Wukong & Friends
Cover of Wukong and the Snowy Zigzags
Children’s crayon doodles · 18 pages

Wukong and the Snowy Zigzags

Wukong and Princess Iron Fan learn to ski, one snowy zigzag at a time. Jade Rabbit cheers them on, and warm cocoa and fish crackers make a happy finish.

English bedtime picture book · About age 4 · Free to read and print

How do I print a little book?

Download the booklet edition. Print on US Letter, landscape, double-sided with short-edge flipping, at actual size / 100%, one PDF page per sheet, in normal page order. Each PDF page already contains two book pages.

The print booklet has 20 pages, including covers and an author page. The inside back cover is intentionally left quiet.

This book uses 5 sheets, with 0 blank book pages added at the end. Nest the sheets, fold through the center and staple along the fold.

Current reading and print files

The current English and Chinese editions are available below. Reading and booklet PDFs carry a subtle attribution watermark.

Edition history
  • v9 · — English wording revised on 7 pages for clearer, complete read-aloud sentences; Chinese unchanged.
  • v8 · — Cover redrawn so everyone's body and winter clothes face the right way.
  • v7 · — Chinese text reworded on 5 pages and the back cover to read more naturally aloud; English unchanged.
  • v6 · — Copyright notice added to the author page; story and pictures unchanged.
  • v5 · — Jade Rabbit has her new look, and everyone's winter outfits now match from page to page.
  • v4 · — The on-screen reading edition now ends with an author page and an illustrated back cover.
  • v3 · — The printable booklet gains a title page, an author page and a new illustrated back cover.
  • v2 · — Text now sits on plain paper above full-width pictures instead of a shaded panel; page 10's background adjusted to fit.
  • v1 · — First edition.
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