Chinese / People's Republic of China
Bu yi yang de 1
(Different »1«s)
Wu, Yanan
(text)
Liu, Longsha
(illus.)
Jinan.: Ming tian chu ban she (Tomorrow Publ. House), 2021. – 32 p.
(Series: Xin yi tu hua shu jiang xi lie)
ISBN 978-7-5708-1121-2
Animals | School | Handwriting | Creativity | Education | Diversity | Picture book
Reading age: 3+
White Ravens issue: 2022
Mr. Brown Bear is teaching his students how to write the number »1«. Everybody is trying very hard. Crab walks sideways and writes a »1« that seems to be sleeping. Ant writes a very small »1« that you must look hard to find. Chicken can’t hold the pen steadily and writes out a dancing »1«. Mole has bad eyesight and writes »1« like »7«. Bird finds a stick-like »1«. Dog draws a bone as »1«. Turtle writes its »1« so slowly that you need to wait patiently for it to appear. Though everyone writes »1« in different ways, Mr. Brown Bear always finds a way to understand and appreciate each student’s effort. The short and joyful story reminds readers of the time when they had just started to attend school, while Mr. Brown Bear plays the role of an ideal teacher, treasuring children’s early passion for learning. Wu Yanan is a young children’s book writer from Chengdu (Sichuan Province). Her text received the 8th Hsin Yi Picture Book Award and the 2021 Laureate Award for Children’s Books hosted by »China Publishing Today«. [FW, ZX]