Seven-volume series · 2012–2013
Dingding and Dangdang
A seven-volume novel series about two brothers with Down syndrome and the people they meet after they are separated.
IBBY Outstanding Books for Young People with Disabilities · 2015
About the book
Dingding and Dangdang are two brothers with Down syndrome living in a rural community. When they are separated, their search for one another reveals both the cruelty and the generosity of the world around them.
Artist’s note
I worked on the series over several years and had to keep one visual world alive across seven books. I kept the drawings restrained so Dingding and Dangdang could carry the story in their own way—with humor, vulnerability, and dignity.
Selected illustrations
A selection from the book.
Recognition
Project details
- Written by Cao Wenxuan
- China Children’s Press & Publication Group
- Illustrated by Zhenjun Liu