Thanks to its high level of creativity and design as well as its various models of Chinese-foreign cooperation, Chinese children's books have drawn worldwide attention and enjoyed increasing influence in overseas markets.
In recent years, more and more Chinese children's literature works have won extensive praise around the world, winning global awards one after another.
Not long ago, White Fox, a children's book by Chinese author Chen Jiatong, was included by Financial Times on the list of its 'Best books of 2019: Children's books'. Since it was introduced to the UK in 2018 by British publishing company Chicken House, White Fox has attracted a great deal of attention from British readers.
White Fox is the first Chinese children's book introduced by world-renowned publisher Barry Cunningham to the UK. Cunningham spoke highly of the book and its author Chen, saying that they make him feel the unique cultural appeal of a brand new Chinese narrative.
So far, the copyright of the White Fox series has been exported to the UK, US, France, Germany, and Mexico.
White Fox is not the only success story in Chinese children's literature. In 2016, Chinese novelist Cao Wenxuan won the Hans Christian Andersen Award. Ever since then, the international publishing industry has paid growing attention to Chinese children's books.
In October 2019, Zhu Chengliang, a Chinese author and illustrator of children's books, won the Golden Apple Award at the 27th Biennale of Illustrations Bratislava (BIB) 2019 for his picture book Don't Let the Sun Fall.
In June 2019, Chinese author Liu Xianping won the Honorary Award at the Bianki International Literature Awards in Moscow with his novel Lonely Elk King, among many other examples.
Source: China Daily
