Bao Dongni

Bao Dongni, female, of the Hui ethnic group, was born in Beijing in 1961. She is a children's literature writer, editor and psychological counselor, and a member of the China Writers Association. She has published more than 200 fairy tales and picture books, including Mr. Dung Beetle Bobila, Little Blue and White, Hua Niang Valley and the "Most Beautiful China" series. Her works have won the National Outstanding Children's Literature Award, the National Outstanding Children's Book Award and the Bing Xin Book Award, and copyrights have been exported to many countries. Eight of her works are included here, such as Major Heat: Naadam, Minor Heat: A Walk on the Longshang, Summer Solstice: Time to Eat Noodles, Grain in Ear: A Hundred-Family Banquet, Winter Solstice: Dumpling Banquet, Major Snow: Soaking in Hot Springs, Major Cold: A Trip to Snow Country and Minor Cold: Planting Narcissus. Most revolve around solar terms and children's lives, with clear, simple language and strong visual sense, and are often classified as parenting reading.