Walk and Wonder: Poetry in Motion

2024-01-01 00:00:00
中国新书(英文版) 2024年3期

Walk and Wonder: Poetry in Motion

Written by Jin Min

Illustrated by Li Zhimi

Juvenile amp; Children Publishing House

July 2022

45.00 (CNY)

This is a unique children’s poetry picture book, which tells the story of a “child” who starts from home, walks to the vast fields, plays with flowers, birds, insects and fish in nature, and finally walks back home. Created by poet Jin Min and contemporary ink artist Li Zhimi, the work depicts the four seasons, implying growth and exuding a strong Chinese spirit.

Jin Min

Jin Min has been fond of children’s literature since childhood and has written more than 2,000 children’s poems since 2011.

Li Zhimi

Since childhood, Li Zhimi has studied painting and likes poetry. Li is a contemporary ink artist who graduated from the China Academy of Art. His paintings, lines, light and shadow, and ink color have an inexplicable moving power. His works often exhibits at home and abroad, and are deeply loved by the public.