☰

Children's Books

Arts, Music & Photography

Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist

Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist

An inspiring picture-book biography of animator Tyrus Wong, the Chinese American immigrant responsible for bringing Disney's Bambi to life.

Before he became an artist named Tyrus Wong, he was a boy named Wong Geng Yeo. He traveled across a vast ocean from China to America with only a suitcase and a few papers. Not papers for drawing--which he loved to do--but immigration papers to start a new life. Once in America, Tyrus seized every opportunity to make art, eventually enrolling at an art institute in Los Angeles. Working as a janitor at night, his mop twirled like a paintbrush in his hands. Eventually, he was given the opportunity of a lifetime--and using sparse brushstrokes and soft watercolors, Tyrus created the iconic backgrounds of Bambi.

Julie Leung and Chris Sasaki perfectly capture the beautiful life and work of a painter who came to this country with dreams and talent--and who changed the world of animation forever.
Country USA
Brand Schwartz & Wade
Manufacturer Anne Schwartz Books
Binding Hardcover
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2019-09-24
UnitCount 1
Format Picture Book
EANs 9781524771874

You might also like...

It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way

It Began with a Page: How Gyo Fujikawa Drew the Way

16 Words: William Carlos Williams and

16 Words: William Carlos Williams and "The Red Wheelbarrow"

Small in the City

Small in the City

A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa (ages 5-8, introduction to Japanese-American artist and sculptor, includes activity for making a paper ... and teaching tools for parents and educators)

A Life Made by Hand: The Story of Ruth Asawa (ages 5-8, introduction to Japanese-American artist and sculptor, includes activity for making a paper ... and teaching tools for parents and educators)

The Fate of Fausto: A Painted Fable

The Fate of Fausto: A Painted Fable

Home in the Woods

Home in the Woods

River

Feed Your Mind: A Story of August Wilson

Feed Your Mind: A Story of August Wilson