
Yanbing Chen is a children's picture book creator who uses watercolour and coloured pencils. Her inspiration comes from personal childhood experiences and psychoanalysis. Her picture books often tell about children's self-growth, the relationship between children and their parents, and how children communicate with the outside world. So in her picture books, we can see that children become the centre of the picture book world, plants become painting materials, and the change of the same thing.
We have been experiencing parting in our life. We are always afraid of losing as if we no longer have anything. In this story, Bingbing experiences her grandfather's death and her hometown's disappearance. She also used to feel lost and scared. But she observed beings' growth and change, realizing she would grow up too. And the power to grow comes from this land. After reading this picture book, I hope readers can recall their hometown and think of the strength given to us by those beautiful moments in memory, which will support us through this life.
In this picture book, I pay attention to children's curiosity and their explorations of the world in their unique ways. In my childhood memories, my mother took me to the traditional lantern. Seeing lanterns is a novel experience for a child, and I was curious why there are so many animal-shaped lanterns. After reading this story, the audience may pick up their childhood memories and gain the wisdom of children to explore the world.
A lonely child was walking in the grass. She was sad because no one could play with her. The elves in the stars heard her longing and decided to come to the girl. The elves and the girl see each other, hand in hand, to fly and finally embrace in the sky. They are no longer alone.