作者王朔说这部长篇小说写的“是北京复兴路29号院的一帮孩子,时间是六一年到六六年文化大革命开始,主要地点是幼儿园、翠微小学和那个大院的操场、食堂、宿舍楼之间和楼上的一个家。主要人物有父母、阿姨、老师、一群小朋友和解放军官兵若干。没有坏人，有一个幼儿园的阿姨有一点可笑，仅此而已。”

2006 film directed by Xu Jinglei

Liang is a four-year-old little rebel, possessed of a pair of luminous eyes and a precociously indomitable will. His father deposits him at a well-appointed residential kindergarten in post-1949 Beijing, since his parents are often away. Life at the kindergarten appears rich and colourful, made up of a variety of cheerfully sunny rituals and games meant to train these children to be good members of society.