{"product_id":"paper-son-the-inspiring-story-of-tyrus-wong-immigrant-and-artist-1524771872","title":"Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1524771872\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Leung, Julie\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWinner of the American Library Association's 2021 Asian\/Pacific American Award for Best Picture Book!An inspiring picture-book biography of animator Tyrus Wong, the Chinese American immigrant responsible for bringing Disney's Bambi to life.Before he became an artist named Tyrus Wong, he was a boy named Wong Geng Yeo. He traveled across a vast ocean from China to America with only a suitcase and a few papers. Not papers for drawing--which he loved to do--but immigration papers to start a new life. Once in America, Tyrus seized every opportunity to make art, eventually enrolling at an art institute in Los Angeles. Working as a janitor at night, his mop twirled like a paintbrush in his hands. Eventually, he was given the opportunity of a lifetime--and using sparse brushstrokes and soft watercolors, Tyrus created the iconic backgrounds of Bambi.Julie Leung and Chris Sasaki perfectly capture the beautiful life and work of a painter who came to this country with dreams and talent--and who changed the world of animation forever.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51979363221792,"sku":"NEW1524771872","price":17.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/paper-son-the-inspiring-story-of-tyrus-wong-immigrant-and-artist-1524771872","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}