Grace Lin's writing is always engaging and interesting, and I just loved the note at the end about where the ideas came from. More authors who write stories based on myths and legends should do that.

Thank you to Netgalley, the publisher, and the author for providing a free audio-arc of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This was a cute children's book filled with magical creatures, Chinese lore, and wild adventures. The publishers have already provided a great synopsis of the story, so I won't focus on that. The characters were all great, and there was a great message for children about the importance of patience, duty, love, family, and finding a balance between all of these.

I received the audiobook arc of this story, but I believe that the actual book will come with illustrations, which I'm sure will be gorgeous and add beautiful depictions of the story. It's definitely a great read for a young audience and would be a good classroom read.