Dr. Donna Phillips had the opportunity to attend Hunan Book City’s Children’s Day in Changsha, China. Dr. Phillips, and retired professor Dr. Mike Smith, are currently in China teaching at Hunan First Normal University. At Children’s Day, Dr. Philips was able to meet Cai Gao, China’s first Hans Christian Andersen Award winner.
The Hans Christian Andersen Award is a lifetime achievement award given by International Board on Books for Young People, and is the highest international distinction given to a living author and illustrator of children’s books. Dr. Phillips was honored with the opportunity to meet Gao and to speak with the press about her work. Dr. Philips has incorporated Gao’s work into he teaching at Hunan First Normal University.
A PDF of an article published by Hunan Book City can be downloaded at the button below.
