{"product_id":"lost-in-peach-blossom-paradise-hardcover","title":"Lost in Peach Blossom Paradise - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eXiong Liang\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChloe Garcia-Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlice in Wonderland\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eSpirited Away\u003c\/i\u003e Xiong Liang's propulsive, Chinese mythology-inspired adventure story for kids ages 9-12. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEmbark on a forbidden journey through Peach Blossom Paradise--a world of mushroom elves and dragon slayers, with brilliantly crafted ink wash illustrations by a renowned Chinese artist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCity-girl Little Yu just spent a glorious summer in the countryside with her grandparents. On the last day of her vacation, wishing she could stay forever, Little Yu notices peach blossom petals marching along the surface of the river. They sink and bob to the surface again, a pink rivulet flowing into the distance. Little Yu follows the blossoms to an enormous, mossy stone tablet carved with the histories of the Eastern Jin Dynasty and the words: \"Prohibited to cross!\" Laughing in the face of this restriction, she hikes up a leg, crosses the stone fence, and sinks her feet into the muck and lichen of an ancient forest.\u003cbr\u003eThe moment Little Yu enters the forest, the world shifts. The peach blossom petals flow backwards, stop, and then begin to spin. Like Lewis Carroll's Alice going down the rabbit hole or Hayao Miyazaki's Chihiro entering the spirit world, Little Yu enters a forbidden world and must learn to trust her instincts at every turn. She meets and befriends the realm's earthly guardians - puckish spirits of mountains, clouds, water, and wind. The first in the seven-book series, Little Yu and the Treelings, \u003ci\u003eLost in Peach Blossom Paradise \u003c\/i\u003eis a new fantasy classic. The celebrated artist and writer Xiong Liang masterfully blends ancient Chinese mythology, traditions, and tales, in a story that shares many features with the best graphic novels. Xiong Liang's ink-wash drawings are vivid and meticulous, filling the page with cave dwellings, intricate creature-made tools, towering cypress forests, and a large, graceful hound dog.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eXiong Liang \u003c\/b\u003eis an artist, illustrator, and author from Zhejiang Province, China. His writing includes novels, essays, plays, poems, and children's books as well as a collection of Chinese folk tales. Several of his works have been adapted for animation. Xiong's work has been featured at the Osaka International Children's Literature Museum, the British Museum, and more. In 2017, he won the Chen Bochui Children's Literature Award for \u003ci\u003eTake a Walk with the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e and in 2018 he was shortlisted for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eChloe Garcia Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and translator from Spanish and Chinese. Her translations include poems by Li Shangyin as well as children's books including \u003ci\u003eFeather\u003c\/i\u003e by Cao Wenxuan and Roger Mello (Elsewhere Editions, 2017) which was named a USBBY Outstanding International Book for 2019.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 10.56 x 8.59 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 19, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45576078688300,"sku":"9781962770491","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/GSqsm5Q_eH9781962770491.webp?v=1779916007","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/lost-in-peach-blossom-paradise-hardcover","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}