The Dinner that Cooked Itself
Age 5+
Picture Books
Long ago, in ancient China, there lived an honest and hardworking man by the name of Tuan. Tuan was lonely and despite the matchmaker’s best efforts he could not find a girl that suited his birth sign or the humble background from which he came. Yet, Tuan continued to work hard at his job and in his own little vegetable field.
Creators
Jennifer C Hysu was born in Taipei, Taiwan and raised in Los Angeles with a love of reading and writing for as long as she can remember. She graduated first from UCLA with a degree in Communications and went on to work in the animation, VFX and video games industries. After attending the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers’ workshop, she began to write short stories and novels, but The Dinner that Cooked Itself, for Flying Eye Books, is her first picture book.
