Chih-Yuan Chen is a renowned picture book writer and illustrator from Taiwan

Taiwan

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. Several of his books have been translated into English, including Guji Guji, the story of a 'crocoduck

Crocoduck

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' described in a review by The New York Times

The New York Times

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 as having "vivid characters...rendered with wit and warmth".

Chen is a three-time winner of the Hsin Yi Picture Book Award. The English-language translation of Guji Guji was an ALA Notable Childrens Book and appeared on the New York Times Bestseller List.

Works

• The Featherless Chicken Heryin Books, Inc., 2006, ISBN 9780976205692
• The Best Christmas Ever, Heryin Books, 2006, ISBN 9780976205623
• On My Way to Buy Eggs, Kane/Miller Book Publishers, 2003, ISBN 9781929132492
• Artie and Julie , Heryin Books, 2008, ISBN 9780978755034