A prolific children’s author, Fang Su-Zhen has written poems, fairy tales, and illustrated titles for young readers, as well as been an advocate for reading throughout China and southeast Asia. Her work Grandma Lives in a Perfume Village won her the Golden Island Award from the Nami Island International Children’s Book Festival in Korea. She has also won the American Batchelder Award, and served as a judge for the Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair.