Yeh-Shen
Author | : Ai-Ling Louie |
Publisher | : Penguin |
Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 1996-05-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780698113886 |
ISBN-13 | : 0698113888 |
Rating | : 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Told with beauty and grace, this Cinderella story from Ai-Ling Louie is brought vividly to life by Caldecott Medal-winner Ed Young’s soft, glowing illustrations. Half-starved and overworked by her stepmother, Yeh-Shen’s only friend is a fish with golden eyes. When the stepmother kills the fish for dinner, poor Yeh-Shen is left with only the bones. But the bones are filled with a powerful spirit. When Ye-Shen is forbidden to attend the annual spring Festival, the spirit grants her a gown of azure blue and delicate golden slippers. That night, everyone marvels at the beautiful, mysterious young woman at the ball. “Misty, jewel-like illustrations evoke the mythic past in this Chinese Cinderella story.” —Publishers Weekly