Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China [Paperback]

Told with beauty and grace, this Cinderella story from Ai-Ling Louie is brought vividly to life by Caldecott Medal-winner Ed Young’s soft, glowing illustrations.

Half-starved and overworked by her stepmother, Yeh-Shen’s only friend is a fish with golden eyes. When the stepmother kills the fish for dinner, poor Yeh-Shen is left with only the bones. But the bones are filled with a powerful spirit. When Ye-Shen is forbidden to attend the annual spring Festival, the spirit grants her a gown of azure blue and delicate golden slippers. That night, everyone marvels at the beautiful, mysterious young woman at the ball.

“Misty, jewel-like illustrations evoke the mythic past in this Chinese Cinderella story.” —Publishers WeeklyAn ALA Notable Book
An IRA-CBC Children’s Choice Book
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year

Misty, jewel-like illustrations evoke the mythic past in this Chinese Cinderella story. —Publishers Weekly

Has a misty dreamlike air. A worthwhile addition to picture-book collections. —Booklist 

''The artist's work ... has been executed with chromatic splendor—a unique combination of brilliance and restraint. —The Horn Book 

Every library will be enriched by it. —School Library Journal
Born in New York City, AI-LING LOUIE graduated from Sarah Lawrence College and received her graduate degree from Wheelock College. After teaching school near Boston, she returned to the New York area, moving to New Jersey. The tale of Yeh-Shen hlÃu