The boy from the dragon palace : a folktale from Japan / retold by Margaret Read MacDonald ; illustrated by Sachiko Yoshikawa.
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TextPublication details: Chicago, Ill. : Albert Whitman & Co., 2011.Description: 1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 23 cmISBN: - 0807575135
- 9780807575130
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book
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Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 398.2095 M135 | Available | 33111005500729 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
2012 Storytelling World Award
Best Children's Books of the Year 2012, Bank Street College
2011 NYPL 100 Books for Reading and Sharing
STARRED REVIEW! "The text is nicely repetitive and includes satisfyingly disgusting nose-blowing effects that children will love. MacDonald's lively retelling of this folktale is bound to fascinate kids; after all, who can resist a tale with a snot-nosed boy?" --Kirkus Reviews starred review
One day, a poor flower seller drops his leftover flowers into the sea as a gift for the Dragon King. What does he get in return? A little snot-nosed boy--with the power to grant wishes! Soon the flower seller is rich, but what will happen if he forgets the meaning of "thank you"? This classic folktale is reimagined with adorable watercolor images, playful text, and an endearing--if snotty--main character.
A magical boy grants a poor flower-seller's every wish until the greedy and ungrateful man grows tired of the boy's unpleasant behavior and sends him away.