Broken was a 2025 New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Book and has been selected for Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library!

When Mei Mei accidentally breaks her ama’s favourite cup, she’s convinced it’s the end of the world!

What if Ama gets angry? What if she yells? What if she kicks Mei Mei out of her house?

So Mei Mei decides not to say anything…

But when Mimi – her ama’s innocent cat – gets blamed, the guilt is too much! And as hard as she tries to hide from it, Mei Mei can’t stop the truth from rushing out.

Praise for Broken:

‘A common childhood experience, conveyed with an uncommon mix of sensitivity, mirth and heart’ Kirkus, starred review

‘Peace settles over the living room with the understanding that objects and trust alike become more precious for having been lovingly mended’ Publishers Weekly

Reviews

X. Fang has made a name for herself with joyful and slightly surreal romps that liven up any bedtime reading session. Broken is no different… It’s a simple story that Fang has injected with plenty of life and humour, with a useful message about guilt and accountability for kids at the end

Irish News, Children's Book of the Week

A common childhood experience, conveyed with an uncommon mix of sensitivity, mirth and heart

Kirkus, starred review

Peace settles over the living room with the understanding that objects and trust alike become more precious for having been lovingly mended

Publishers Weekly

Master storyteller Fang delights readers with another amusing picturebook, capturing a universal childhood experience with humour and care

Inis Magazine

A very humorous picture book… The cat is just brilliant, the illustrations perfect and the story clever

Armadillo Magazine

Another enduring, memorable story to be enjoyed by all ages

Shelf Editions

Another fabulous picture book from X Fang

My Book Corner

– Praise for Dim Sum Palace

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Like the best comfort food, this delicious picture book is one you’ll come back to over and over again… Gorgeous

The Times, Children's Books of the Year

A fantastical celebration of eating… A gallery of exquisitely drawn dim sum adorns the endpapers

Observer

A deliciously off-kilter picture book that looks almost good enough to eat

The Times

A sumptuous homage to Maurice Sendak’s In the Night Kitchen

New York Times

– Praise for We Are Definitely Human

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A celebration of how weird can be wonderful too

The Times, Children's Book of the Week

An author-illustrator with a singular and witty vision… For those of us who are indisputably, unalterably human, the book is a welcome vote of confidence.

New York Times