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The Perfect Books
Written by Cao Wenxuan, Guo Qinghua, Bing Bo and Jin Bo
Narrated by Kevin Connolly
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Each of these beautifully books has a different, important message for young readers. From an umbrella who dares to fly on his own to an old man who thinks he's too old to play, the special characters of these books have something to teach all of us.
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Cao Wenxuan
Cao Wenxuan grew up in rural China and is now a professor of Chinese literature and children’s literature. He is the author of several celebrated books for young readers, including the novel Bronze and Sunflower, which received three starred reviews. His fluid, poetic prose depicts honest, sometimes raw, and often melancholy moments of life. He has also received significant recognition for his academic research and teaching in the field of children’s literature, and he was the first Chinese author to win the Hans Christian Andersen Author Award. Cao Wenxuan is the author of Summer.
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