A graphic novel version of a few Chinese folktales. Nicely done. ( )

Beautiful graphics but the storytelling is a bit confusing - perhaps it's just my cultural expectations but the story seemed somewhat esoteric... ( )

Pan-Gu is the Chinese folk tale version of the creation story. When Pan-Gu becomes lonely, he sculpts the world out of an egg in hopes that others like him would come. This story was drawn out into 3 pages, when it could have easily been told in one. The art kept to traditional Chinese cultural artwork, and was very beautiful. It had a lot of text that was very small so it’s hard to know what age group this was intended for. The Silk Tapestry is the traditional story of an impoverished elderly woman’s search for paradise. This sad tale was the longest story in the book. This cautionary tale is about the plight of Chinese women and how they are often mistreated and undervalued in Chinese society. It could also be a tale warning young people, to treat the elderly with respect. This extremely simple story could be read to any child of any age to teach them about empathy. Children begin reading this on their own at about 8 years old. The artwork is lovely, and I really enjoyed this story. Sausage-boy and his magic brush is about a boy with a magical paintbrush. This Chinese tale has a moral of always obtaining things in an honest way so it is good for kids of all ages. The artwork follows the beautiful, traditional Chinese art, from the other two stories. Out of all 3 of the stories in the book this was my favourite. Unlike many western tales, the moral of the story is subtle. Overall I found these folk tales to be mediocre. They weren't the best folk tales I’d ever seen, but they did the job they were intended to do.