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My Beijing is a collection of charming short stories by Nie Jun that are among the few Chinese comics—lianhuanhua, or Chinese sequential art--I have read. They seem sort of retro in that they are obviously highly influenced by western comics/illustration n style and content. The picture book size of Leggi tutto

نقاشی های کتاب انقدر دوست‌داشتنی و زیبا و حال‌خوب‌کن بودن که داستان و ترجمه با اینکه ایرادهایی هم داشتن ولی بیاید نادیده بگیریم! بافت قدیمی شهر پکن، یسری خونه‌های حیاط دار با معماری قدیمی داره که با کوچه‌های باریک به هم وصل میشن، به اینجور محله‌هایی میگن "خو تونگ" که توی کتاب هو‌تانگ ترجمه شده بود، ک Leggi tutto

4.5-5 stars This is such a beautifully illustrated book that go along with such charming stories. Grampa was definitely my favorite character. He’s so sweet and funny! Just want to give him the biggest hug for taking such great care of his Yu’er and their friends. The print is tiny to read so I recom Leggi tutto

I was a little thrown by the fantasy/magical element in the first story as a goofy grandfather helps his granddaughter train for the Special Olympics. I thought this was just a collection of slice-of-life short stories set in China, but the mix of the everyday and the fantastic weaves throughout as

Such a wholesome, amusing, morning read! It tells about four stories full of imagination of a pair of grandfather-granddaughter. It revolves around family-love, friends-love, and even community-love. With great art and coloring, funny, child-like narration, also light and magical theme, this book will Leggi tutto