Introduction to the book series
Elf Rental House is one of the books in Gu Ying’s Colourful Cloud Street Elf Fairy Tale Series (Phonetic Notation Edition). Each little fairy tale in the book carries profound lessons about growth. In legend, Colorful Cloud Street is the connecting point between the human world and the world of elves. Here, there are many shops run by elves: Elf Rental House, Elf Travel Agency, Elf Museum, and more. Wonderful stories unfold in this magical place.
Author
Gu Ying, a children’s literature writer and a member of the China Writers Association. Her fairy tale work I Turned into a Tree has been included in the compiled Chinese language textbooks for the third grade. She has published over twenty works, including The Bearskin Coat in the Attic, Elf Museum, Elf Pet Shop, and more. Her works have won numerous awards such as the Bing Xin Children’s Literature New Works Award, the Ye Shengtao Literature Award, the “Shanghai Good Children’s Book” Award, and the Suzhou “Five One Project” Award.
The Colourful Cloud Street Elf Fairy Tale Series, consisting of five books – Elf Rental House, Elf Travel Agency, Elf Museum, Elf Bookstore, and Elf Pet Shop, is published by Yunnan Chen Guang Publishing House.
