The Bus is about to leave, so the bus driver asks the passengers to take out their tickets. Suddenly, a blast of wind blows everyone's tickets far away. The driver decides right away that he should get back the tickets. Therefore, the passengers follow the driver and embark on their journey, from the city to the incredible places! They ascend the mountains, climb the cliffs, and pass the seaside and the snow; they meet the fairy, the sea dragon king, and the snow monster… they even break into the racing tracks! At last, in the place where the sun sets, they find the tickets on a tall tree. Will they get back the tickets without a hitch? What amazing scene will there be on the tree? Hsu-Kung Liu uses orange and blue as his main colors throughout the book. His brushstrokes are simple and of childlike fun, and by using lively lines and large areas of color, he successfully presents a sense of vibrancy. His unique sense of humor makes this seemingly unrestrained story a little more philosophical and warm.
Outstanding Chinese Children's Picture Book Award
The Flyaway Tickets
The 6th Picture Book Award Winning Books
Synopsis
Book Details
- Author:Hsu-Kung Liu
- Illustrator:Hsu-Kung Liu
- Publisher:Global Views - Commonwealth Publishing Group
- ISBN:978-986-479-180-4
- Age Range:3-8
- Publication Date:3 – 2017
Winners
Hsu-Kung Liu
Author and Illustrator of The Flyaway Tickets
Outstanding Children's Picture Book Award
Liu Hsukung was born in 1973 in Taipei. He graduated from the civil engineering institute of National Taiwan University. He likes nature and often spends his time telling children stories. He received an honorary mention for Hsin Yi Children's Literature Prize in 2002 for I Want to Eat Durians!, winning the prize in 2006 with his book Excuse Me, Will My Feet Touch the Bottom?. His book Whose Stop is it? (for kids 0-3 years old) won the Chen Bochui International Prize for Children's Literature in 2014 and was subsequently selected for the 2015 Bologna Illustrators Exhibition.