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Little Brother is told by his brother and his friends that he’s too small to help out at the Spring festival. He’s not strong enough to hold onto a kite, and too little to hold the dragon poles. But Father says that he has a special job to do. What can it be?
He knows it’s not hanging the lanterns up, as Father has already done that.
He knows it’s not choosing the treats from the hawker as Father chose the duck.
He knows it’s not serving tea or lighting fire crackers as he did that last year.
Follow Little Brother through the village to find out what his special job is.
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Christopher Cheng dwells in an inner-city Sydney terrace and writes fiction and non-fiction for children full time. He taught in city and outback schools for a number of years and at Taronga Zoo. He is Co-Chair of the International Advisory Board for the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and has a Master of Arts in Children’s Literature. He presents to people of all ages at schools and festivals worldwide.
His many picture books include Bear and Rat, lovingly written for his amazing wife Bini, and illustrated by Stephen Michael King, which has been published in many countries worldwide. One Tree, illustrated by Bruce Whatley, was shortlisted in the 2020 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards, and is a CBCA Notable Book. One Child, illustrated by Steven Woolman, won the Wilderness Society Environment Award for Picture Books (Australia) and the Skipping Stones Honour Book (USA). Christopher also worked with Sarah Davis on the critically acclaimed picture book Sounds Spooky which won an Aurealis Award in the picture book category and is a CBCA Notable Book.
Christopher is often heard to announce that he has the best job in the world!
Photo by Daniel Woo, courtesy of Penguin Random House Australia
Born in China, Di Wu was an editor and illustrator in one of the biggest Chinese fine arts publishing companies before coming to Australia. He won awards for the books he published in China and his first Australian picture book, ‘Rebel’ (with Allan Baillie), was short-listed for CBC Picture Book of the Year. He has since released ‘Ali Baba’ (retold by Jean Chapman) where his illustrations reflect the rich and mysterious world of the Middle East with the use of watercolour on traditional Chinese rice paper. Other titles include ‘Old Magic’ (with Allan Baillie) and ‘Grandpa’s Mask’, with text by Jing Jing Guo who was the 1997 Victorian winner in the Nestle Write Around Australia Program. More recently Di collaborated with Jane Jolly to create ‘Glass Tears’ and 2008 saw the release of ‘Peacock Girl’, written by his daughter, Lily Wu, and co-illustrated with his wife, Kathy Huang.
