Julie Leung

This book follows the immigration of a boy and his father. They lie about who they are to get into the U.S. and the son has to memorize a lot of information so that it matches what the father had said. When the son gets older and progresses through school, he begins doing Western art in class. The father also teaches him the traditional art styles from China. When the boy grows older he is an artist for Walt Disney and mixes Eastern and Western art styles to create the background of Bambi. When he gets fired, he begins doing art on kites and lanterns. This book would be good for 3rd-4th grade in sharing story progression and finding who you are, like the boy found who he was in the merge of east and west.… (mere)