Be Careful, Xiao Xin!
By Alice Pung
Illustrated by Sher Rill Ng
From best-selling author Alice Pung and renowned illustrator Sher Rill Ng comes an extraordinarily powerful and moving book about how the past can shape the future.
Xiao Xin believes he is a red fire warrior but his family are always telling him to be careful. They believe the world is a dangerous place. Too dangerous for a little boy on his own.
They don't understand what I can do!
They don't understand what I can be!
Renowned storytellers Alice Pung and Sher Rill Ng bring to life a beautiful and tender story about learning to conquer your own fears - as a child, and as an adult.
By Alice Pung
Illustrated by Sher Rill Ng
From best-selling author Alice Pung and renowned illustrator Sher Rill Ng comes an extraordinarily powerful and moving book about how the past can shape the future.
Xiao Xin believes he is a red fire warrior but his family are always telling him to be careful. They believe the world is a dangerous place. Too dangerous for a little boy on his own.
They don't understand what I can do!
They don't understand what I can be!
Renowned storytellers Alice Pung and Sher Rill Ng bring to life a beautiful and tender story about learning to conquer your own fears - as a child, and as an adult.
By Alice Pung
Illustrated by Sher Rill Ng
From best-selling author Alice Pung and renowned illustrator Sher Rill Ng comes an extraordinarily powerful and moving book about how the past can shape the future.
Xiao Xin believes he is a red fire warrior but his family are always telling him to be careful. They believe the world is a dangerous place. Too dangerous for a little boy on his own.
They don't understand what I can do!
They don't understand what I can be!
Renowned storytellers Alice Pung and Sher Rill Ng bring to life a beautiful and tender story about learning to conquer your own fears - as a child, and as an adult.
“This beautiful, engaging story depicts the ways in which we deal with our fears. Brought together with expressive, tender illustrations, this bilingual text follows the story of Xiao Xin and his family as together they come to recognise his inner strength.”
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Format: Hardback picture book
Dimensions: 28.8 cm x 21.9 cm
Pages: 48
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ISBN: 9781922033932
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Imprint: Working Title Press AU)
Release Date: 7 September 2022
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Author: Alice Pung
Illustrator: Sher Rill Ng
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DIVERSE CULTURAL VOICES
love, family, conquering fears, courage, confidence, trust, understanding, past, present, English/Mandarin, bilingual
