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Ed Young


Born
in Tianjin, China
November 28, 1931

Died
September 29, 2023

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Genre
Children's Books


Ed Young is the illustrator of more than eighty books for children, seventeen of which he has also written. Among his books is the Caldecott Medal winner Lon Po Po, which he both wrote and illustrated. He says that his work is inspired by the philosophy of Chinese painting. He lives in Westchester County, New York.

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Average rating: 4.01 · 41,665 ratings · 4,990 reviews · 154 distinct works • Similar authors
Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hoo...
4.06 avg rating — 18,695 ratings — published 1989
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Seven Blind Mice
4.20 avg rating — 8,426 ratings — published 1992 — 51 editions
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The House Baba Built: An Ar...
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3.99 avg rating — 605 ratings — published 2011 — 5 editions
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The Cat from Hunger Mountain
3.63 avg rating — 497 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions
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Hook
3.42 avg rating — 230 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions
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Cat and Rat: The Legend of ...
3.82 avg rating — 179 ratings — published 1995 — 10 editions
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Beyond the Great Mountains:...
4.05 avg rating — 166 ratings — published 2005 — 4 editions
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Should You Be a River: A Po...
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My Mei Mei
3.58 avg rating — 138 ratings — published 2006 — 4 editions
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What About Me?
3.70 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 2002 — 5 editions
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“To all the wolves of the world for lending their good name as a tangible symbol for our darkness.”
― Ed Young, Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China
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“whats intelegnece without wisdom”
― Ed Young
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“Boxing day will never be the same now that Muhammed Ali is gone.”
― Edw. C. Young
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