Hsieh Wu-Chang is a household name in children’s literature on both sides of the Taiwan strait. Both author and musician, He has written over two hundred works of literature and music for children, including poems, essays, storybooks, and songs. His work has won a whole range of awards from Taiwanese literary and governmental organizations, and this book, Can a Pond Do Magic Tricks, also received the 1990 Chen Bochui Children’s Literature Award from the Shanghai municipal government.