Amy Wu and the ribbon dance

joyful · colourful · cultural · creative

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What is Amy Wu and the ribbon dance about?

Amy Wu loves to move, from wriggling and shimmying to dancing wherever she goes. When she discovers the beautiful art of Chinese ribbon dancing, Amy is eager to try it herself. There is just one problem: she needs to find the perfect ribbon. As Amy searches, she learns about her mother’s dancing memories and discovers that practice, patience and imagination can help her create something special. A joyful story about family, culture, creativity and the excitement of learning a new dance.

About the author

Kat Zhang is an author who writes exciting books for children and young people. She is best known for the Amy Wu picture-book series, including Amy Wu and the Perfect Bao and Amy Wu and the Patchwork Dragon. She also wrote The Emperor’s Riddle and The Memory of Forgotten Things, as well as The Hybrid Chronicles for older readers. Kat began writing stories when she was twelve and loves travelling, taking photographs and imagining magical worlds.