A collection of Chinese tales never before available in English retells nine wise stories based on authentic sources, including three-hundred-year old novels, actual historical figures and events, and a Chinese opera.
"Reading "The Ch'i-lin Purse is like holding a wondrous jewel in the palm of your hand." --Jay O'Callahan, storyteller
"Filled with warmth, kindness, and the true human spirit. Everyone will be touched by the characters of these stories." --"Voice of Youth Advocates
"A professional storyteller, Fang uses the tales she heard, read, and loved as a child in Shanghai. Now she has written down nine of those stories whose origins are legends, novels, and operas hundreds of years old. Dramatic, humorous, and touching by turns, the stories often concern difficulties overcome by characters who are kind or clever, or both...A fine, flavorful collection." --Starred, "Booklist
"Reading "The Ch'i-lin Purse "is like holding a wondrous jewel in the palm of your hand." --Jay O'Callahan, storyteller
"Filled with warmth, kindness, and the true human spirit. Everyone will be touched by the characters of these stories." --"Voice of Youth Advocates"
"A professional storyteller, Fang uses the tales she heard, read, and loved as a child in Shanghai. Now she has written down nine of those stories whose origins are legends, novels, and operas hundreds of years old. Dramatic, humorous, and touching by turns, the stories often concern difficulties overcome by characters who are kind or clever, or both...A fine, flavorful collection." --Starred, "Booklist"
Reading "The Ch'i-lin Purse "is like holding a wondrous jewel in the palm of your hand. "Jay O'Callahan, storyteller"
Filled with warmth, kindness, and the true human spirit. Everyone will be touched by the characters of these stories. "Voice of Youth Advocates"
A professional storyteller, Fang uses the tales she heard, read, and loved as a child in Shanghai. Now she has written down nine of those stories whose origins are legends, novels, and operas hundreds of years old. Dramatic, humorous, and touching by turns, the stories often concern difficulties overcome by characters who are kind or clever, or both...A fine, flavorful collection. "Starred, Booklist""
"Reading The Ch'i-lin Purse is like holding a wondrous jewel in the palm of your hand." --Jay O'Callahan, storyteller
"Filled with warmth, kindness, and the true human spirit. Everyone will be touched by the characters of these stories." --Voice of Youth Advocates
"A professional storyteller, Fang uses the tales she heard, read, and loved as a child in Shanghai. Now she has written down nine of those stories whose origins are legends, novels, and operas hundreds of years old. Dramatic, humorous, and touching by turns, the stories often concern difficulties overcome by characters who are kind or clever, or both...A fine, flavorful collection." --Starred, Booklist
