Fantasy & magical realism (Children's/YA)
July 2020
This collection of children's fairy tales includes different themes and styles, but all with high artistic taste and distinct characteristics of children aged 5-8. The stories are very interesting and full of fantasy, which are selected from the awarded works by famous writers in China.
Adventures of Apple Kid
Apple Kid and his good friend, a fluffy dog, came to the home of the frogbird - The Weird Forest. There were strange things everywhere here: small fish in the river would climb on the shore, a small tree grew on the head of the deer, and the trees were full of bread and sausages. Just as everyone was eating delicious ice cream of white cloud, the dog that had eaten three cups suddenly flew away without a trace!
Little Lonely Crab
Since the green crab left went far away from hometown, the little crab felt lonely and sad. In the days when he missed his good friends, he helped a small paper bird fly back to the sky and learned to speak his heart with the drum. One night, as usual, the little crab knocked on the wall, and there was also a sound of "Dong Dong" from the next door.
Master Amiaowu
A cat who wanted to be a hero heard that there was a transformation spring on the mountain. The one who drank it could become a tiger. But somehow the cat was only half transformed, and became a half-cat, half-tiger, called "Amiaowu". With the power from the tiger part, he really did a lot of things to fight against injustice: he caught a thief in the street, and gave the wolf and fox who were bullying others a good lesson!
Naughty Bear Bobo
Bear Bobo loves to eat, he ate up all the food for the guests. Bear Bobo is lazy, he likes to wear floral socks but he doesn't want to wash them. Bear Bobo is naughty, he and the white-nosed little wolf ran into Mrs. Ostrich's bee farm and accidentally knocked over the beehive.
The Old Bear Who Is Growing Mushrooms
There is a bear who likes to grow mushrooms everywhere, in the fields, on the roadside and even on the roof. Everyone calls him “Mushroom Bear”. The mushrooms grown by Mushroom Bear are white and fresh, which are not only loved by animals, but also by children. One day, a little boy gave the Mushroom Bear a piece of chocolate, so the Mushroom Bear wanted to use it to grow delicious chocolate mushrooms.
