Flying Stars



Little Bird and the Statue




A touching story about the power of magic, love and accompany.

A brand-new statue was built in the middle of the town square, and a little bird looking for a place to stay found the statue. The statue gradually deteriorated over time and was transformed into various new things, including bricks to protect the city, a bear at the school pond, and a wolf to guard the sheep. Regardless of the changes, the little bird had stayed with the statue and never stopped singing and telling stories.
However, the moment of separation is coming, and it seems that the statue will disappear forever. Can they meet again in the end?


Da Wu,
whose real name is Wu Huachao, is a picture book author and illustrator. He illustrated the works of Keigo Higashino and other writers. His picture book, The King of Trees, was selected in the 2019 Top 100 Excellent Picture Books by dPICTUS, and exhibited at Frankfurt Book Fair. He won the New Talent Prize in 2019 BIBF Ananas International Illustration Exhibition with the picture book The Bird and the Statue. The copyright of The King of Trees has sold to Spanish worldwide, and The Walk to Danish. His work River Adventure has been selected in the 100 Amazing Booshelf Award Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2023.




Text & Illustration: Da Wu
Published by CITIC, 2021
247*247 mm, 48 Pages

All Rights Available

English translation available