Get Your Hands On The Emperor And The Kite Crafted By Jane Yolen Offered As Digital Edition

so great! A princess so small she is not even noticed, a father who has ignored her, . . all the elements for a classic sort of folk tale about someone small and insignificant doing something amazing, This is a childrens book that expresses the strong ideas of needing to be wanted and loyalty to your family, The author uses a small girl as the main character, The girl is tiny and is often overlooked by everyone in the town even though she is a princess, The only person that acknowledges her is a monk that whispers wise words to her, The rest of the girls siblings are taller and get plenty of recognition, As evil troops invade the land, the siblings flee, but the girl stays as her father is trapped in a tall tower, The girl sends food and drink to her father by use of a kite, Eventually the monk utters words and the girl builds a huge kite to get her father down, After that, the girl lives a very happy life sitting on the throne next to her dad, The author does a great job of expressing the need for love as it was the only thing that made the little girl happy in the end.
The author also illustrates what true loyalty means as the girl does not leave her family behind while her father was in trouble, The book is accompanied by many great illustrations! Overall, this was a great read, This book has the kind of illustrations I wish that I had done, Theyre the type that seem as though theyd be easy and fun to create but that Id never have thought of until I saw them.
Theyre unlike any other art Ive seen the book indicates a papercut technique is used,

This book reminded me a bit of Horton Hears a Who because its about the importance of even the smallest person, but its really an entirely different type of story.
Its a modern fairy tale and its another winner by Jane Yolen, who writes prolifically and has many books so distinct from one another.

This is great! A wonderful Chinese folktale by Jane Yolen, I love that little Djeow Seow doesn't let herself feel small and insignificant even though that's how her family treats her,

Ed Young's illustrations show the work of a true artist, They are simple yet intricate at the same time, They fit the story perfectly and showcase the setting of ancient China yet they mostly only show the characters set on a white background.
How does he do it I would love to know more about his process, This won a Caldecott Honor in, Read this a million times as a kid, after I got it for my birthday from the school principal in kindergarten,

I thought for sure I was in trouble when called to his office, but I wasn't at all sure what I did that I'd be called in for.
After I got to the office with a couple other kids I wanted to read all of the books offered, but I ended up picking this amp loving it!


I didn't remember the name, and couldn't find it in adulthood mom always took my books amp toys even when age appropriate amp left them places or gave them to other kids even when.
I however found it a couple days ago at a LFL, and just read it to myyoungest nieces who both enjoyed it,


Definitely a awesome read! Largely ignored by her own family, Princess Djeow Seow spends her days playing with a kite made from paper and sticks.
But when the Emperor is imprisoned in a high tower, only the Princess can save the day, flying her kite high up into the sky to rescue her father.
A bit like Rudolph, the littlest princess was easy to ignore until she did something no one else could, But that is life, sometimes we do have to prove ourselves, Even though she is little, she is brave and clever and saves the day, Lovely, with a satisfying ending where all are happy with lessons learned, That sounds very pedantic and moralistic, but this really is a story with depth and beauty, This story would appeal to a variety of agelevels, Even very young children will relate to the main character, Djeow Seows position of being small and overlooked, With more advanced agegroups the storys figurative language and deeper meaning could be explored, The story further offers an opportunity to discuss potentially new vocabulary words such as “plotting,” “loyal,” “neglected,” “insignificant,” “unyielding,” “steely,” “billowed,” and “twined, ”

I was surprised by how much I liked this book and felt inspired to consider using it for the basis of an entire unit.
It provides an excellent opportunity to integrate multiple subjects in a fun, creative, and cooperative way, As a class you could explore Chinese culture, the art of Chinese papercuts expanding on what is introduced in the books illustrations and further research original Chinese kites made of silk paper and bamboo and which constitute genuine pieces of art.
Ultimately students could even build and fly their own kites! Such a unit would be perfect in the spring, both because of the ideal kiteflying weather and the fact that Chinese New Year also known as the Spring Festival coincides.


