{"product_id":"powerful-like-a-dragon-hardcover","title":"Powerful Like a Dragon - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eChristopher Cheng\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJacqueline Tam\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn this life-affirming picture book, acclaimed author Christopher Cheng weaves the true story of his family's search for safety in the midst of war, demonstrating the strength of children in the face of the impossible.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYoung Shu Lok didn't know there was a war until it appeared on his doorstep. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOvernight, everything changes. His parents send him away, tucking him into a basket alongside his cousins to be carried to safety. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThey travel in search of a place the war does not reach, over cloud-wreathed clifftops, and through cold, hungry nights where a rocky bed and cold bean curd cake are all that await him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut Shu Lok comes to find that war does not define him. He remembers his parents' words: \u003ci\u003ebe powerful like a dragon.\u003c\/i\u003e Even if food and comfort are scarce, strength, resilience, and kindness can always be found. Even in the harshest times, dragons can learn to fly. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on author Christopher Cheng's true family story and with breathtaking, sweeping illustrations by Jacqueline Tam, \u003ci\u003ePowerful Like a Dragon\u003c\/i\u003e is an honest and heartfelt invitation into one child's experience during the Imperial Japanese invasion of Hong Kong in 1941.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Cheng \u003c\/b\u003eis an award-winning author of picture books, historical fiction, and non-fiction. His critically acclaimed picture book \u003ci\u003eWill We Always Hold Hands\u003c\/i\u003e? is a loving tribute to his wife that\u003ci\u003e Kirkus\u003c\/i\u003e called \"simultaneously quietly soothing yet deeply empowering\". Based in Sydney, Christopher is also a co-chair of the International Advisory Council for SCBWI and an ambassador for Australia's National Centre for Australian Children's Literature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJacqueline Tam \u003c\/b\u003eis a Hong Kong-American illustrator based in Brooklyn, NY. Her illustrations have appeared in newspapers, magazines and in children's books, and have been recognized by The Society of Illustrators, American Illustration and 3x3 Magazine.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 40\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 11.1 x 8.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43154177032255,"sku":"9781250829399","price":22.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/91XXPnMooC9781250829399.webp?v=1776954449","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/powerful-like-a-dragon-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}