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4.33 AVERAGE
4.33 AVERAGE
A wonderfully inventive, beautifully told tale that is both modern in its sensibilities (Minli, our hero, is an adventurous and brave young girl) and ancient in its origins (at the end of the book author Lin gives us a bibliography of the Chinese folktales that inspired her). The writing is spare and graceful, the characters memorable (I loved the Dragon and the happy red-cheeked twins), the illustrations evocative. I think this is a Newbery contender.
A very old-school feeling folk tale. Very relaxing, tidily organized, and warm. Neat and beautiful package of a book!
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
A fanciful tale of adventure that interweaves a quest with Chinese folk tales. I found the structure of this text really interesting and the colorful illustrations were stunning. A great read for kids and adults alike!
adventurous
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
A very lovely fairy-tale like story for elementary schoolers. I loved that this book is all about the power of storytelling, and all the interweaving narratives that came together to have something to do with the main story were really well done. I think this'll be a good kid book club book.
¡Me ha encantado! Al principio me recordaba mucho a 'El mago de Oz' o 'Alicia en el país de las maravillas' pero rápidamente va cogiendo su propio y único estilo.
Está escrito a modo de fábula o cuento tradicional, con un mensaje final precioso y repleto de leyendas chinas reales e inventadas.
Una delicia de historia acompañada de las preciosas ilustraciones que también realizó la autora ♥
Está escrito a modo de fábula o cuento tradicional, con un mensaje final precioso y repleto de leyendas chinas reales e inventadas.
Una delicia de historia acompañada de las preciosas ilustraciones que también realizó la autora ♥