Whether you are an educator or parent, I would encourage you to read this book and explore some of the many paths it introduces.
At the very least, the story is captivating and valuable, and the illustrations beautiful,
Set in ancient China, Little Djeow is the tiny fourth daughter of the Emperor, She is the forgotten one among many brothers and sisters much older and taller, but not as wise as she,

Little Djeow passes the days alone playing with her intricate kites she fashions, Daily, a monk walks past reciting a poem he makes about Djeow and herr kites,

Unrest in the kingdom occurs and her father is kidnapped by evil men, While this tiny daughter is forgotten by her father, she does not forget him, Paying attention to a poem recited by the monk, she understands that she can make a strong kite weaving pieces of her hair into the network.
Grasping the kite, the emperor is freed,

Now, his tiny one sits on a small throne next to him,

I enjoyed the story of the smallest overcoming abandonment and loneliness, still able to love those who pay no attention to her.
Using her talent and intellect, she rescues one who throughout time paid her no mind,

Three/This book is about size, Its not how big or important you really are, but what you actually do as a person, The Emperor hadchildren and Djeow Seow was the smallest, So small, she was ignored by her father as insignificant, She liked to fly kites,

One day the Emperor is kidnapped and a takeover of his kingdom happens, His big children weep and are worthless, but his little daughter is able to rescue him, I love how she does this, Im sure you can guess, The artwork is interesting and fits the story well, I think,

The kids liked the story and thought the kite the girl flew looked like fun, They didnt think it was as great as I did, but they liked that the little girl saved the father, The nephew loves when this happens, He likes to think he can do anything, He gave thisand the niece gave thisstars, She thought it was predictable, She is very smart and figures most stories out, Myyo boys are always captivated by the folk tales from foreign countries, The stakes are high, so the stories stay with them and make them think, The illustrations in this one were dreamy, Weve read a few Jane Yolen books and really enjoy them, This one is set in ancient China when an emperor gets kidnapped and his youngest daughter saves him with a kite, We enjoyed it and I thought it was a great way to introduce a bit of ancient Chinese culture/history through a great story.


Recommend for preschoolers and up due to the length and complexity of the plot Princess Djeow Seow, the smallest daughter of the Emperor of China, is ignored by her family.
She is left to tend herself and spends much of her time flying her precious kite, The only person to show her attention at all is a monk whom she passes each day, The Emperor of China is kidnapped and locked in a tower with no hope of being rescued because his family thinks he is dead.
Only Princess Djeow knows her father is alive, Being a sweet and kind girl, she keeps her father alive by flying food up to him on her kite, She gets a good idea from the monk about how to rescue her father, You will have to read the book to see how amazingly resourceful this little princess truly becomes,

Ed Young's illustrations accompany Jane Yolen's storytelling splendidly, The pictures are based on an intricate traditional Asian papercraft technique, The illustrations support the story and give readers a beautiful flavor of China, While the pictures are colorful, they are elegantly modest in brightness and change mood with the plot, The illustrations are necessary to the story because most children are not familiar with the Chinese culture of this era,

This book won the Caldecott Honor inbecause it is a timeless story with rich Chinese culture, and the combination of masterful storytelling and artwork transport readers to China.
The suggested reading age istoyears old, but I enjoyed it as an adult, A Chinese emperor hadsons anddaughters, The youngest daughter was so small that she got overlooked and wasn't given any responsibilities or love from her family, Every day she flew her kite in the morning and the afternoon, One day, the emperor was kidnapped by some very bad

men, They locked the emperor up in a tower and bricked up the door, When the bad men got back to the city, they told everyone that the emperor had died and started ruling the city themselves, The littlest daughter was the only one who saw what happened, Every day, she flew her kite with a basket of food tied to the tail and delivered it to her father, Eventually, she sent a rope up to him that he could slide down, From that day forward, the emperor never overlooked anyone and made sure everyone got the love they deserved,

Good for preschool and older kid storytimes, Caldecott Honor

Simple yet colorful watercolor line images and with a masterful use of negative space, A nice little story. Caldecott Honor Book

The illustrations in this book are amazing I really like Ed Young, I enjoyed the story and moral and really liked how Djeow Seow cleverly helped her father even though he had ignored her,

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I bought it for a birthday present for a classmate of my son's and read it, The illustrations are beautiful and the story is very sweet, It's not a traditional "princessy" story but hopefully the little girl will like it, The emperor hadstrong sons andstrong daughters who helped him all of whom he thought highly, He also hadtiny little daughter to whom he gave attention, so she played alone flying kites,
One day the emperor was captured and locked away by evil men, Hisolder children sighed and sobbed, but his tiny daughter came up with a plan, using her kites, to help him, Great story and wonderful illustrations, Jane Yolen is a novelist, poet, fantasist, journalist, songwriter, storyteller, folklorist, and childrens book author who has written than three hundred books, Her accolades include the Caldecott Medal, two Nebula Awards, the World Fantasy Award, three Mythopoeic Awards, the Kerlan Award, two Christopher Awards, and six honorary doctorate degrees from colleges and universities in Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Born and raised in New York City, the mother of three and the grandmother of six, Yolen lives in Massachusetts and St, Andrews, Scotland. .