Chinese Fables: The Dragon Slayer and Other Timeless Tales of Wisdom

Nunes, Shiho S.

ISBN 10: 0804841527 / ISBN 13: 9780804841528

Published by Tuttle Publishing (edition Hardcover with Jacket), 2013

With dust jacket. It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting. Seller Inventory # 0804841527-11-1-29

Synopsis:

**Winner of the 2014 Aesop Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature**

**Winner of the 2013 Gelett Burgess Children's Book Award for Fables, Folklore & Fairytales**

**2014 Creative Child Magazine Book of the Year Award Winner**

For thousands of years, Chinese storytellers have delighted listeners with stories about the value of virtues like honesty, respect, courage and self-reliance. Chinese Fables collects nineteen of these fantastic tales, some of them dating back to the third century BCE, and retells them in contemporary English for a modern audience.

Each of these stories offers a nugget of ancient folk wisdom and shares aspects of Chinese culture and lore. All of the tales express the foibles and wisdom of human experience with great humor and affection. And although the lessons are universal, the wit and flavor are uniquely Chinese.

Beautifully illustrated by a master Chinese artist using a patchwork of ancient tones and textures, with a deft touch of humor, this book will give great joy to children and adults alike.

Chinese children's stories include:

• The Practical Bride
• Stealing the Bell
• Kwan Yin, the Goddess of Mercy
• Cooking the Duck
• Scaring the Tigers
• The Dragon Slayer

About the Author: Shiho Nunes is a passionate educator who has authored Hawaiian culture-based novels for young adults, as well as The Shishu Ladies of Hilo: Japanese Embroidery in Hawaii. She lives in berkley, California.

born and raised in Singapore, Lak-Khee Tay-Audouard is the illustrator of several children's books, among them Monkey: The Classic Chinese Adventure Tale, Singapore Children's Favorite Stories, and Adventures of the Treasure Fleet. The mother of two grown children, she and her husband live in France.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Chinese Fables: The Dragon Slayer and Other ...
Publisher: Tuttle Publishing (edition Hardcover with Jacket)
Publication Date: 2013
Binding: Hardcover
Illustrator: Tay-Audouard, Lak-Khee
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
Edition: Hardcover with Jacket.