"This is an exciting new collaboration between two superb artists. This story of seeking, adventure and imagination represents a celebration of the security and importance of home, and the warmth and beauty of love. The varied and intriguing page designs draw the reader in to join the protagonist on a journey to worlds of discovery and imagination. As the plucky ‘little wanderer’ travels farther afield, a deeper meaning emerges which investigates the relationship between adventure and security."
—[UK] Martin Salisbury, Founder and Professor of the Children's Book Illustration MA, Cambridge School of Art

"Whether a child or an adult, one always needs space to liberate oneself, moments to breathe freely. Getting lost might symbolize a certain form of transgression, but as long as balance can be found within appropriate boundaries, it is actually beneficial rather than harmful to personal growth. Through such free and unrestrained visual play, Yu Rong lets young readers experience the exhilaration of 'getting lost' depicted in the poem."
—A Jia, Children's Reading Promoter

★ The children's literature author Jin Bo, who was nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award, and the British-Chinese illustrator Yu Rong have devoted four years to creating it! Yu Rong, the illustrator, studied under Quentin Blake and her works won the Golden Apple Award at the Bratislava International Illustration Biennale.
★ Winner of the 9th China Children's Book List "Best Children's Book Award," selected for the "National Top 100 Recommended Publications for Young Readers," and a recommended title in the children's category of the 17th Wenjin Book Award.
★ Adopting the complex design of a "book within a book", it presents the content of reality - fantasy - reality. The circular story structure from the cover to the back cover highlights the "pictographic" feature of Chinese characters, endowing the story with more literary and artistic qualities and initiating a wonderful duet among Chinese characters, literature and art.
★ The story focuses on a child's need for independence and security, conveying the happiness of being loved, which creates strong emotional resonance. Unfolding through a poem about "getting lost," the young protagonist embarks on a dreamlike adventure... A child who loves freedom and exploration longs to express their emotions fully within the attention and care of family. It is precisely this understanding and love from family that grants the child a sense of security and courage, guiding their way forward.
★ English translation samples available.

This is a picture book story full of philosophical wonder. With poetic and beautiful language, Mr. Jin Bo describes a little girl who wishes to attract attention. She whimsically pretends to be lost and sets off alone to explore and challenge a novel world. Along the way, receiving care from many people, she comes to realize that she is, in fact, a happy and fortunate child.

This book is illustrated by British-Chinese artist Yu Rong. She employs a "book within a book" format, using a modern visual language that combines paper-cutting with drawing, along with the unique structure of Chinese characters, to provide a magnificent interpretation of the story. She presents readers with a beautiful symphony of literature, art, and written language.

Jin Bo
Born in Beijing in July 1935. A renowned children's literature writer, poet, and professor at Capital Normal University.
Nominated for the Hans Christian Andersen Award in 1992. Recipient of the National Book Award, the "Five One Project" Best Book Award, the Chinese Writers Association National Outstanding Children's Literature Award, the Soong Ching Ling Children's Literature Award, among others.
Published works include poetry collections such as "The Green Sun," "My Snowman," "Between You and Me," "Moonlight in the Woods," "Flowers with Rain," "Let's Go See the Sea – Jin Bo's Children's Sonnets"; fairy tale collections including "Little Leaf Fairy Tales," "The Golden Conch Cottage," "The Shadow Man," "The White Castle," "Tracking the Little Green Man," "The Adventures of Wudiu"; essay collections like "Waiting for Your Knock," "Thanks for the Past," "Where Does the Heart Fly," "Searching for the Lucky Petal"; criticism collections such as "Enlightenment Literature for Young Children," "Words That Can Sing and Dance"; and selected works like "Selected Children's Poems by Jin Bo," "Selected Works of Jin Bo," and "Collection of Jin Bo's Poems and Songs."

[Illustrator] Yu Rong
Holds an MA from the Royal College of Art (UK) and studied under the renowned British children's book illustration master, Sir Quentin Blake.
Her picture books uniquely combine paper-cutting and pencil sketching, creating a distinctive style. Besides China, her works have been published in the UK, USA, Italy, the Netherlands, Japan, South Korea, and elsewhere.
Representative works include "Cloud-shaped Myna," "Smoke," "Summer," "I Am Hua Mulan," "Snowflake in My Pocket." Her first picture book published in China, "Cloud-shaped Myna," won the Golden Apple Award at the 24th Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB). She currently lives in the countryside near Cambridge, UK, with her husband Mao Lü, their three children Mao Chong, La Jiao, Bian Dou, and their German pointer, Inspector Sniff.