Thereafter, at the invitation of the Taipei City Department of Labor Affairs, she co-edited the book The Life Stories and Protests of Shinkong Textile Workers. During the book's development, she formed the idea of writing realistic books for children to read.
後來她應台北市勞工局邀請，參與《新光士林紡織廠勞工生命故事及抗爭實錄》一書的編輯工作，在採寫過程中，萌發了撰寫「寫實」童書給小孩看的念頭。