Dancing YoYo

Author: Huang Beijia
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Publish Date: 2004-03-01
Features: "Growing Up with Me" is a series of reading books launched by Jiangsu Juvenile & Children's Publishing House following the "I'm Great" series of picture books for young children. It is an excellent reading material for children aged 5-10, focusing on cultivating their interest and ability in reading. This is a brand-new original picture book series created by renowned writers, with nine touching, humorous, and fun stories tailored specifically for the series by nine famous authors: Jin Bo, Cao Wenxuan, Qin Wenjun, Zhang Lucheng, Chen Danyan, and Gao Hongbo. Nine painters hand-drew illustrations for each book, and nine children actively participated as readers. The series is divided into three levels based on readers' cognitive abilities and age: first, helping children transition from kindergarten to primary school reading; second, cultivating children's literary appreciation skills; and third, enhancing children's reading aesthetic abilities, providing necessary supplementary teaching for literary appreciation and writing.
Little Duck Yoyo is Qingqing's pet. Qingqing raised Yoyo from a puppy, and Qingqing loves Yoyo, and Yoyo loves Qingqing. Every day when Qingqing comes home from school, Yoyo would "close its eyes, lie down, stretch its neck, rest its yellow flat beak on Qingqing's wrist, chirping and cooing, in a dreamlike state of happiness." Qingqing and Yoyo share a bond of attachment and harmony. Love makes them happy and joyful, and it keeps them from feeling lonely. Later, Qingqing realizes that her Yoyo is not as skilled in dancing as Little Fat Pig's dog. She feels hurt and disappointed because she hopes her favorite Yoyo is the best. From then on, the love between Qingqing and Yoyo becomes complicated, and neither of them is happy anymore. Qingqing starts training Yoyo to dance on its toes, and she harshly beats Yoyo's feet with a transparent plastic ruler, frustrated by its lack of progress. Yoyo, in an effort to dance and to please its little owner, eventually collapses on the grass.