I'd suggest skipping 三毛流浪记 but would also recommend 几米. He is a Taiwanese writer whose "Paradise Lost" (失乐园) series is excellent. Falls into the category of books that are ostensibly written for children, but are worth reading by adults.

Not sure where one can buy them abroad, but they're gorgeously animated and the entire set of five is a steal for 14 bucks or so for anyone in China:

http://product.dangdang.com/20201553.html