Crouching Tiger is a children's picture book written by award-winning author, Ying Chang Compestine, and illustrated by Yan Nascimbene.

Published in 2011 by Candlewick Press, the book tells the story of a young, Chinese-American boy who comes to appreciate his Chinese heritage thanks to his grandfather's tai chi lessons.

Vinson imagines his lessons will involve kicking and punching, like kung fu, but is disappointed to find out that tai chi is more meditative than confrontational.

As Vinson is invited to join in the parade, he realizes he can be proud about his heritage and plans on happily learning tai chi from his grandfather.

[1][2] The Crouching Tiger has received praise from several organizations, including Publishers Weekly,[5] New York Times Sunday Book Review,[6] The Washington Post,[7] Huffington Post,[8] Chicago Tribune,[9] San Francisco Chronicle,[10] Kirkus Reviews,[11] Book Dragon,[12] Hapa Mama,[13] Horn Book Magazine[14] and Bookin’ with Sunny Archived 2017-08-05 at the Wayback Machine.