Bring together the wisdom of the hundred families of the sons to create a Chinese version of "Aesop's Fables" and lead children to approach the classics of Traditional Chinese Studies.
Well-known picture book creator Xiang Hua and the new generation of painters carefully polished, strength production.
"The Owl Scares the Phoenix"
Author: Xiang Hua / Editor, Zhang Yue / Painting
Guangxi Normal University Press
"The Owl Frightens the Phoenix" is adapted from "Zhuangzi" and tells the fable story of an owl with a very high self-esteem.
Once upon a time, there lived an owl in the great forest. He has an eccentric temper, doesn't like the light, doesn't like cleanliness, doesn't like to play with other small animals. He just liked to stay in the dark and eat rotten rats. One day, a beautiful and noble phoenix flew in and stopped at a tall plane tree. The owl looked at it and thought that the phoenix was going to rob his dead mouse to eat, so he made a strange cry, trying to scare the phoenix away. In fact, how could the phoenix rob his dead mouse? She would never eat the bamboo rice that was not clean, and she would never drink the sweet spring water. So, the phoenix spread its wings and flew high. The owl was even more proud and continued to enjoy his dead rats.
The familiar classic stories of Traditional Chinese Studies are presented through the form of pictures and texts, bringing children a kind and fresh reading experience, and guiding children to pay attention to traditional culture and feel the beauty of Chinese culture.
About the Author
The author, Xiang Hua, born in Beijing, is the author of picture book texts, who tells stories to children all year round, and is affectionately known as "Bird Teacher" by children. He was a professional animation screenwriter, the winner of the Golden Eagle Award for Best Animation Screenwriter, and the animated film "Pauline Lantern" and the animated series "I Am Crazy for Song" are his screenwriting works. He has been teaching consultant for the Picture Book Creation Studio of the Central Academy of Fine Arts for nearly ten years. Picture book text works include the "Chinese Folk Fairy Tales" series of picture books represented by "Blonde Hair", "Long HairEd Girl", "Fish Girl" and "Two Brothers", as well as "Wukong, Obedient!" "Little Whale Comes Home", "Mars Adventure", "Water Monk", "Pumpkin Monk" and so on.
The painter Zhang Yue, born in Shantou, Guangdong Province, entered the picture book creation studio of the Central Academy of Fine Arts in 2018. The graduation work "Chunfu" won the first prize of the 2019 Central Academy of Fine Arts Undergraduate Graduates Excellent Works Exhibition.
Text/Guangzhou Daily, New Flower City Reporter: Sun Jun
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Guangzhou Daily Xinhuacheng editor Liu Liqin