Crouching Tiger (book)

Crouching Tiger is a children's picture book written by award-winning author, Ying Chang Compestine, and illustrated by Yan Nascimbene. Published in 2011 by Candlewick Press, the book tells the story of a young, Chinese-American boy who comes to appreciate his Chinese heritage thanks to his grandfather's tai chi lessons.

Crouching Tiger

Author	Ying Chang Compestine
Illustrator	Yan Nascimbene
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre	children's books picture books
Publisher	Candlewick
Publication date	December 13, 2011
ISBN	0763646423

Plot summary

In the Crouching Tiger, Vinson is visited by his grandfather from China. His grandfather calls him by his Chinese name, Ming Da, and encourages him to embrace his Chinese heritage by wearing traditional Chinese garb and learning tai chi. Vinson imagines his lessons will involve kicking and punching, like kung fu, but is disappointed to find out that tai chi is more meditative than confrontational. When Vinson and his grandfather attend the Chinese New Years parade, Vinson is surprised to see the great respect shown to his grandfather. As Vinson is invited to join in the parade, he realizes he can be proud about his heritage and plans on happily learning tai chi from his grandfather.^[1][2]

Characters

• Vinson - Protagonist, also referred to as Ming Da
• Grandpa - Vinson's grandfather from China, trained in the martial arts^[3]

Awards

• Panda Book Award in China
• The Morning Calm Award in South Korea
• The Chinese American Librarians Association Best Book of 2011
• CCBC Choice for 2012^[4]

Critical reception

The Crouching Tiger has received praise from several organizations, including Publishers Weekly,^[5] New York Times Sunday Book Review,^[6] The Washington Post,^[7] Huffington Post,^[8] Chicago Tribune,^[9] San Francisco Chronicle,^[10] Kirkus Reviews,^[11] Book Dragon,^[12] Hapa Mama,^[13] Horn Book Magazine^[14] and Bookin’ with Sunny 2017-08-05 at the Wayback Machine.^[15]

References

1. Chang., Compestine, Ying (2011). Crouching tiger. Nascimbene, Yan. (1st ed.). Somerville, Mass.: Candlewick Press. ISBN 978-0763646424. OCLC 699002910.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
2. Crouching Tiger by Ying Chang Compestine | PenguinRandomHouse.com.
3. Compestine, Ying Chang; Nascimbene, Yan (2011). Crouching Tiger. Candlewick Press. ISBN 9780763646424.
4. . yingc.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
5. "Children's Book Review: Crouching Tiger by Ying Chang Compestine, illus. by Yan Nascimbene. Candlewick, $16.99 (40p) ISBN 978-0-7636-4642-4". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
6. Paul, Pamela (2011-11-09). "Bookshelf: Grandparents". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
7. "Children's books for Chinese New Year". Washington Post. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
8. Lee, Sarah H. (2012-01-19). "Best New Children's Books In January 2012". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
9. Russell, Mary Harris. "'Crouching Tiger' by Ying Chang Compestine". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
10. "'Crouching Tiger' and other children's books". SFGate. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
11. CROUCHING TIGER by Ying Chang Compestine , Yan Nascimbene | Kirkus Reviews.
12. "Crouching Tiger by Ying Chang Compestine, illustrated by Yan Nascimbene | BookDragon". BookDragon. 2012-01-23. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
13. "Crouching Tiger by Ying Chang Compestine Book Review". HapaMama. 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2017-08-04.
14. Smith, Robin L. (January 2012). "Crouching Tiger". Horn Book Magazine. 88 (1): 68–69 – via EBSCOhost.
15. . bookinwithsunny.com. Archived from the original on 2017-08-05. Retrieved 2017-08-04.