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The Truth About Dragons

Julie Leung author Hanna Cha illustrator

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Henry Holt & Company Inc

Published:18th Sep '23

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The Truth About Dragons is a gentle and celebratory book that focuses on the inspiring beauty of cultural diversity.

An unforgettable lyrical picture book that celebrates biracial identity from the award-winning author of Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist.Lean in close, my darling bao bei, and I will whisper a most precious secret about a powerful magic that lives inside you. Brought to life with lavish and ornate illustrations, The Truth About Dragons follows a young child on a journey guided by his mother's bedtime storytelling. He quests into two very different forests, as his two grandmothers help him discover two different, but equally enchanting, truths about dragons. Eastern and Western mythologies coexist and enrich each other in this warm celebration of mixed cultural identity.

  • Winner of Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (Picture Book) 2024
  • Commended for Caldecott Medal 2024

ISBN: 9781250820587

Dimensions: 289mm x 237mm x 11mm

Weight: 494g

40 pages