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Dragon Flower

Dragon Flower

by Chen Jiang Hong, translated from the French by Alyson Waters

$19.95
$19.95
Ages 5–8 Asian Literature Children's Literature French Literature
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For months, Mae and her parents have been traveling across the country in search of a magic flower. Mae’s mother is ill, and this rare flower is the only thing that can save her, but it grows in a secret place, guarded by dragons. Mae vows to herself that she will find the flower and save her mother. One night she wakes to a vision of light that beckons her to follow, but does she have the courage to face the dragons?

A new book by the talented author and illustrator Chen Jiang Hong, Dragon Flower is a strikingly illustrated story of bravery, compassion, and kindness that young readers will want to turn to again and again. A wonderful companion piece to Chen Jiang Hong’s The Tiger Prince, also published by NYRB.

Additional Book Information

Series: NYRB Kids
ISBN: 9781681379531
Pages: 48
Publication Date:

Praise

[Dragon Flower] has all the paradoxical richness and simplicity of a fairy tale....Young readers will cheer for the doughty girl, who braves the razored depths to haul the baby dragon to safety in this satisfying, sumptuously illustrated fable.
—Meghan Cox Gurdon, Wall Street Journal

Chen... combines feathered, watercolor-like landscapes and tightly drawn renderings of human and dragon characters across a gray and green landscape—which resolve into clear blue skies as both girl and monster save each other.
—Publishers Weekly

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