Also by Ruthanne Lum McCunn...

Renee Ting

on August 12, 2008 3:59 PM | Permalink | Comments (0)

Ruthanne Lum McCunn is also the author of Thousand Pieces of Gold, which was made into a feature film in 1991. Her other books include:

Wooden Fish Songs
Sole Survivor
Chinese Proverbs

...and most recently, God of Luck, a story of a Chinese man in the nineteenth century who is kidnapped and shipped to Peru as a slave.

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"There are children's books whose significance sometimes transcends mere dismissal as a kid's book. This is one of them."

-The Fresno Bee

Ruthanne Lum McCunn is an Eurasian of Chinese and Scottish descent, born in San Francisco’s Chinatown. A former school teacher and librarian, McCunn is the author of several books about the experiences of Chinese in America. She lives in San Francisco with her husband.

Youshan Tang grew up in Shanghai, China, and graduated from the Central Academy of Fine Arts and Peking University with degrees in Chinese art and literature. Since 1980, Tang has made his home in San Francisco where the cultural diversity inspires his work. He is also the illustrator of Abadeha: The Philippine Cinderella and Anklet for a Princess: A Cinderella Story from India.

Shen’s Books is a publisher of multicultural children’s literature that emphasizes cultural diversity and tolerance, with a focus on introducing children to the cultures of Asia.

Through books, we can share a world a stories, building greater understanding and tolerance within our increasingly diverse communities as well as throughout our continuously shrinking globe.