Originally trained as a sculptor, Liu Chen-Kuo’s books have won several awards, including the Golden Tripod Award for Best Illustration, and the Judge’s Choice for the Feng Zikai Chinese Children’s Picture Book Award. Liu Chen-Kuo has also been a featured illustrator at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair, and his other titles include The Scariest Day of My Life, Granny Lin’s Peach Tree, and Kung Fu Frog, River River Lake.