Flying Stars



We seem to have forgotten something




The green lawn is as soft as a carpet, the lavender forms a blue ocean, the wheat field shines with golden light, and there are green melon fields under the scorching sun, cherry trees in full bloom, sweet-scented osmanthus trees, tea trees all over the hillside, and tall and straight poplar trees... All of this makes people obsessed, but when praising the beauty, we seem to have forgotten something?

When we see the scenery, we can also think about what makes the scenery.
The answer can be anything, as long as children remain curious, they can come up with their own answers.




Cao Wenxuan, born in 1954, is an acclaimed novelist of children’s literature, best known for winning the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2016. In 2015, Cao’s Dingding and Dangdang series was selected as one of IBBY’s Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities. In 2017, his book Bronze and Sunflower was selected as a Kirkus finalist and a NewYorkTimes Notable Children’s Book.

Alireza Goldouzian is nominated for Christian Andersen Award 2024. He is an internationally recognized artist who has published numerous books in his native Iran, as well as exhibiting his prize-winning children's book art around the world.


Text: Cao Wenxuan
Illustration: Alireza Goldouzian
Published by Bookish and Elegant, 2024
297*250 mm
40 pages

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English translation available