Little White Duck: A Childhood in China (Hardcover)

from akmargie

Good art, moving story of a childhood in Chine. An interesting perspective for a graphic novel and very well done.

from paula-childrenslib

A young girl describes her experiences growing up in China, beginning with the death of Chairman Mao in 1976.

from brangwinn

It is amazing how much history can be included in a graphic novel. Based on the childhood of the author and illustrated by her husband, this is a personal look into the recent history of China. This book appears on a number of "best books of 2012" and it is well deserved.

from valzi

An efficient capsulization of bits of Chinese history in memoir form. It's not much of a memoir and not much of a history book, but it's informative, engrossing, and evokes empathy.

from DeweyEver

This brief graphic novel relates several episodes that occurred during the author's childhood in China in the 1970s, including the death of Mao Zedong and a visit to her father's poverty-stricken hometown. The stories are from a young child's perspective, but the book seems to be aimed at older c...