1905年,余本出生于广东台山农村一个旅美华侨的家庭,自小爱好美术,幼年他上学时曾得到一位很好的美术老师指导,因而对图画课特别感兴趣,梦想将来长大能成为画家。小学尚未毕业,他便经常将日常生活和见到的事物形象地描绘在本子上,有的还涂上了颜色。 Born in 1905 in rural Taishan, Guangdong, an overseas Chinese living in a family in the United States, hobby art, childhood when he was in school had a good art teacher guidance, and therefore drawing class of particular interest, the dream of growing up in the future Become an artist. Primary school has not yet graduated, he often daily life and things seen vividly portrayed in this book, and some also coated with color.