Zong Liang was born in Taiwan into a house at a time of no electronics and her mother didn’t allow friends to come over to play. In this isolation, Zong played with ants and other small creatures. At age nine, she immigrated to the United States and spoke almost no English. Her high school art teacher sparked a love for art but later a career as an engineer paid the rent. As her family grew, she decided to stay home with her eight children. Zong sketched many comic strips for them, some with small animals.