Paper Son
Julie Leung
- Reading
- Pause over the illustrations and invite your child to notice how the art is made. You could also look together at how the story moves between Wong’s early life, art studies and later creative work.
- Themes
- Art and biography: The book traces Wong’s development as an artist, including his art studies and creation of backgrounds for Bambi. It presents these details as an account of how his artistic work developed and contributed to animation.
- Worth knowing
- Immigration is part of Wong’s story, including his travel from China to America with papers for a new life. The details of his experiences after arrival are not fully clear.