《琴鸟》讲述了两只生活在千木山的美丽琴鸟——琴鸣和松晓。本来，它们过着宁静而幸福的生活，却同时梦见一位白衣天使，预示她们将化作人形、前往人间帮助世界。梦境带来希望，也引来灾难。琴鸣落入猎人之网，松晓在救她的途中被射伤并失踪。为了找回伙伴，琴鸣逃出牢笼，踏上一段漫长而危险的旅程，穿越森林与城镇，见证动物们的命运、人类的善恶、自由与囚禁的残酷对照。在这条旅途中，她失去朋友，也获得勇气；她哭过、怀疑过，却从未放弃寻找松晓。
The Adventures of Lyrebird tells the story of two beautiful lyrebirds—Qin Ming and Song Xiao—who live peacefully in Thousandwood Mountain. One night, they share the same dream: an angel in white tells them they will transform into humans to help the world. Hope quickly turns into tragedy. Qin Ming is caught by hunters, and Song Xiao is wounded while trying to save her. After escaping from captivity, Qin Ming begins a long and dangerous journey to find her lost companion. She travels through forests and villages, witnessing the fates of other animals, the complexity of human kindness and cruelty, and the painful contrast between freedom and captivity. Along the way, she loses friends but gains courage; she cries, doubts, and struggles, yet never gives up searching for Song Xiao.
Tong Yan is a renowned Chinese children’s literature writer, novelist, and filmmaker. As an experienced producer and screenwriter, he is also a renowned children’s reading and writing educator and a contributing writer for Young Writers and Yu Wen Zhou Bao. His real name is Zhang Yufei, and he currently lives in Hangzhou. Most of his works are characterized by freshness, beauty, simplicity, and nature, and are loved by a wide range of readers. His major works include: Full-length fairy tales: The Adventures of Lyrebird, Three Wishes of the Oriole, and White Phoenix. Fairy tale collections: Little Jujube Tree and Grandpa and My Name is Light. Science picture book series: Little Pear Tree’s Autumn and White Flower Tree and Pink Flower Tree, etc.
Yu Yang, a native of Heilongjiang, China, is an English teacher at a university and a freelance translator. She holds a Master of Translation and Interpreting (MTI) from Beijing Language and Culture University and is a certified Level-2 Translator (CATTI). She specializes in translating children’s literature and picture books, aiming to build cultural bridges for young readers through faithful and imaginative translation.
