Silver and Plum and Other Stories. Edited by Rebecca Moesta and illustrated by Lü Qiumei. Translated by Li Xiaochun and Rebecca Moesta

Silver and Plum and Other Stories. Edited by Rebecca Moesta and illustrated by Lü Qiumei. Translated by Li Xiaochun and Rebecca Moesta

Welcome to Fairy Tales from Tang Tang

Tang Tang weaves traditional Chinese storytelling with Western fantasy elements, using vivid language to craft unique stories of wonder and magic. These beautiful, poignant fairy tales will leave an imprint on your heart with their universal themes of friendship, family, loyalty and loss.

What happens when …

  • two children promise to reunite in a year and two toy cats make the same pledge?
  • a ghost carries an orphan girl away to his island to teach his plants to talk?
  • an immortal phoenix falls in love with a mortal man?
  • a young boy rides a mysterious train into the wilderness?
  • a sleepless ghost decides to hang upside down in a girl’s chimney?

This book is for children and for adults who never lost their sense of wonder.

Translated from the original Chinese

Edited by Rebecca Moesta and illustrated by Lü Qiumei. Translated by Li Xiaochun and Rebecca Moesta

Silver and Plum and Other Stories will be released on May 20, 2022.
eBook ISBN: 978-1-68057-307-7
Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-68057-306-0
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-68057-308-4

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Series: Fairy Tales from Tang Tang, Book 2
Genres: Children's Fantasy, Fairy Tales
ISBN: 9781680573060
About the Author
Tang Tang

Tang Tang, one of China’s most celebrated authors of children’s literature, began creating fairy tales in 2003. Her works often integrate traditional Chinese storytelling with Western fantasy elements, using vivid and humorous language to craft unique stories of wonder and magic.

She is a member of the Chinese Writers Association (and one of its first “National Reading Promoters”), vice chair of the Zhejiang Writers Association, and image spokesperson for reading in Zhejiang. Tang Tang has won numerous children’s literature awards in China, including the Gold Award, and the National Outstanding Children’s Literature Award—China’s highest award in the field—for three consecutive years.

Among her best known works are “Hiding in Your Heart,” “Kakasha the Water Sprite,” “A Biography of the Incisor A Shang,” and “Green Pearl.” Her works have been translated into English, Japanese, Russian and many other languages.