Quote of the day
There are no countries in the world less known by the British than these selfsame British Islands, or where more strange things are every day occurring.
Laurence Yep

Born: June 14, 1948 (age 77)
Bio: Laurence Michael Yep is a prolific Chinese-American writer, best known for children's books. In 2005, he received the biennial Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal for his career contribution to American children's literature.
Known for:
- Dragonwings (1975)
- The lost garden (1990)
- Child of the Owl (1977)
- Dragon of the Lost Sea (1982)
- The star fisher (1991)