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Namioka, Lensey

The Laziest Boy in the World

32 pp. | Holiday | September, 1998 | Trade ISBN 0-8234-1330-6 $$16.95
(3) K-3 Illustrated by YongSheng Xuan. In a delightfully tongue-in-cheek spoof of spoiled boys, this story describes lazy Xiaolong, who grows so passive he doesn't even play. But when he thwarts a burglar in his family's house, he feels angry for the first time and it "changed his whole life." Told with an affectionate, teasing tone, the story captures the dynamics of the traditional Chinese family with wry humor. The illustrations are rich with details of Chinese village life.
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