Chris Sasaki

This book follows the immigration of a boy and his father. They lie about who they are to get into the U.S. and the son has to memorize a lot of information so that it matches what the father had said. When the son gets older and progresses through school, he begins doing Western art in class. The father also teaches him the traditional art styles from China. When the boy grows older he is an artist for Walt Disney and mixes Eastern and Western art styles to create the background of Bambi. When he gets fired, he begins doing art on kites and lanterns. This book would be good for 3rd-4th grade in sharing story progression and finding who you are, like the boy found who he was in the merge of east and west.… (mehr)

Story about a boy and his father immigrating from China to America. This boy receives the name Tyrus Wong in coming to America, by his teachers. Tyrus loves art, but especially painting and illustration. He goes on to work for Disney, helping to create the movie Bambi. Disney unfortunately fires him, but he still created art wherever he went and he made his mark in the world.

I really liked this book! I had no idea about his story and I thought this book was super informative. I would read this book if we were ever talking about Asian stories or immigration.… (mehr)