The Umbrella Queen / Shirin Yim Bridges ; illustrations by Taeeun Yoo.
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TextPublication details: New York : Greenwillow Books, c2008.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 v. : col. ill. ; 26 cmISBN: - 0060750405 (trade bdg.)
- 0060750413 (lib. bdg.)
- 9780060750404 (trade bdg.)
- 9780060750411 (lib. bdg.)
| 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 Picturebook | Bridges, Shirin Yim | Available | 33111004992109 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
When Noot is finally allowed to paint umbrellas like the other women and girls in her village, she secretly hopes that she might be chosen as this year's Umbrella Queen. Carefully, she creates serene flowers and butterflies exactly as she has seen her mother and grandmother do for years.
But soon her imagination takes over, and Noot finds herself straying from the old patterns, to the dismay of her family, who depend on the traditionally painted umbrellas for their livelihood.
Her parents tell her she must go back to the old designs and Noot obeys, knowing that the King is coming soon to name the one who has painted the most beautiful umbrella. After all, the King would never choose a queen who breaks from tradition . . . would he
In a village in Thailand where everyone makes umbrellas, young Noot dreams of painting the most beautiful one and leading the annual parade as Umbrella Queen, but her unconventional designs displease her parents.