Chih-Yuan Chen

For the baseball player, see Chen Chih-yuan.

Chih-Yuan Chen (Chinese: 陳致元; born 1975^[1]) is a renowned picture book writer and illustrator from Taiwan.^[2] Several of his books have been translated into English, including Guji Guji, the story of a 'crocoduck' described in a review by The New York Times as having "vivid characters...rendered with wit and warmth".^[2]

Chen is a three-time winner of the Hsin Yi Picture Book Award.^[3] The English-language translation of Guji Guji was an ALA Notable Childrens Book and appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List.^[4]

Works

• The Featherless Chicken Heryin Books, Inc., 2006, ISBN 9780976205692
• Guji Guji. Kane/Miller Book Publishers, Inc.. 2007. ISBN 9781933605340. http://books.google.com/books?id=rSNbcCKwH_AC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Chih-Yuan+Chen&hl=en&ei=qcKcTeWvB4HpgAen5Y2QBw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CDcQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q&f=false. 
• The Best Christmas Ever, Heryin Books, 2006, ISBN 9780976205623
• On My Way to Buy Eggs, Kane/Miller Book Publishers, 2003, ISBN 9781929132492
• Artie and Julie , Heryin Books, 2008, ISBN 9780978755034

References

1. ^ "Chih-Yuan Chen Bio". Kane/Miller Book Publishers. http://www.kanemiller.com/biography.asp?sku=23. Retrieved 2011-04-06. 
2. ^ ^{a b} Bruder, Jessica (13 February 2005). "GUJI GUJI". Children's Books (The New York Times). http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9406EEDF113BF930A25751C0A9639C8B63. Retrieved 2011-04-06. 
3. ^ "Chih-Yuan Chen". Illustrators. Gecko Press Limited. http://www.geckopress.co.nz/Chih-Yuan_Chen_48.aspx. Retrieved 2011-04-06. 
4. ^ "Taiwanese artist’s children’s book on US award shortlist". Taipei times. 4 August 2009. http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2009/08/04/2003450324. Retrieved 2011-04-06. 

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