Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist

<b>Winner of the American Library Association''s 2021 Asian/Pacific American Award for Best Picture Book!</b><br> <br><b>An inspiring picture-book biography of animator Tyrus Wong, the Chinese American immigrant responsible for bringing Disney''s <i>Bambi</i> to life.</b><br><br>Before he became an artist named Tyrus Wong, he was a boy named Wong Geng Yeo. He traveled across a vast ocean from China to America with only a suitcase and a few papers. Not papers for drawing--which he loved to do--but immigration papers to start a new life. Once in America, Tyrus seized every opportunity to make art, eventually enrolling at an art institute in Los Angeles. Working as a janitor at night, his mop twirled like a paintbrush in his hands. Eventually, he was given the opportunity of a lifetime--and using sparse brushstrokes and soft watercolors, Tyrus created the iconic backgrounds of<i> Bambi</i>.<br><br>Julie Leung and Chris Sasaki perfectly capture the beautiful life and work of a painter