Original Title 大风 Text by Mo Yan (original story) Xiaoxiao (adaptation) Illustrations by Zhu Chengliang Pages 42 Age 3~6 Published 21st Century Publishing House August 2021 Rights Sold English French Spanish Swedish Croatian
An adaptation of Nobel winner Mo Yan’s short story illustrated by one of the most important Chinese illustrators Zhu Chengliang.
In order to supplement the family income, a young boy, Star, wakes up before dawn and goes with his grandfather to cut the thatch in the meadows. After a day’s hard work, his grandfather has cut enough grass to fill the cart. But on the way back home that evening, Star and his grandpa run into a violent gale…
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