Our Books
Here's a list of books we published and those in our pipeline.
An important alert for ebooks! Our ebooks are fixed layout because they are horizontal format, and the text position depends on fitting in with the illustrations. When you order, please specify ePub format, and order for an Apple device (iPad, iPhone, Mac computer) to be guaranteed that what you see here is what you will get. We apologize we have no control over this issue. Unfortunately there exists no software “fix” to make our ebook files readable by electronic book readers that do not support horizontal format and color.
The “Little Pig” story currently has Chinese-English, Spanish-English, Vietnamese-English, Tagalog- English, French-English, and Portuguese English versions available on Bookbaby, Amazon, Apple iBooks. Korean-English version is in progress, and will hopefully be available latte in 2024.
COUPONS! For users of this website who buy through Bookbaby, we offer a 25% discount for softcover (use code 20221014) and a 30% discount on hardcover (use code 20221015). This discount equalizes the Amazon Prime free-shipping with a single book, and more if you buy more than one book. To use these coupons go to
https://store.bookbaby.com/ and do author search for Katherine Liang Chew.
“Little Pig“ books are available on Bookbaby, Amazon, and Apple iBook platforms, as well as as well as internationally for example in Taiwan, https://www.books.com.tw/products/F017896272. Direct links to these platforms are below, but are available first on Bookbaby (Amazon and other distributors usually lag 2-5 weeks behind the Bookbaby release).
Click on the book covers below to learn more about these versions; a visit to the Bookbaby pages (same place to use the coupons) will allow you to see the first ten pages of the book in high-fidelity color!
Chinese and English
Spanish and English
Vietnamese and English
Tagalog and English
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Forthcoming:
Donaji, Little Pig, Korean-English version, translated from English and retold in Korean by Park Hae-Ok, coming sometime late 2024..
And also by our authors…
A String of Beads and Other Stories (English) 2018
Katherine Liang Chew (author)
Katherine L. Chew has written a collection of hilarious, heartwarming, and poignant stories about her childhood in China in the years preceding and during WWII, her emigration to the United States as the bride of a Chinese American Army officer, and her subsequent adventures trying to live life as an American while retaining her Chinese cultural identity and raising a family. Hers is an authentic voice of the Chinese American experience. It includes detailed descriptions of family and school life in pre-World War II China of the 1930s and 1940s, and of immigrant life in the USA of the 1950s-1970s. Also included are a number Chinese fables, translated and retold by the author from original sources.
The Magical Dumplings and other Chinese Fables (English) 2008
Katherine L. Chew (author)
This collection of stories and fables includes time-honored folks tales, such as how a poor farmer became the Kitchen God and how the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac were chosen. It also includes original stories, which draw from the rich tradition of Chinese folklore.Learn how the onion went from stinky outcast to coveted kitchen staple. Read about the Jade Rabbit's devotion to his master, and the Rat's betrayal of his former best friend, the Cat. These stories are built on the timeless themes of friendship and loyalty-as well as the benefits of having a quick wit.
The story “The Pig” in this book is now the subject of its own children’s book “Little Pig”, available in Chinese-English and Spanish-English bilingual versions with exquisite full color illustrations.
Tales of the Teahouse Retold: Investiture of the Gods (English) 2002
Katherine Liang Chew (author) and Felix Chew (author)
Tales of the Teahouse Retold is based on the author’s original translation of Feng Shen Yan Yi, an important volume of Chinese mythology first published during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). It is the story of the overthrow the Shang Dynasty (circa 1766-1122 BC) and the founding of the Zhou Dynasty (1122-249 BC). For centuries, the tale was told in successive story-telling sessions as teahouse entertainment. The author has faithfully kept to the original style and ambience in retelling these tales.
Combining historical facts, folklore, mythology, and legends, these tales describe a time when gods and men, beasts and monsters, and spirits and specters mingled with each other in peace and war. The saga begins when King Zhou of Shang offends the Snail Goddess, who sends three specters to bewitch the king in retribution. The kingdom falls into chaos and civil war ensues, with gods and other supernatural beings taking sides. In the end, many of the slain heroes are invested as gods.
Tales of the Teahouse Retold will be of interest to fans of east Asian mythology, philosophy, and literature. It is suitable for recreational reading as well as supplemental reading for students of Chinese history and culture.