When the eldest son fell in the well and most of the time getting help was spent pronouncing the name of the one in trouble, the Chinese, according to legend, decided to give all their children short names.

The youngest of three sons must overcome frightening obstacles to win back his mother's heavenly tapestry, stolen by the fairies of Sun Mountain.

Retelling of a Chinese folktale in which a young scholar learns respect for all forms of life when he becomes part of an ant colony in a dream.

Tikki tikki tembo-no sa rembo-chari bari ruchi-pip peri pembo! Tres décadas y más de un millón de copias después, a los niños todavía les encanta oír hablar del niño de nombre largo que se cayó al pozo. La recreación clásica de Arlene Mosel y Blair Lent de un antiguo cuento popular chino ha enganchado a legiones de niños, maestros y padres, que regresan, generación tras generación, para aprender sobre el peligro de tener un nombre tan...

Seven Chinese brothers elude execution by virtue of their extraordinary individual qualities. With humor and wit, internationally acclaimed author Margaret Mahy captures the courageous adventures of seven brothers who use their supernatural gifts to overpower a cruel emperor.

After learning to understand the language of animals, Hai Li Bu the hunter sacrifices himself to save his village.

When Ping admits that he is the only child in China unable to grow a flower from the seeds distributed by the Emperor, he is rewarded for his honesty.

The nine immortal sons of the Dragon King set out to make something of themselves, and each, with help from a watchful father, finds a role that suits his individual strengths.

A boy and his yak persevere along the difficult way to the holy city of Lhasa and succeed where others fail.

When a crew of Chinese fishermen forget to bring cooking utensils with them, they find creative ways to make do with what they have and what they can find.