She is the author and illustrator of many children's books, including Firebird, The Dalai Lama, Buddha, and The Dragon’s Tale. She captures the beauty of Tibetan culture, as well as the charm, talent, and vision of one of the world's best-known spiritual figures.ĭemi, along with her husband, Tze-si Huang, has been a practicing Buddhist for more than twenty years. In simple language and glorious art, Demi pays tribute to the fourteenth Dalai Lama's remarkable life. The work of the Dalai Lama and the fate of Tibet are topics of evergrowing international focus. When the search party greeted the youngest son, the child told them, "Now I am going home!" At last the fourteenth Dalai Lama had been found, and at the age of two, the young boy was taken to the capital city, Lhasa, where he began his training to become the spiritual leader of Tibet. They were spiritually guided to the humble dwelling of a loving family high in the Himalayas. When the thirteenth Dalai Lama died in 1933, the highest holy men in Tibet searched throughout the land for his successor.
Now in paperback for the first time, with a foreword written by The Dalai Lama himself. By award-winning picture book author Demi, this is a fully illustrated nonfiction picture book that tells the story of the search for the fourteenth Dalai Lama.
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