Ed Young

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  • Bibliography:
    31 Books
  • First Book:
    September 1978
  • Latest Book:
    November 2020
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Fairytale Retellings: Red Riding Hood

Lon Po Po (Dec-1989)

Book List in Order: 31 titles

  • Terrible Nung Gwam Gb

  • High On A Hill

  • The Other Bone

  • Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes

    Gee lee, gu lu, turn the cake. Add some oil, the better to bake. Gee lee, gu lu, now it's done. Give a piece to everyone. Children of all lands will welcome this enchanting collection of poems, lullabies, counting rhymes, and songs from the Chinese...

  • Lon Po Po

    Fairytale Retellings: Red Riding Hood

    This Caldecott Medal-winning, classic retelling of Little Red Riding Hood is one of the most celebrated picture books of our time. With characteristic flair and energy, award-winning artist Ed Young illustrates the ancient Chinese version of the...

  • Seven Blind Mice

    "It's a pillar," says one. "It's a fan," says another. One by one, the seven blind mice investigate the strange Something by the pond. And one by one, they come back with a different theory. It's only when the seventh mouse goes out-and explores the ...

  • Red Thread

    Anxiously searching for a wife, Wei Gu encounters a mysterious old man who tells him that red thread will reveal his future wife and points out a small child who will, one day, become his wife, in a distinctively illustrated tale....

  • Moon Mother

  • Little Plum

    In a Chinese version of Tom Thumb, Little Plum, a tiny boy no bigger than a plum seed, proves his worth by helping his father farm his land and by defeating the wicked lord and his soldiers who attack their village....



  • Bo Rabbit Smart Rev

    Drawn from the folklore of the Gullah people, this new version of the critically acclaimed folktale anthology, which includes two additional stories, captures the authentic flavor and rhythms of the original stories from the oral tradition....

  • Donkey Trouble

    Taking their donkey at the market, a grandfather and grandson try to accommodate several passersby who voice their opinions about who should ride the donkey and how the donkey should be treated, in a story about following one's own decisions....

  • Night Visitors

    When his father threatens to flood out the ants that have invaded his storehouse, young Ho Kuan protests, and one night, he follows the ants to their secret kingdom, in a story based on an ancient Chinese folktale....

  • Disney Babies Snuggle Songs

  • Voices of the Heart

    Caldecott Award winner Ed Young balances the relationship between words and pictures and emotions by exploring the form and symbolism of Chinese characters.In this deeply personal book, artist and author Ed Young explores twenty-six Chinese character...

  • Mouse Match

  • Cat and Rat

    Caldecott Medal-winning author and illustrator Ed Young brings an ancient Chinese folktale to life in the children's picture book Cat and Rat.To select the animals of the zodiac, the Jade Emperor has called for a race between all the animals with the...

  • Hunter

    Hai Li Bu is a good hunter, but not even he can find enough food for his village when the drought comes. The people grow thin and weak, the children rarely laugh -- but worst of all, they begin to argue and stop listening to one another. Out on a hu...

  • Monkey King

    From a fantastic explosion is born the legendary Monkey King, the clever and courageous hero of one of the best-known stories from China.

    Ambitious Monkey travels to Square Inch Mountain, where he trains with Master Putt to perfect the art o...

  • What about Me?

    Ed Young once again turns a fable into a saucy collage treat in this tale about a boy who is just looking for a little bit of knowledge! Told he can have knowledge if he gets the Grand Master a carpet, he begins a journey on which everyone-from Spinn...



  • The Lost Horse

    Acclaimed author-illustrator Ed Young breathes new life into the ancient Chinese folktale of a horse that brings extraordinary reversals of fortune to its trusting owner.

    A timeless fable, The Lost Horse teaches of the ever-changing fortunes...

  • Sons Of The Dragon King

    "Behavior not befitting the son of the Dragon King!" The Dragon King has sent his nine sons out to find their places in the world, but rumors abound -- each son is apparently as aimless as the next! One son does nothing but stare into space, ...

  • I, Doko

  • Beyond the Great Mountains

    Ed Young's spare prose, as lovely as a rice-paper painting, describes in measured detail the beautiful and mystical land that the author so clearly loves. The unique format and gorgeous paper-collage illustrations, highlighted with Chinese characters...

  • The Creative Leader

    Ed Young and his ministry team used creativity to help develop what is now one of the ten largest churches in the United States. The Creative Leader teaches the importance of creativity among visionaries and those who benefit from it, detail...

  • My Mei Mei

    More than anything else in the world, Antonia wants a Mei Mei, little sister, to call her own. But when she and her mother and father fly all the way to China to get her little sister and Antonia finally meets her, she is not at all like Antonia i...

  • Hook

    A young eagle learns to soar in Caldecott-winner Ed Young's newest work.

    With beautiful, sweeping artwork and spare, lyrical text, Ed Young tells the story of a boy who finds an egg and gives it to a flock of chickens. When the egg hatches ...

  • Should You Be a River

    Should you be a river, I'll race your rapids downstream. Should you be a seed, I'll dream you a vision of towering trees. This personally inspired poem by an award-winning author and artist celebrates the trials and triumphs of unconditional love...

  • The Cat from Hunger Mountain

    In a place called Hunger Mountain there lives a lord who has everything imaginable yet never has enough. To satisfy his every desire, he hires builders to design the tallest pagoda; a world-famous tailor to make his clothing from silk and gold thread...

  • Mighty Moby

    A Moby Dick-inspired picture book adventure unlike any you've ever seen--with a surprise ending--from Caldecott Medal-winning artist Ed Young. Deep in the dark ocean, Mighty Moby lurks. Up above the ocean waves, a one-legged captain pursues the wh...



  • The Weather's Bet

    From Caldecott Medalist Ed Young comes a picture book retelling of Aesop's fable The Wind and the Sun. Once upon the sky, there were three powers--the Wind, the Rain, and the Sun--each claiming to be the mightier than the others. One day, the ...

  • The Vessel of Promises

    From Caldecott Medalist Ed Young comes a charming, accordion-style picture book about the life of a library. Rendered in gorgeous mixed-media collage, and in a striking, accordion-style format, Caldecott Medalist Ed Young's Promises outlines t...

Award-Winning Books by Ed Young

Hunter
2000 Parents Choice Award (Fall) (1998-2007) -- Gold
Lon Po Po
1990 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award -- Picture Book
1990 Caldecott Medal -- Picture Book
Seven Blind Mice
1992 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award -- Picture Book
Sons Of The Dragon King
2004 Parents Choice Award (Spring) (1998-2007) -- Recommended


Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Ed Young has published 31 books.

Ed Young does not have a new book coming out soon. The latest book, The Vessel of Promises, was published in November 2020.

The first book by Ed Young, Terrible Nung Gwam Gb, was published in September 1978.

No. Ed Young does not write books in series.
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