Peng's vase : a Chinese folktale / illustrated by Paolo Proietti ; retold by Angus & Michael Yuen-Killick.
Material type:
TextSummary language: English Original language: Italian Publisher: Brooklyn : Red Comet Press, 2023Copyright date: ©2023Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations; 30 cmContent type: - text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781636550466
- 1636550460
- Vaso di Peng. English
| Item type | Home library | Collection | Shelving location | 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 Picturebook | New | PROIETTI PAOLO | Available | 33111011245350 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
★ "Elegantly and economically retold . . . with lustrous illustrations . " -STARRED REVIEW, Shelf Awareness
Young Peng shows courage and honesty when brought before the emperor of China in this retelling of a classic folktale from China.
The old childless emperor gives a challenge to the children of the city to determine who will become his heir. He gathers them together, and gives them a task; take one seed each, plant it and return in one year to show the flowers that each has grown. Little Peng is determined to do his best, but despite planting and tending the seed, he fails to grow a flower. But Peng brings a flower of different kind to his meeting with the emperor, one that just might win him the challenge.
A new retelling of this classic Chinese folktale, brought to new generations of children through the exquisite illustrations by Paolo Proietti.
"First published as Il vase di peng, illustrations by Paolo Proietti, ©2021 La Marherita edizioni, Cornaredo (Milan), Italy"--title page verso.
"Once upon a time there was an old Chinese emperor who gave children seeds to grow to see who would bring him the most beautiful flower."-- Front jacket flap.