Commire, Anne, ed. Something about the Author. Vol. 69. Detroit: Gale, 1992.

Includes a brief biographical sketch of Yep, a recent photograph, a detailed list of books, a list of awards and notes on several of his novels.

Holtze, Sally Holmes, editor. Fifth Book of Junior Authors and Illustrators. New York: H. W. Wilson, 1983. A short biographical sketch and photograph of the author.

Norton, Donna E. Through the Eyes of a Child. 3d ed. New York: Merrill, 1991. Discusses the merits of authors, illustrators, and individual titles.

Yep, Laurence. "Writing Dragonwings." The Reading Teacher (January 1977): 358. Yep tells the story behind the writing of Dragonwings and includes autobiographical details about his own search for cultural identity.