The Boy from the Dragon Palace
Sachiko Yoshikawa
(Illustrator)
Description
2012 Storytelling World Award
Best Children's Books of the Year 2012, Bank Street College
2011 NYPL 100 Books for Reading and Sharing
STARRED REVIEW! "The text is nicely repetitive and includes satisfyingly disgusting nose-blowing effects that children will love. MacDonald's lively retelling of this folktale is bound to fascinate kids; after all, who can resist a tale with a snot-nosed boy?"--Kirkus Reviews starred review
One day, a poor flower seller drops his leftover flowers into the sea as a gift for the Dragon King. What does he get in return? A little snot-nosed boy--with the power to grant wishes! Soon the flower seller is rich, but what will happen if he forgets the meaning of "thank you"? This classic folktale is reimagined with adorable watercolor images, playful text, and an endearing--if snotty--main character.
Product Details
| Publisher | Albert Whitman & Company |
| Publish Date | September 01, 2018 |
| Pages | 32 |
| Language | English |
| Type |  Paperback / softback |
| EAN/UPC | 9780807575147 |
| Dimensions | 8.3 X 10.5 X 0.1 inches | 0.3 pounds |
About the Author
Margaret Read MacDonald is a children's librarian turned storyteller who travels the world sharing tales. Her many picture book retellings include The Boy from the Dragon Palace, Little Rooster's Diamond Button, and Mabela the Clever. When not traveling, she lives near Seattle, Washington.
Sachiko Yoshikawa moved to the United States from Japan in 1988 to study art. She has illustrated numerous books for young readers, such as Beach is to Fun (named Best Children's book of the Year by the Bank Street College of Education) and What is Science? (a finalist in the Children's Science Picture Book category of the 2007 SB&F Prize).
Reviews
2012 Storytelling World Award
Best Children's Books of the Year 2012, Bank Street College
2011 NYPL 100 Books for Reading and Sharing
"A sure-fire hit with primary grades, this would be a lighthearted source of discussion of when enough is enough."--The Horn Book Magazine
"Children, predictably, will enjoy the boy's snuffling of nose and slurping of soup. Parents will like the parable against greed. And despite the tale's ick factor, Yoshikawa's drawings are lovely and adorable."--The New York TImes
"MacDonald's retelling of this Japanese folktale is lyrical and the illustrations are lush and a feast for the eyes."--Library Media Connection
"MacDonald's version of this Japanese folktale offers minor grossness and big laughs, with a moral tossed in; Yoshikawa's digitally enhanced watercolors, correspondingly, go for humor over elegance...Perhaps, the tale suggests, even great wealth is not free of annoyances."--Publishers Weekly
"The author's choice of words, her syntax, and timing give the story an easy, natural flow...The simplicity of both the text and the illustrations makes this an excellent choice for storytimes and sharing one-on-one."--School Library Journal
"There is some real child appeal in the boy's wish granting, particularly as it involves an elaborate ritual wherein he wipes his snotty nose first on one sleeve, then the other, then blows 'HNNNK! HNNNK! HNNNK!, ' and those sharing the story aloud will have a particularly good time with this routine."--The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books
STARRED REVIEW! "The text is nicely repetitive and includes satisfyingly disgusting nose-blowing effects that children will love. MacDonald's lively retelling of this folktale is bound to fascinate kids; after all, who can resist a tale with a snot-nosed boy?"--Kirkus Reviews starred review
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