Bronze and Sunflower
Candlewick Press · Paperback · April 24, 2019
A beautifully written, timeless tale by Cao Wenxuan, best-selling Chinese author and 2016 recipient of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award.
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- Who it’s for
- A graceful story of friendship shaped by hardship, loyalty, and a family’s love.
- Themes
- Poverty and hardship, Love and loyalty, Close friendship
- Pacing
- Reflective
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A beautifully written, timeless tale by Cao Wenxuan, best-selling Chinese author and 2016 recipient of the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award. Sunflower is an only child, and when her father is sent to the rural Cadre School, she has to go with him. Her father is an established artist from the city and finds his new life of physical labor and endless meetings exhausting. Sunflower is lonely and longs to play with the local children in the village across the river.
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When her father tragically drowns, Sunflower is taken in by the poorest family in the village, a family with a son named Bronze. Until Sunflower joins his family, Bronze was an only child, too, and hasn’t spoken a word since he was traumatized by a terrible fire. Bronze and Sunflower become inseparable, understanding each other as only the closest friends can. Translated from Mandarin, the story meanders gracefully through the challenges that face the family, creating a timeless story of the trials of poverty and the power of love and loyalty to overcome hardship.
Quietly Inseparable
A graceful story of friendship shaped by hardship, loyalty, and a family’s love.
Come here for
- A tender bond between two children who understand one another without many words
- A village family meeting poverty with love and loyalty
Expect
- Graceful storytelling that meanders through a family’s hardships
- A moving portrait of childhood friendship
Where it sits
| Historical Asia | 68% |
|---|---|
| Homelessness & Poverty | 47% |
| Loss & Grief | 40% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Fairy Tales & Folklore
- Adoption Stories
- Stories Set in Asia
- Authors
- Cao Wenxuan
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- April 24, 2019
- Format
- Paperback
- Theme
- Poverty and hardship · Love and loyalty · Close friendship
- Reading lane
- Fairy Tales & Folklore