Wei Xu

Designer: Wei Xu

Wei Xu & Xiaoyan Zheng, illustrators Kevin & Robin Books Ltd. 64 Clancy Dr. Toronto, M2J 2V8, ON Canada
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Ruowen Wang, author; Wei Xu, illustrator Kevin & Robin Books 344 Jarvis Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4Y 2G6
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by Ruowen Wang ; illustrated by Wei Xu.
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Illustrated by Wei Xu.
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Illustrated by Wei Xu.
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Illustrated by Wei Xu, an award-winning artist, the book's illustrations help to convey an appropriate tone for Wang's story. he simply drawn, coloured illustrations are not overly realistic and strive for a more animated, cartoon-like appearance instead, which is appropriate because of the book's more lighthearted topic. They connote the protagonist Wen's exuberance and emotions, particularly through their depiction of her facial expressions, body language, and pigtails in active and spontaneous poses. The close-ups of Wen's face encourage reader identification with her when she is sad as well as when she is happy or excited.
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Wei Xu has illustrated several books for authors in China . He works in an advertising company as a chief designer. His home is in Toronto . We see the vibrant and authentic Wen in Wei Xu?s illustrations. Wen?s extremely long pigtails are seldom still - and this could be because she?s always moving! She might be on a window ledge, or a shed roof, or half way up a tree. Her facial expressions are endless and understandable.
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written by Ruowen Wang ; illustrated by Wei Xu.
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Illustrated by Wei Xu.
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The picture book's watercolour illustrations by Wei Xu complement the story effectively by conveying a suitably gentle and lyrical mood to accompany the text. Wei Xu creates a homely atmosphere with little details in the foreground and background such as house plants, toys, a portrait hanging on the wall, and Little Joy's baby bottle. Wei Xu's varied and plentiful usage of colour in the pictures will keep the attention of young readers, but the pictures are appropriately subdued with Xu's avoidance of flashy colours and use of gentle black and coloured outlines. Close-up shots of Little Joy evoke her cuteness, and these complement the images in which her mother is hugging and playing with her. A particularly striking image is the one that shows Little Joy's mother holding Joy's hand while tickling her child with her other hand. There are also a couple of outside scenes on the beach and in the neighbourhood that round out the story's atmosphere.

Mother-daughter relationships are prominent in Ruowen Wang's other published work, including Little Wen and Are You Thinking What I'm Thinking?, both of which Wei Xu also illustrated. Readers may recognize this story's illustrative style and colouring from previous picture books that Xu illustrated, but she has suitably modified her style to suit this story's realism.
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written by Ruowen Wang ; illustrated by Wei Xu. Cataloging in Publication

Ruowen and Wei Xu attended Toronto BookExpo, 2007
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Our Author Ruowen Wang and Artist Wei Xu Were Invited to Celebrate Chinese New Year with Toronto Councillor Shelley Carroll.

Wei Xu is an award-winning artist from China . He has been working as a chief designer in an advertising company for more than ten years and has both illustrated and designed books for many well-known writers in