The Weaving of a Dream - Hardcover

Heyer, Marilee

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670805556 ISBN 13: 9780670805556

Publisher: Viking Juvenile, 1986

Synopsis

Stunning full-color illustrations complement this classic Chinese folktale about a widow who creates a magnificent brocade of a glorious palace, only to lose her creation when the wind spirits carry it off

About this title

About the Author:

Marilee Heyer lives in California. She earned her B.A. at the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles and continued her art studies at the San Francisco Institute of Art. To learn more, visit her website at marileeheyer.com.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 3 Up The Chinese legend of "The Chuang Brocade" is faithfully retold in a volume of exquisite beauty. The story is of a widow who supports her three sons by selling her finely crafted brocades. At the market one day she trades her work for a painting of a lovely palace. Obsessed with the beauty of the scene, she spends three full years copying the painting in a brocade, only to have it snatched away by a wind upon its completion. As she lies grieving, her youngest son, after the two elder ones succumb to greed, searches for the brocade in a quest that leads through fire and ice to a fairy palace on a mountain top. Heyer's 15 illustrations show a masterful artistic technique. From the silken threads of the sumptuous brocade to the tiniest wrinkles in a hand, the photographic realism of a silver necklace, the touchable softness of a fur cuff, the intricate perfection of an Oriental pattern and the fine hairs of a butterfly's wings, each painting offers an experience of sensuous delight. Small red woodcut-like squares featuring animals and birds from the paintings (meant to resemble chops) are placed on each white page of text, adding to the book's attractiveness. Heyer's skillful retelling of the ancient legend and her magnificent illustrations combine to form a book of astonishing beauty. Susan Scheps, Bertram Woods Library, Shaker Heights, Ohio
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About this edition

• Publisher: Viking Juvenile
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0670805556
• ISBN 13: 9780670805556
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 32