The book comes with a "one book, two cards":
Chinese and English drama story
Do you know how the twelve zodiac signs came about?
The Jade Emperor held a competition.
Plan to select 12 animals as the Chinese zodiac.
But why are mice afraid of cats?
A snake that originally had feet has lost its feet?
The monkey turned into a red butt?
Adapted from the folk story of the twelve zodiac signs.
Finally, there is an "Age Chronology Comparison Table".
Let your age look "easy"!
About the Author
Lai Ma
Born in 1968, he published his first book, "I Became a Charizard!" at the age of 27. 》 received positive reviews and he has since become a full-time picture book creator. Currently, the family of five lives and plays in Taitung, Taiwan.
In Lai Ma's creations, each seemingly humorous and light-hearted story is actually rigorously structured, not only to be reasonable but also logical; each detail of the picture that is cleverly arranged has been repeatedly scrutinized and carefully managed. In addition to the amazement at first sight, it is worth reading again and again.
Lai Ma's works have won almost all the important picture book awards in Taiwan, and have been ranked first in the picture book category on the Eslite Bookstore bestseller list for three consecutive years. In 2007, he was invited to give a speech at the Osaka International Children's Literature Museum. Every new work is widely loved, which is enough to show Lai Ma's charm in the world of picture books.
Every new work of his is widely loved. The Crying Princess published in 2014 won the Golden Tripod Award for Children and Juvenile Books. Together with the emotional series The Angry Prince and The Brave Train, the cumulative sales of over 130,000 copies are enough to show Lai Ma's charm in the world of picture books.