A very pretty new arrival today, in the form of a lovely collaboration between the very talented Jane Yolen and the equally talented Ed Young.
The Emperor and the Kite
Jane Yolen, illustrated by Ed Young
ISBN: 9780399214998
Young's colorful and precise "papercut" artwork counterpoints Yolen's savvy and streamlined phrasing.
This is in the form of a Chinese fable, but I don't know if it actually is. I do know that this particular story is older, and this is a newly-released edition with updated (and absolutely stunning) artwork.
Our Emperor has strong and able sons, and they are like the suns in the sky. He also has beautiful and proper daughters, and they are like the moons in the night. He has (but has pretty much forgotten) one final small girl child, who is young and small and quiet. When hardship falls upon the Emperor, his lauded sons and beloved daughters weep and mourn for his dire fate (from a safe distance, of course), but the youngest actually gets up and does something for him.
Sweet and pat, of course, but that's a fable for you.
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