One-sided Ma is a painter. He likes to paint, go on walks and leads a simple and routine lifestyle. On his friend’s birthday, he paints a picture as a present. The next day, many friends arrive to wish Winter a happy birthday. They see Ma’s painting and start a heated discussion. How is One-sided Ma’s painting special? Through this story, the author aims to share with children, in a humorous way, the beauty of “blank-leaving,” a unique form of expression in Chinese paintings.
The 8th Picture Book Award Winning Books
Synopsis
Book Details
- Author：Tom Liu
- Illustrator：Tom Liu
- Publisher：Global Kids Books, a division of Global Views - Commonwealth Publishing Group
- ISBN：978-986-525-364-6
- Age Range：5+
- Publication Date：12-2021
Winners
Tom Liu
Author and Illustrator of The One-sided Painter
Outstanding Children's Picture Book Award
Author and Illustrator of Grandma Lin's Peach Tree
Outstanding Children's Picture Book Award
Author and Illustrator of The Scariest Day of My Life
Outstanding Children's Picture Book Award
Author and Illustrator of It's Raining!
Judging Panel's Recommended Award
Ever since he was a child, Chen-Kuo Liu (born in Taipei, 1966) has lived a life as eventful as one in The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Chen-Kuo has been engaged in creative work since he graduated from the sculpture department of the National Taiwan University of Arts. Now he lives a simple and well-ordered life, and has a particular interest in the composition of simplistic shapes. His major works include The Cow Who Loves to Eat Fruits, The Crocodile Who Loves to Eat Greens, Jack the Architect, Tom the Dress Maker, The Large-Beaked Bird Delivery (published by Hsin-Yi Foundation Publications), Doesn't Matter if it Looks Alike, it is Raining!, and The Scariest Day of My Life (published by Global Kids Books), Kling Kling Cusi's Fantastic World of Arts (published by Artco Kids), and more. Chen-Kuo's work has received the following honors: Hsin-Yi Picture Book Award, Taipei Public Library Best Children's Book of the Year, Golden Tripod Award, and Feng Zikai Chinese Children's Picture Book Award. His works have also been selected as the recommended illustrated work at the Bologna Children's Book Fair and the Taiwan Pavilion of the Frankfurt Book Fair several times.