Red Thread by Ed Young [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]
04 Mar, by in Children/Picture Books, Chinese, Chinese American, Fiction, Repost
A matchmaker reveals to Wei Gu who his wife will be. The old man explains that at birth, couples are bound together by a red thread that cannot be broken. But Wei’s chosen mate,...
A mother makes a birthday visit to her own mother, leaving her three daughters at home with the warning to keep the doors locked. An old wolf, disguised as the birthday grandmother...
A childless, elderly couple long for a child, "even if he were only as big as a plum seed." Indeed, the woman bears Little Plum, who never grows larger than a plum seed. But...
An adaptation of how the 12 animals of the zodiac were selected: the Jade Emperor announced a race in which the first 12 animals who crossed the finish line would represent the...
Ho Kuan is ordered by his father to seal the storehouse or he will flood it to kill the ants who have stolen the grain. That night, Ho’s dreams take him on a journey...