Celebrate the Chinese tradition of storytelling with this enchanting volume of fairytales. Taken from all over China and spanning centuries of folklore, these stories reflect the culture of an ancient, exotic land. Children will delight to hear such magical tales as 'The Red Pearls', 'Lover Cloud' and 'The Invisible Bird'. There are emperors and dragons, princes and princesses, kings, wizards, fairies and more...

Beautifully illustrated by awardwinning artist LeUyen Pham, this treasury of eighteen classic Chinese stories is certain to become a favourite for bedtime reading.

This collection of fairytales comes from one of the largest countries in the world, China. As a matter of fact, China is so large that her name in Chinese (中国) means 'Middle Kingdom', for the people of China once believed their country was the centre of the world. In this book you will find fairytales and stories taken from all across this great land, spanning an equally great length of time. For just as China is a large country, it is also a very old civilisation. Two stories in particular, 'Cowherd and Weaving Girl' and the 'The Legend of Lady White Snake', are well over 1500 years old. Yet they are still well-known stories today. 'Cowherd and Weaving Girl' is remembered every Chinese Valentine's Day, and many tourists still visit West Lake Pagoda in Zhenjiang and read about Lady White Snake. In this collection of fairytales you'll find only one version of these wonderful stories, but keep in mind that many versions of each story exist. After all, they have been retold, rewritten and revised through countless generations, so things are bound to change a little.

COWHERD AND WEAVING GIRL 

'DOOR, OPEN TONIGHT!' 

THE INVISIBLE BIRD

THE MAGIC GOURD

How THE RATS FOUND THEIR SON-IN-LAW

THE DEER FAIRY

LOVER CLOUD 

THE TAOIST AT LAO SHAN 

AGUDENGBA AND THE MERCHANT 

THE RED PEARLS 

ZHAO SHU TUN AND THE KINGDOM OF PEACOCKS

PANHU. THE DRAGON DOG 

ASHIMA

CHINESE NEW YEAR 

THE TALE OF AILIPU AND SAINAIMU 

WARRIOR GUNAGAN AND THE SAND DEVIL

THE TALE OF ALl MOUNTAIN

THE LEGEND OF LADY WHITE SNAKE