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Woodpecker Girl Trade Book (Hardcover)

Written By Chingyen Liu, I-Tsun Chiang
Illustrated by Heidi Doll
Critically Reviewed
Award Winner
A little girl was born with cerebral palsy, a condition that rendered her wheelchair bound. One day, her art teacher affixed a paintbrush to her forehead with a headband. From then, the little girl was able to express herself and freely explore the world through her paintings.
  1. Hardcover
    Price $17.95
  2. PaperBack
    Price $8.95
SKU WW-NL5601
ISBN 9781478869542
Series Reycraft Books
Number Level 34
SKU WW-NL5601
ISBN 9781478869542
Series Reycraft Books
Number Level 34
Lexile level 1550L
Letter Level O
Genre Narrative
Language English
Theme My Body, My Emotions
BISAC Subject Headings Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Values & Virtues
Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Emotions & Feelings
Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Values & Virtues
Juvenile Fiction / Social Issues / Emotions & Feelings
Price $17.95
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Awards

School Library Journal Best Book 2020 Winner

Bank Street College of Education Best Book of 2021

Author & Illustrator

Chingyen Liu & I-Tsun Chiang

Chingyen Liu writes children’s books and hosts radio and TV shows. When he first met Yipei, on whom Woodpecker Girl is based, he was amazed at her talent and drive to overcome her physical limitations due to cerebral palsy. Watching her paint helped him decide how to write and structure the book. He worked closely with I-Tsun Chiang, a professor of special education at National Taiwan Normal University, to review and edit the story. Mr. Chiang has been working for years helping people with multiple handicaps, including cerebral palsy.

Heidi Doll

Heidi Doll enjoys nature, animals, and long walks, but most importantly painting. She lives by the sea in Taiwan. She was deeply moved by the story of Yipei because she shares the same passion for painting but has none of the physical limitations. She decided to combine some of Yipei’s artwork in this book and mimic her style and brighter color choices. She drew a woodpecker on every spread to represent Yipei to encourage her to soar with her ideas and talents. The rabbit throughout the book represents her as the guardian of Yipei’s dreams. She hopes the book glitters like the nighttime stars in the hearts of the children all over the world who read it.

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Reviews

★ The art-filled lesson that “an imperfect body can also lead to a perfect life” excludes no one from its net. A wistful, wondrous work.

—School Library Journal Starred Review

A physically disabled girl paints by using a brush attached to a headband. Doll’s breathtaking paintings, with Huang’s work seamlessly incorporated, shimmer with swaths of soft and rich colors, warm and harmonious.

—Kirkus Reviews

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