Little Scatterbrain is the capping volume in the Little Mr. Trilogy by Lu Xun Literature Prize winner Pang Yuliang. It explores the themes of hunger and the enduring strength of maternal love. It's a story of growth, set against the backdrop of a shifting family dynamic. Family divisions thrust the tenth child of the family, nicknamed "Little Scatterbrain," into hardship. With no proper bed at night, the child found solace in a discarded yellow mud jar, which became his nightly sanctuary, while the surrounding land, with its plants and animals, transformed into a unique classroom for this resourceful child. The book is praised as the Chinese equivalent of Maxim Gorky's My Childhood.