Born in New York City, AI-LING LOUIE graduated from Sarah Lawrence
College and received her graduate degree from Wheelock College.
After teaching school near Boston, she returned to the New York
area, moving to New Jersey. The tale of Yeh-Shen had been told in
her family for three generations when, to her surprise, a research
trail led Ms. Louie to the Cinderella of her grandmother's story as
recorded in an ancient Chinese manuscript, which is reproduced in
this book. Further research confirmed that the story had been told
in China since the days of the T'ang dynasty (618-907 A.D.),
whereas the earliest known European version is an Italian tale
dating from 1634.
ED YOUNG was born in Tientsin, China, grew up in Shanghai, and came
to the United States when he was in his late teens. A graduate of
the University of Illinois and the Los Angeles Art Center, he has
illustrated many beautiful books for young people, among them The
Emperor and the Kite, a Coldecott Honor Book (written by Jane
Yolen); Chinese Mother Goose Rhymes (translated by Robert Wyndham);
The Terrible Mung Gwama- A Chinese Folktale; Bo Rabbit Smart for
True- Folktales from the Gullah (by Priscilla Jaquith); and High on
a Hill- A Book of Chinese Riddles. The artwork for Yeh-Shen was
more than two years in the making, and Mr. Young made two trips to
China to do his careful research into the traditional costumes and
customs of the people in the area in which this tale is set.
An ALA Notable Book
An IRA-CBC Children’s Choice Book
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year
"Misty, jewel-like illustrations evoke the mythic past in this
Chinese Cinderella story." —Publishers Weekly
"Has a misty dreamlike air. A worthwhile addition to picture-book
collections." —Booklist
''The artist's work ... has been executed with chromatic splendor—a
unique combination of brilliance and restraint." —The Horn
Book
"Every library will be enriched by it." —School Library Journal
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