Nichalia Schwartz

Amu and the snake entertain the city, with the snake wriggling and twisting to Amu's flute. As Amu becomes more and more popular, the snake grows more and more lonely. But when Amu's luck runs out, he remembers the flute and his old friend, and they find a way to happily wander the world together again.

Meet the book snail, here to show a child longing for excitement that anything is possible through the power of imagination. A world of adventures awaits--you just need to know where to look!

On a wet spring day, a child watches the rain fall, following the drops as they hit the ground. But this is not an ordinary day, and these are not ordinary raindrops-these are rain people, here to bring the world back to life after winter.

My father is a king, my sister is a princess... and I am a death maiden. My heart has been captured by a warrior boy, but a valkyrie has no time for love. Valhalla awaits the delivery of honored dead, and any delay will draw unwanted attention. Attention that will put the boy I love in danger, and my loyalty to Asgard in question. The threads of fate spin as I struggle to reconcile my role and my love, but the cruelty of the gods may lay waste to...

Read and enjoy Chinese stories in English! Beautifully written and lovingly illustrated by some of China's favorite authors and illustrators, these stories have traveled across the world and across languages for all to share.