Mei Li

illustrated by Thomas Handforth, and published by Doubleday

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About

Thomas Handforth had lived in the Orient for a number of years where he discovered Mei Li, a real little Chinese girl, whose story tells of the way she and her brother celebrated New Year's Day. - Bulletin of the American Library Association, Vol. 33, no.7, p.471.

Awards Won

Title Year
Randolph Caldecott Medal
The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott and is intended to create more abundant and joyful life in pictures for children. It is awarded to the most distinguished American picture book for children published in the United States during the year, and shall be awarded to the artist whether or not he be author of the text.
 1939 - Winner(s)