Yadan Xiao is an illustrator from China who is curious about the natural landscapes of the world. She enjoys travelling to different countries and cities to experience different natural landscapes and cultures and incorporates the humanities into children’s picture books. She grew up watching animated movies and comics as well as picture books, and her drawings stayed with her throughout her childhood. She also wants to create fun and magical things in children’s picture books to communicate with them.
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin
Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin by Lloyd Moss. This is a fantastic journey to introduce children to classical instruments, with images inspired by Sea Life and the musicals at Sea World in London. It was a fun experiment to combine marine theatre with classical music. The children take on the role of their favourite sea creatures on the musical stage. During the performance, the sounds of the instruments are represented through abstract artistic patterns.
Hand Shadow Game
The hand shadow game is about a little girl who plays a hand shadow game with her friends at night. A lonely little girl playing alone at home, she wants to go out and she sees the shadow of a butterfly. Following the shadow of the butterfly, the girl finds her little friends who play the hand shadow game and becomes friends with them.
The story is inspired by Yadan’s memories of playing hand shadow games with her friends when she was a child. It was her original intention to portray the innocent friendship in her memories.
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