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The Magic Paintbrush

The Magic Paintbrush

by Laurence Yep and Suling Wang
Hardback
Publication Date: 31/03/2000

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When Steve grasped the painting, it tingled againsthis fingertips. He felf as if he had rubbed his shoes fast over a carpet. And the tingling spread his whole hand. "What'sgoing on?" he asked, scared.

From the moment Grandfathergives Steve a magic paintbrush that grants wishes, life in Chinatown will never be the same.

Steve can scarcely believe it. With his new paintbrush, everything he paints becomes real. Now he, Grandfather, and Uncle Fong can wish for anything their hearts desire. Steve's painting sends Uncle Fong back in time to the village of his childhood. Grandfather meets the legendary Lady on the Moon. Steve wonders if the magic paintbrush can bring his parents back. But when their greedy landlord, Mr. Pang, tries to use the magic paintbrush to make his wish come true, the three realize the paintbrush has its own agenda. Laurence Yep once again expertly weaves the spirit of magic and a contemporary San Francisco Chinatown setting in a whimsical novel that explores how the powerof memory and love help alleviate loss.

Steve can scarcely believe it. With his new paintbrush, everything he paints becomes real. Now he, Grandfather, and Uncle Fong can wish for anything their hearts desire. Steve's painting sends Uncle Fong back in time to the village of his childhood. Grandfather meets the legendary Lady on the Moon. Steve wonders if the magic paintbrush can bring his parents back. But when their greedy landlord, Mr. Pang, tries to use the magic pa

ISBN:
9780060282004
9780060282004
Category:
Fantasy & magical realism (Children's / Teenage)
Format:
Hardback
Publication Date:
31-03-2000
Publisher:
HarperCollins Publishers
Country of origin:
United States
Dimensions (mm):
209.55x139.7x13.46mm
Weight:
0.26kg
Laurence Yep

Laurence Yep is the acclaimed author of more than sixty books for young people and a winner of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award. His illustrious list of novels includes the Newbery Honor Books Dragonwings and Dragon's Gate; The Earth Dragon Awakes: The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, a Texas Bluebonnet Award nominee; and The Dragon's Child: A Story of Angel Island, which he cowrote with his niece, Dr. Kathleen S. Yep, and was named a New York Public Library's "One Hundred Titles for Reading and Sharing" and a Bank Street College of Education Best Children's Book.Mr. Yep grew up in San Francisco, where he was born. He attended Marquette University, graduated from the University of California at Santa Cruz, and received his PhD from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He lives in Pacific Grove, California, with his wife, the writer Joanne Ryder.

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