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by Julie Leung (Author), Hanna Cha (Illustrator)
A Caldecott Honor Winner
Winner of the Asian Pacific American Award for Literature
my darling bao bei,
and I will whisper
a most precious secret
about a powerful magic
that lives inside you. Brought to life with lavish and ornate illustrations, The Truth About Dragons follows a young child on a journey guided by his mother's bedtime storytelling. He quests into two very different forests, as his two grandmothers help him discover two different, but equally enchanting, truths about dragons. Eastern and Western mythologies coexist and enrich each other in this warm celebration of mixed cultural identity. *A School Library Journal Best Book of 2023*
Author Biography
Julie Leung was raised in the sleepy suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia, though it may be more accurate to say she grew up in Oz and came of age in Middle-earth. By day, she is the Marketing Director for Random House's sci-fi/fantasy imprint, Del Rey Books. By night, she writes to calm the ghosts from the past. In her free time, she enjoys furtively sniffing books at bookstores and winning at obscure board games. Her favorite mode of transportation is the library. She currently resides in Brooklyn, New York, with her husband and many untold stories.
Hanna Cha is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. She spent her childhood in both Korea and America, and currently lives in Boston where she loves crinkling her nose in the early morning breeze and snuggling her tiger-like cat, Hobac. She is the author and illustrator of Tiny Feet Between the Mountains.
Number of Pages: 40
Dimensions: 0.41 x 9.3 x 11.36 IN
Illustrated: Yes
Publication Date: August 15, 2023
Award: Caldecott Medal (2024)
Award: Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (2024)
Accelerated Reader:
Quiz Name: Truth about Dragons
Interest Level: Lower Grades, K-3
Reading Level: 4.7
Point Value: 0.5
