a bunch of people show up at Weir’s house the next day with cameras. They take tons of photos of Weir and the pets. They end up scaring the bird off and the rest of the book is everyone looking for the missing bird.

I really like these books. They are funny. They are interesting and they have a different sort of feel to them then most children’s books I have read. I enjoy that they are easy to read. I like that the cover dictates what color will be used to emphasize certain text within the pages of the book. In this case it is purple. I like how the words on the pages blend together seamlessly with the illustrations.

I look forward to reading more books in this series when they are released.
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Zapkode | Jun 1, 2024 |
{My thoughts} – This was a fun book, like all the previous in the series. Weir and his family are definitely a bunch of weirdos. But it’s alright, because they kind of help to make weird seem rather cool in a way.

This series helps to show children that it’s okay to be different. It shows children that it’s okay to embrace those differences. In this book Weirs mom enters his dad into a contest. The contest allows his dad to show off the weirdest aspect of himself, which happens to be his strange dance moves. Everyone in the family pitches in and shows him some of their strange dance moves and when it comes time for the contest. His dad uses a combination of everyone’s ideas and dance moves.

His mom is always entering contests that let them each show off their differences between everyone around them. I kind of think thats a really neat that she helps them to embrace it. I look forward to reading the next book in the series soon!
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Zapkode | 1 other review | Jun 1, 2024 |
{My thoughts} – This was a fun book, like all the previous in the series. Weir and his family are definitely a bunch of weirdos. But it’s alright, because they kind of help to make weird seem rather cool in a way.

This series helps to show children that it’s okay to be different. It shows children that it’s okay to embrace those differences. In this book Weirs mom enters his dad into a contest. The contest allows his dad to show off the weirdest aspect of himself, which happens to be his strange dance moves. Everyone in the family pitches in and shows him some of their strange dance moves and when it comes time for the contest. His dad uses a combination of everyone’s ideas and dance moves.

His mom is always entering contests that let them each show off their differences between everyone around them. I kind of think thats a really neat that she helps them to embrace it. I look forward to reading the next book in the series soon!
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Zapkode | 1 other review | Jun 1, 2024 |
{My thoughts} – Weir Do is back in an all new book. In this book he is getting ready to go to the birthday party that he was invited to in the first book. This is a fun little quirky book about a boy that is learning that just being who he is is what’s best for everyone.

He has his strengths and he has his weaknesses but he overall is a fun, silly easy to get along with boy. He is so excited for the party and the day before things start going wrong. He eventually figures out a solution but more things go wrong on the way to the party. Eventually him and his family make it and things go a little differently than Weir had wanted, but I’m sure he wouldn’t have changed any of it, even if he could have.

I really liked reading more about Weir. He is a fun character and he helps to show children, that the best thing they can do is to be true to themselves. You learn that same lesson over and over and over again in the first book in the series as well as this second book.

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