The Magic Paintbrush

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With her magic paintbrush, Shen can paint steaming pots full of fish and oysters to feed the hungry people in her village. I am a retired Infant Teacher and I first came across this story published as a Ladybird book, and my pupils always enjoyed it. This edition features a stunning redesigned cover, making it a must-have addition to the bookshelves of all Donaldson fans – big and small! Julia Donaldson is the outrageously talented, prize-winning author of some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child , which together have sold over 17 million copies worldwide, and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures. The children create their own dragon-like monsters through playing Mix and Match Monsters and record ideas by drawing and labelling a diagram.

In this ten-session Writing Root, which we suggest will take 3 weeks to cover, the children discover a magic paintbrush and are asked what they would paint with it. I now have a 5 year old grand-daughter who is half Chinese, so I was delighted to find this Julia Donaldson version, especially as she is a big fan of the author. The story is based on a traditional Chinese tale which has been retold many times across Asia and it is probably one of the most popular stories passed on from generation to generation.Complimented by beautiful water colour illustrations which brings out the purity of the underlying message, the story gently builds up to a dramatic climax. In The Magic Paintbrush, Julia Donaldson's brilliant verse combines with beautiful illustrations from Joel Stewart, creator of The Adventures Abney and Teal , to bring vibrant life to a traditional tale of how a little girl's integrity can withstand the corruption of power and greed. The beautiful illustrations and naturally rhyming text make for an interesting and imagination grabbing book.

With her magic paintbrush, Shen can paint steaming pots full of fish and oysters to feed the hungry people in her village, but when the evil emperor hears of her gift he commands Shen to paint gold for him instead. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Must see if can find the Chinese brushes 5 in the box and the children loved to pretend they were magic and talk about what they would paint. Clever book with wonderful problem solving skills shown and a delightful tale of a little girl with a moral task to complete.She is determined to keep her promise to paint only for the poor, but how can she match the emperor's mighty power? The Magic Paintbrush is a traditional Chinese folktale, dealing with themes of justice and integrity. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

She was the UK Children’s Laureate 2011–13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature. It can also be a springboard to explore Chinese culture and celebrations for children, particularly Chinese New Year and the Chinese Zodiac. Julia Donaldson has written some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, which together have sold over 25 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over one hundred languages.Registered office address: Office 6 HQ Business Centre | 237 Union Street | Plymouth | PL1 3HQ | UK. In The Magic Paintbrush, Julia Donaldson's vibrant verse and Joel Stewart's beautiful illustrations bring fresh life to a traditional tale of how a little girl's integrity can withstand the corruption of power and greed. JD has stamped her distinctive rhythm into making this re-telling a very atmospheric book of how a little girl's life changes when she is given a magic brush which turns anything she paints into real life. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice.

With her magic paintbrush, Shen can paint steaming pots full of fish and oysters to feed the hungry people in her village, but when the evil emperor hears of her gift, he commands Shen to paint gold for him instead. As well as writing and illustrating wonderfully quirky books, Joel is a keen banjo player and adores comic strips. Further books illustrated by Axel include Room on the Broom, Stick Man, Zog and The Smeds and the Smoos – all of which have been made into much-loved animated films by Magic Light Pictures. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. This edition features a stunning redesigned cover, making it a must-have addition to the bookshelves of all Donaldson fans - big and small!When the evil emperor commands Shen to paint gold for him, she is determined to keep her promise to paint only for the poor. In The Magic Paintbrush, Julia Donaldson's brilliant verse combines with beautiful illustrations from Joel Stewart, creator of The Adventures Abney and Teal, to bring vibrant life to a traditional tale of how a little girl's integrity can withstand the corruption of power and greed. An enchanting tale told in catchy rhyming verses true to JD style, this story will capture the imagination of children and grown ups. I have used this book for two different topics (China and Traditional Tales) with two different year 2 classes and all have been captured by it.