In my dream, I am dressed as a warrior. I have long eyelashes. My hair ribbons flutter in the breeze. When I draw my dream, I see her… I see Hua Mulan.

I see Hua Mulan, where the lands are gold and the skies are blue. This is her home. Her family is happy here, but they are not safe. The Rouran army is coming with swords and horses! Mulan must take her father’s place and ride into battle. Mighty like the cold white mountains, Mulan looks like a warrior, thinks like a warrior, and fights like one, too.

Over 1500 years later, my floor is gold, and my blankets are blue. I am a girl, and I am strong. Who am I?

I am Hua Mulan! is an adventure for English and Chinese readers alike. Follow this bilingual tale to the end for a special surprise! The famous Chinese poem, Song of Mulan, is fully translated and awaiting your discovery.

Wenjun QIN (writer) was born in Shanghai in 1954. She expresses her conviction that all children are worthy of being portrayed in her famous quote, “Each and every child is an irreplaceable miracle.” The beauty and innocence she depicts in her works are impossible for children themselves to put into literature and are often forgotten by adults. She has served as the President of the China-Japan Children’s Literature and Fine Arts Exchange Association, promoting awareness of children’s literature and arts between the two countries. In 2008, in Shanghai, she founded the Shanghai Board on Books for Young People (SHBBY), a branch of CBBY whose members include over a hundred writers and illustrators from that city.

Rong Yu (illustrator) was born in China, first trained as a primary school teacher, and then studied for a B.A. in Chinese Painting and Contemporary Art Design (Nanjing Normal University’s Art College) and an M.A. in Communication and Design (Royal College of Art, London). She now lives near Cambridge in the United Kingdom.

Publishing Time: Apr 2017

Dimension: 16k

Age Group: 14+

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