Zhaoyu Wei
The Steadfast Tin Soldier
retold and illustrated by Zhaoyu Wei
The tin soldier loves the dancer Ada and hopes that he can protect her forever. But when Ada loses the tin soldier, his love is put to the test as he embarks on a thrilling adventure to reunite. When the tin soldier finds his love, he sees she has forgotten him and found someone new. Distraught, he jumps into the hearth flame where he is transformed into a symbol of his undying love.
Zhaoyu Wei found she could say things with colours and shapes that she couldn't say any other way, things she had no words for.
