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吴棣 吴棣 i(A64957 works by) ( Di Wu )
Born: Established:
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China,
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East Asia, South and East Asia, Asia, ;
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: 1984
Heritage: Chinese
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1 Ying Wang Shi zi jie De Ye wan 吴棣 , single work prose
1 Fei che Dang De Zang li 吴棣 , single work prose
1 y separately published work icon Star of Anise Jane Jolly , 吴棣 (illustrator), Canberra : National Library of Australia , 2021 21193886 2021 single work picture book children's

'The hawker’s wagon jingled and jangled as it came down the track...

'Annie and Arthur have been eagerly awaiting Bhagwan Singh’s next visit. What wondrous things will he have in his cart this time, among the silk and soap, spices and shirts?

'As the hawker makes his camp for the night, the children savour spun sugar and food from the Punjab, discovering the secret star anise.'

Source : publisher's blurb
2 3 y separately published work icon New Year Surprise! Chris Cheng , 吴棣 (illustrator), Canberra : National Library of Australia , 2016 8850455 2016 single work picture book children's

'Set in snowy rural Northern China this book is about the coming Chinese New Year Spring Festival and one little boy who is told that he’s too small to help out at the Spring Festival. Follow him through his village to see how he finds a way to join in! It’s a very big surprise. The very traditional life depicted in this book, with people wearing thick clothing and where beds are often platforms that are built over small wood-fired furnaces remain the same today.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Are You a Dragon? 吴棣 , 吴棣 (illustrator), Kathy Huang (illustrator), Willoughby : Rainbow Dragon Publishing , 2009 Z1884504 2009 single work picture book children's 'Mark and his family have lunch with Ming and his grandfather in Chinatown. Ming's grandfathers explains the significance of Chinese New Year and the zodiac to Mark and family.' (Publication summary)
1 1 y separately published work icon Peacock Girl Lily Wu , Kathy Huang (illustrator), 吴棣 (illustrator), Sydney : Rainbow Dragon Publishing , 2007 Z1512499 2007 single work picture book autobiography biography children's 'Lily Wu tells of a fascinating, true story of a peacock dress as it was handed down from generation to generation, but will it be able to last until it is time to be handed down to Lily? Join Lily as she remembers the past of her mother and grandma, and also the pain of the Cultural Revolution as it affected millions of lives in China'. (Source: back cover.)
1 2 y separately published work icon Glass Tears Jane Jolly , 吴棣 (illustrator), Balmain : Limelight Press , 2005 Z1190627 2005 single work picture book children's 'Tian and her family make a special glass bouquet to place on their father's grave. Some years before, he hed left Vietnam on a ship bound for wider, browner lands, but never came home. As Tian threads the tiny glass beads onto wire stems she remembers her father and shed[s] for him a glass tear.' (Publisher's blurb)
1 魂系岩石区 吴棣 , 2002 single work essay
— Appears in: 男儿远行 2002; (p. 253-260)
1 悉尼艺术家广场的兴亡 吴棣 , 2002 single work essay
— Appears in: 男儿远行 2002; (p. 238-253) 国 家 业 - 澳洲华人移民纪实 2004; (p. 20-34)
1 妻子 吴棣 , 2002 single work essay
— Appears in: 渴望绿色 2002; (p. 159-162)
1 风水说 吴棣 , 2002 single work essay
— Appears in: 人生廊桥梦几多 2002; (p. 79-81)
1 望子成龙 吴棣 , 2002 single work essay
— Appears in: 人生廊桥梦几多 2002; (p. 77-79)
1 乡情 吴棣 , 2002 single work essay
— Appears in: 人生廊桥梦几多 2002; (p. 74-77)
1 为孩子造船的人 吴棣 , 2002 single work essay
— Appears in: 人生廊桥梦几多 2002; (p. 72-74)
1 都市闲人 吴棣 , 2002 single work essay
— Appears in: 人生廊桥梦几多 2002; (p. 70-72)
1 葬礼中的笑声 吴棣 , 2002 single work essay
— Appears in: 人生廊桥梦几多 2002; (p. 68-70)
1 从出版书而想到的‘融入’ 吴棣 , 2002 single work essay
— Appears in: 人生廊桥梦几多 2002; (p. 66-68)
1 y separately published work icon Ah Kee and the Glass Bottle Joan Salanitri , 吴棣 (illustrator), Maleny : Greater Glider , 2001 Z921834 2001 single work picture book children's 'A picture book for all ages. [This is a] Love story set in China when merchant caravans travelled the Silk Road. Ah Kee's gift of a blue glass drinking bottle to her husband Li Chong leads her on a perilous journey in storm-ravaged mountains to save his life.' (Source: Google Books)
1 4 y separately published work icon Grandpa's Mask Guo Jing Jing , 吴棣 (illustrator), Olinda : Benchmark , 2001 Z872960 2001 single work picture book children's 'This is a children's picture book about a young Chinese girl who shares a love for the Chinese opera with her grandfather. Now that her family is in Australia and she can no longer watch the opera on television, she decides to create her own opera mask - on her grandfather's face while he is sleeping. The author wrote this story at 12 years of age, when she won a national creative writing competition with it.' (Source: Google Books)
1 2 y separately published work icon Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Jean Chapman , 吴棣 (illustrator), Sydney : Margaret Hamilton Books , 1997 Z847785 1997 single work picture book children's 'A stunning version of Shanrazad's most famous tale about Ali Baba, retold by Jean Chapman with stunning illustrations by Di Wu. The characters in this retelling are lovingly developed and woven firmly into the structure of the traditional tale while keeping the flavour and language of the Arabian Nights intact.' (Source: Bookseller's website)
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