The Diary of Smiling Cat is one of the most successful series written by Yang Hongying. The series includes 27 volumes of fantasy stories based on the real life of Chinese children. The series adopts the form of diary writing and makes the pet cat of a girl named Du Zhenzi the narrator. It creates a literary world combining illusion and reality where animals and children communicate with each other freely. The humorous and sentimental stories are rich in a philosophical and humane way. This series is showered with praise and loved by not only young readers but also parents and teachers. Both newspapers and TV media appraised it for its wonderful text and beautiful layout. It has no doubt improved greatly the quality of bestselling children’s books in China.