Flying Stars



Missing Hurts





Yena lived with her mother and when her mother went on a business trip to Europe, she came to live with her grandparents. There, she saw many photos of her father.

She missed her father very much and didn't understand why she could never see him again. Fortunately, her grandparents told her so many stories about her father. Grandpa said that people who go to the clouds will never come back.

One night, Yena dreamed of her father in the clouds......



Wally De Doncker is an author and a children’s literature specialist.  His books have received numerous nominations and selections. He served as president of the world organization IBBY from 2014- 2018.

Liu Hao, born in Nanjing in 1980, is a children’s book author and illustrator. His work Wrestler From the Steppe won the gold award of Key Colours Competition China 2021, and Camille's Parasol won the silver award of Key Colours Competition China 2019, all of which were simultaneously published in Europe.



Text: Wally De Doncker
Illustration: Liu Hao
Published by Bookish and Elegant,
2022
297*250 mm
60 Pages

All Rights Available

English translation available