A leading national authority on culture and cuisine, award-winning author, and former food editor for Martha Stewart’s Whole Living magazine, Ying Chang Compestine has written 27 books across multiple genres, including picture books, YA novels, and healthy adult cookbooks. She has hosted cooking shows, worked as a food editor for Martha Stewart’s Body+Soul, and was a spokesperson for Nestle Maggi and Celestial Seasonings.
Her novel “Revolution is Not a Dinner Party” and her memoir “Growing Up Under a Red Flag” recount her childhood during the Chinese Cultural Revolution. These works have received awards globally and high praise from prestigious media outlets such as The Wall Street Journal and Publisher’s Weekly. Her novel “A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts” is currently being adapted into an animated TV series.
Books in order of publication:
Cooking with Green Tea – 2000
The Runaway Rice Cake – 2001
The Story of Chopsticks: Amazing Chinese Inventions – 2001
D is for Dragon Dance – 2005
Revolution is Not a Dinner Party – 2007
The Real Story of Stone Soup – 2007
A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts – 2009
Boy Dumplings: A Tasty Chinese Tale – 2009
Cooking with an Asian Accent – 2009
The Runaway Wok: A Chinese New Year Tale – 2011
Crouching Tiger – 2011
Secrets of the Terra-Cotta Soldier – 2014
The Chinese Emperor’s New Clothes: A Picture Book – 2017
Morning Sun in Wuhan – 2022
Dragon Noodle Party – 2022
Little Red Riding Hood and the Dragon: A Picture Book – 2022
Ra Pu Zel and the Stinky Tofu – 2024
Growing Up under a Red Flag: A Memoir of Surviving the Chinese Cultural Revolution – 2024
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