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(1931-2023) Illustrator, children’s book writer. Ed Young was born in Tianjin, China, and died in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York.

Full Name

Ed Young

Locations

Kings

Author's Timeline


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Mr. Young studied and taught at the Pratt Institute.

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OTHER

Mr. Young worked for a time in Manhattan, New York, and spent time at the Central Park Zoo.

1931

BIRTH

Ed Tse-chun Young was born in Tianjin, China, on November 28, 1931.

1991

LITWORK

Lon Po Po: A Red-Riding Hood Story from China
Philomel Books
9780399216190 / 978-0399216190
Children's book.

1993

LITWORK

Seven Blind Mice
Philomel Books
0399222618 / 978-0399222610
Children's book.

1995

LITWORK

Cat and Rat: The Legend of the Chinese Zodiac
Henry Holt and Co.
080502977X / 978-0805029772
Children's book.

1997

LITWORK

Voices of the Heart
Scholastic
0590501992 / 978-0590501996
Children's book.

2001

LITWORK

Monkey King
HarperCollins
0060279192 / 978-0060279196
Children's book.

2004

LITWORK

I, Doko: The Tale of the Basket
Philomel
0399236252 / 978-0399236259
Children's book.

2005

LITWORK

Beyond the Great Mountains: A Visual Poem About China
Chronicle Books
0811843432 / 978-0811843430
Children's book.

2011

LITWORK

The House Baba Built: An Artist's Childhood in China
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
9780316076289 / 978-0316076289
Memoir.

2015

LITWORK

Should You Be a River: A Poem About Love
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
0316230898 / 978-0316230896
Poem for young readers.

2016

LITWORK

Cat From Hunger Mountain
Philomel Books
0399172785 / 978-0399172786
Children's book.

2023

DEATH

Ed Young died at his home in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York, on September 29, 2023.

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