The Family Treasure The Mystery of a Silk Fan Told in English and Chinese

Mom has a silk fan with an embroidered cuckoo. She proudly displays it on the most notable spot in the house and treats it as a treasure. Mei is always curious why. One day, Mei accidentally rips the fan. To hide it from Mom, she sneaks the fan under her bed and replaces it with brother’ s photo. The trick seems to work, and Mom never notices anything different! Will Mom eventually find out? What will Mei do with the ripped fan? And what is the story behind Mom’ s treasure? Let’ s follow the traditional Chinese paintbrush and enjoy an affectionate story about Mei, Mom and Grandma’ s cross-generational love. You will get a glimpse of the traditional art of Chinese embroidery enriched by more than thousands of years’ culture.

Li Jian has a B.A. in Chinese painting from Hebei Normal University. Formerly a middle school art teacher and children’ s book editor, he currently owns his own illustration studio, focusing on stories for children. Yajuan Lu is a native “ Beijinger.” She graduated from Peking University Health Science Center, and later gained her Juris Doctor degree from University of Pittsburgh in the U.S. She has two lovely children, Mei and Andrew. Yajuan has worked as a health policy expert in both the U.S. and China. Her frequent travels between the U.S. and China led her to believe that her children will also need strong skills in both cultures, and she thought the best way to build them is through reading. This has led Yajuan to active reading and writing of bilingual children’ s books.