An old man has fostered a dog since it was a puppy. They are family members and friends to each other. One day the old man falls down while taking a walk, an ambulance takes him away, leaving his crutch behind. The dog chases the ambulance with the crutch from Kaohsiung to Keelung and from Keelung back to Kaohsiung….
The 4th Picture Book Award Winning Books
Synopsis
Book Details
- Author：Lee Ru-Qing
- Illustrator：Lee Ru-Qing
- Publisher：Linking Publishing Company
- ISBN：978-957-08-4496-2
- Age Range：9 – 12
- Publication Date：12-2014
Winners
Lee Ru-Qing
Author and Illustrator of The Crutch Dog Outstanding Children's Picture Book Award
He was born in 1962 and grew up in Kinmen, Taiwan where there was lack of fertility. He then moved to Taiwan in 1987. He likes to cook, watch movie and have fun with kids. He studied at the National Taiwan University of Arts. He worked as an advertising copywriter until 2007 when he started creating picture books. He hopes that he can help all the children to experience everything, connect with the nature, feel the real and strong flow of this world through his pictures. He wishes to share the beautiful things he experienced with kids together.
He has won numerous awards including:
2011 and 2013 Feng Zikai Chinese Children's Picture Book Award Longlist and Outstanding Award of the
2015 Feng Zikai Chinese Children's Picture Book Award
32th、36th、39th Golden Tripod Awards for Publications: Best Picture Book of Children and Young Adult
His published books included:
Nalu: The Legend of the Leopard
Brave 12: The Story of Fight Pigeons
The Final Guard in Fort Lion
The King of Sailfish
Because I love you
Paradise on No Man Land
The Little Flag-Bearer
The Wind Chaser
The Crutch Dog
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