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Xiao Xin believes he is a fire warrior, but his family thinks the world is too dangerous for him. Can he inspire his family to trust him? Xiao Xin believes he is a fearless Red Fire Warrior, but his family is always telling him to be careful--he's too little to be a warrior! They believe the world is a dangerous place. But they don't understand what Xiao Xin can be! Can Xiao Xin show his family that he is capable of more than they believe, and inspire his little sister to be brave, too? Renowned storytellers Alice Pung and Sher Rill Ng bring to life a beautiful and tender story told in both English and Chinese about learning to conquer your own fears--as a child, and as an adult.

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""A visually striking, sensitive look at a family affected by generational trauma but whose love for one another endures.""--Kirkus Reviews

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Alice Pung's award-winning books include Unpolished Gem, Her Father's Daughter and the YA novel Lucy and Linh. She also wrote the Marly books for the Our Australian Girl series and edited Growing Up Asian in Australia and My First Lesson. Sher Rill Ng is a Melbourne-based author and illustrator. Her works have been shown in numerous exhibitions, including the Light Grey Art Lab (Minnesota) and Gallery 1988 (Los Angeles). Sher Rill's debut picture book, Our Little Inventor, was followed by contributing Thumbelina's illustrations to the anthology Fairytales for Feisty Girls by Susannah McFarlane and illustrating Emma Allen's The Night of the Hiding Moon.

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