Little Year Beast

A brand new Nian monster story that combines the themes of the New Year with emotions, making it relatable for children!

Long, long ago, on a high mountain,
There lived a little monster named "Nian".

On the coldest day of winter,
He would get extremely angry.
The annual meeting rushed down from the mountain.
Seize those who are alone and devour them!

So, every year on that day,
People came up with many methods.
May the "Year" never dare to appear again.

But no one knows why "Nian" did this.
Actually, it's because no one ever plays with him.
He always felt very lonely...

Besides driving away the little Nian monster
What else can we do?


A New Year picture book full of empathy

The image of the "Nian beast" is always fierce and terrifying, so you must stay far away from it and even think of many ways to scare it away.

Unlike other books, "The Little Nian Beast" not only transforms "Nian" into a little monster with no one to play with, but also establishes the legend of "Nian" on the premise of "loneliness," thereby leading readers to think further and reminding us to reorganize our interpersonal relationships through the time of "Chinese New Year."

Use empathy to pay attention to the people around you and connect with them, whether by visiting them in person, making a phone call, or sending a message. At the same time, cut ties with the negative emotions of the past year. It would be even better if you could reconcile with relatives and friends you had argued with.

About the Author

Xiong Liang

Writer, painter, picture book artist.

A pioneer and mentor in promoting the development of original Chinese picture books, and the most translated and award-winning Chinese picture book author overseas. The first to propose and promote the concept of "paper drama" in picture books in China, whose themes are rooted in traditional Chinese culture and Eastern philosophy; the illustrations emphasize lines and ink tones, but the structure and language are not bound by tradition, being modern, concise, and innocent, with a unique sense of humor and poetry; easily understood by children and even readers from different cultures, and extremely expressive emotionally.