Truth About Dragons, The

Description: Lean in close, my darling bao bei, and I will whisper a most precious secret about a powerful magic that lives inside you. Brought to life with lavish and ornate illustrations, The Truth About Dragons follows a young child on a journey guided by his mother's bedtime storytelling. He quests into two very different forests, as his two grandmothers help him discover two different, but equally enchanting, truths about dragons. Eastern and Western mythologies coexist and enrich each other in this warm celebration of mixed cultural identity.

Prizes: Winner of Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (Picture Book) 2024. Commended for Caldecott Medal 2024.

Author Biography: Julie Leung is the award-winning author of the Mice of the Round Table series; Who Did It First? 50 Scientist, Artists, and Mathematicians Who Revolutionized the World; Paper Song: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist; and The Fearless Flights of Hazel Ying Lee. In her free time, she enjoys furtively sniffing books at bookstores and winning obscure board games. Originally from Atlanta, she now lives in New York City, where she works as a marketing director at Del Rey Books. Visit her on the web at jleungbooks.com and follow her on Twitter at @jleungbooks. Hanna Cha is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. She spent her childhood in both Korea and America, and currently lives in Boston where she loves crinkling her nose in the early morning breeze and snuggling her tiger-like cat, Hobac. She is the author and illustrator of Tiny Feet Between the Mountains. Visit her online at HannaCha.com.