Ed Young
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OBD Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (May) - Youth
OBD Caldecott Medal Winners - YOUTH
RLG Caldecott Medal List
WCD Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage
OBD Caldecott Medal Winners - YOUTH
RLG Caldecott Medal List
WCD Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage
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Three sisters staying home alone are endangered by a hungry wolf who is disguised as their grandmother.
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"In Ed Young's childhood home in Shanghai, all was not as it seemed: a rocking chair became a horse; a roof became a roller rink; an empty swimming pool became a place for riding scooters and bikes. The house his father built transformed as needed into a place to play hide-and-seek, to eat bamboo shoots, and to be safe. For outside the home's walls, China was at war. Soon the house held not only Ed and his four siblings but also friends, relatives,...
4) Monkey King
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In his journey to a more enlightened state, a monkey must end his trickery and understand that there is strength in admitting weakness. Based on a section of the Chinese epic "Journey to the West."
9) Little Plum
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An old Chinese couple has a son who never grows any larger than a plum seed, but his size does not prevent him from saving his village from a cruel lord.
10) Night visitors
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Retelling of a Chinese folktale in which a young scholar learns respect for all forms of life when he becomes part of an ant colony in a dream.
13) Mighty Moby
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A bedtime story of a whale hunt inspired by the classic tale of the hunt for Moby Dick, here with a new twist. Deep in the dark ocean, Mighty Moby lurks. Up above the ocean waves, a one-legged captain pursues the whale he clashed with long ago.
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In this deeply personal book, artist and author Ed Young explores twenty-six Chinese characters, each describing a feeling or emotion, and each containing somewhere the symbol for the heart. Through stunning collage art that interprets the visual elements within each character, Young uncovers layers of emotional meaning for words such as joy and sorrow, respect and rudeness. He invites children to probe the full range of their own emotions, and gives...
15) My Mei Mei
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Antonia gets her wish when her parents return to China to bring home a Mei Mei, or younger sister, for her.
18) Hook
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A chick hatched by hens turns out to be an eaglet who must get help from a boy in learning how to fly.
20) What about me?
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A young boy determinedly follows the instructions of the Grand Master in the hope of gaining knowledge, only to be surprised as how he acquires it. Based on a Sufi tale.