Told with beauty and grace, this Cinderella story from Ai-Ling Louie is brought vividly to life by Caldecott Medal-winner Ed Young's soft, glowing illustrations.
Half-starved and overworked by her stepmother, Yeh-Shen's only friend is a fish with golden eyes. When the stepmother kills the fish for dinner, poor Yeh-Shen is left with only the bones. But the bones are filled with a powerful spirit. When Ye-Shen is forbidden to attend the annual spring Festival, the spirit grants her a gown of azure blue and delicate golden slippers. That night, everyone marvels at the beautiful, mysterious young woman at the ball.
"Misty, jewel-like illustrations evoke the mythic past in this Chinese Cinderella story." -Publishers Weekly
| ISBN: | 9780399209000 |
| Publication date: | 5th November 1982 |
| Author: | AiLing Louie, Ed Young |
| Publisher: | Philomel Books an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 32 pages |
| Genres: |
Traditional Tales People / Places Children’s / Teenage fiction: General, modern and contemporary fiction Fantasy / Magical |