Magical yellow bucket

Author: Yang Wen
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Publish Date: 2004-06-01
Features: When I was a child, the park where I often played was always full of kids. Though we didn’t know each other at first, we’d quickly become friends by building a sand mountain together. Sometimes, stray dogs and cats would wander in, and they became friends too. Playing with friends like this would spark so many fantasies: small puddles could turn into oceans, and swinging high enough on a swing could make you fly into the sky. I wanted to share these dreamlike fantasies with children, which led me to start creating picture books. Later, I held a "storytelling session" with a friend who loved stories, and through that, I met many of the children I know today. Their focused gazes, full of anticipation, while listening to stories made me even more determined to create more interesting ones. Picture books are a mysterious and joyful treasure that allow the child I once was to meet the children of today.