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The Diaries of the Smiling Cat series

The Diaries of the Smiling Cat series is one of the most successful series by Chinese children's author Yang Hongying. The series includes a series of fantasy stories based on the real lives of Chinese children, which adopts the form of diary writing and makes the pet cat of a girl named Du Zhenzi the narrator. The series creates a literary world combining illusion and reality where animals and children communicate with each other freely. Hailed as "China's J.K. Rowling" in terms of success and influence, Yang is the first Chinese children's author to enter the mainstream English book market.