Awards

• Long-listed for Cook Prize 2024
• Long-listed for Freeman Book Award - Children’s Literature 2024

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9781536228984

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This smoothly written picture book—written byWu's great-granddaughter, an American doctor, and inspired by her daughter’s first-grade writingassignment—introduces a heroic researcher whose practical approach to disease preventionsaved many lives, notably during the 1918 influenza pandemic. Wee’s pleasing digital artillustrates the story within effective period settings. This picture-book biography showcases asignificant, lesser-known East Asian scientist/physician. —Booklist The mother and daughter co-authors, both descendants of their subject, trace the course of Wu’s career. . . . They deftly cast light on medical issues and the racism Wu faced, drawing parallels between past and present. . . . Chockablock with timely themes and connections to recent world-shaking events. —Kirkus Reviews Despite the discrimination and doubts Lien-teh faced, his perseverance and courage to invent an effective face mask has proven its worth to humanity, time and time again. . . ‘Masked Hero: How Wu Lien-teh Invented the Mask That Ended an Epidemic’ is a fascinating, inspirational story in every way. —The Reading Eagle

This smoothly written picture book—written byWu's great-granddaughter, an American doctor, and inspired by her daughter’s first-grade writingassignment—introduces a heroic researcher whose practical approach to disease preventionsaved many lives, notably during the 1918 influenza pandemic. Wee’s pleasing digital artillustrates the story within effective period settings. This picture-book biography showcases asignificant, lesser-known East Asian scientist/physician. —Booklist

This smoothly written picture book—written byWu's great-granddaughter, an American doctor, and inspired by her daughter’s first-grade writingassignment—introduces a heroic researcher whose practical approach to disease preventionsaved many lives, notably during the 1918 influenza pandemic. Wee’s pleasing digital artillustrates the story within effective period settings. This picture-book biography showcases asignificant, lesser-known East Asian scientist/physician. —Booklist The mother and daughter co-authors, both descendants of their subject, trace the course of Wu’s career. . . . They deftly cast light on medical issues and the racism Wu faced, drawing parallels between past and present. . . . Chockablock with timely themes and connections to recent world-shaking events. —Kirkus Reviews

Author Information

Shan Woo Liu is the great-granddaughter of Wu Lien-teh. She is an emergency medicine physician at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and an associate professor at Harvard Medical School. Masked Hero, her publishing debut, was inspired by her daughter Kaili’s first-grade project about Dr. Wu, written in early 2020. Both mother and daughter are proud to share the story of Dr. Wu and help children understand that heroes come in all shapes, sizes, genders, and races. Shan Woo Liu lives with her family in Massachusetts. Lisa Wee was born and raised in Penang, Malaysia, the hometown of Dr. Wu Lien-teh. After first pursuing a career in nursing, she moved to Kenya to teach art. The opportunity to teach children from diverse backgrounds opened her eyes to the need for diversity and inclusivity in children’s books. The recipient of the Japan Illustrators’ Association 2020 Bronze Award, among other accolades, Lisa Wee lives in Singapore.

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