Illustrator: Paolo Proietti
Adapted by Angus & Michael Yuen-Killick
$18.99
28 pages • Hardcover • Ages 4-8 • 8.25” x 11.5" • ISBN: 978-1-63655-046-6
Young Peng shows courage and honesty when brought before the emperor of China in this retelling of a classic folktale from China.
The old childless emperor gives a challenge to the children of the city to determine who will become his heir. He gathers them together, and gives them a task; take one seed each, plant it and return in one year to show the flowers that each has grown. Little Peng is determined to do his best, but despite planting and tending the seed, he fails to grow a flower. But Peng brings a flower of different kind to his meeting with the emperor, one that just might win him the challenge.
A new retelling of this classic Chinese folktale, brought to new generations of children through the exquisite illustrations by Paolo Proietti.
Peng’s Vase:
A Chinese Folktale
Paolo Proietti
Paolo Proietti was born in Rome in 1986. Passionate about manga and anime since childhood, he attended the art school and a course in graphics and visual communication at the International School of Comics in Rome. Only after a few years he became passionate about reading for children and in 2016 he won the Scarpetta d ’oro Award with his illustration. Since 2018 he has worked with several publishing houses. He has already published seven picture books. Paolo’s greatest source of inspiration are the works of Hayao Miyazaki, one of the most accomplished filmmakers in the history of animation.