Miracle in the Mountain Forests
奇迹山林
Overview
In Chinese folklore, there is a kind of forest-dwelling creature called shan xiao. People feared the mythical creatures that allegedly rampaged human villages, kidnapped children and even ate human flesh. They can live among humans without catching anyone’s attention. But, there are tell-tale signs...
Qiu An lived by herself in Frog Village, surrounded by an unbreaking chain of mountains. She could tame mad bulls. She caught more fish than the other villagers. She could even grab chestnuts out of the fire without getting burnt. As she did more and more incredible acts, the villagers begin to suspect her real identity. Eventually, she is forced into the forest.
What is hidden in the forest? Could Qiu An clear her name? Written by Liao Xiaoqin, winner of the National Outstanding Children's Literature Award, Miracle in the Mountain Forests shows the importance of standing up for yourself against bullies and calls for everyone to have an inclusive and open mind.
Author(s)
Liao Xiaoqin (廖小琴), pen name Maizi, likes the starry sky, walking and reading. She is a contracted writer of Bajin Literary Academy in Sichuan, China, invited writer of Chengdu Literary Academy, and a member of the Chinese Writers' Association. She is the author of The Bear's Daughter, Cotton Granny Can't Sleep, Follow Grandpa to the City, and The Elves and the Monsters Have a Big Hotel. Her works have won the 4th Feng Zikai Children's Picture Book Award in 2015, the 10th National Outstanding Children's Literature Award in 2017, the Sichuan Literature Award Special Prize, the Laureate Children's Book Award for children's picture books in 2019, the Chinese New Talent Award of the Chen Bochui Children's Literature Award in 2023, among many other awards.
Jing He (静荷), an emerging Chinese painting style illustrator, explores classical Chinese painting styles and comics with classical Chinese painting style. She loves the classical Chinese short story collection of “marvel tales”, Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio (Liaozhai zhiyi), and strange stories. She devotes herself to expressing these fun and interesting stories in a Chinese style. Her personal illustration works include “The Raksha Country and the Sea Market”, “Ferry Mountain”, “Wild Banquet” and picture books “The Little Monster Who Loves to Blow Air”, “Rice Used to Have Four Legs”, “Stories the Never End”, and pop-up books “Silk Road”, etc.