Synopsis
Language:Chinese.HardCover. Pub Date: 2014-7-1 Pages: 32 Publisher: Children's Press. a frustrated Hebei magpie in a casual surprise. and began to hoard a variety of items. until it nests and twigs together with all fall together. In getting a group of friendly mice and a squirrel rescue. finally understand the less is more truth. This is a 4 years old and above for all to see in the picture book. Text concise. beautifully illustrated. both Shangjian fun. but also worth pondering the meaning. Those who prefer to keep their children buy toys. as well as those of adults over the pursuit of materialism. maybe you can see his shadow this book. Some critics said it was an about greed and materialism cautionary tale. Authors by a magpie to map those people obsessed with material and excessive consumption. but also teased overproduction. waste pollution in today's society. Magpie's...
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About the Author
I. C. Springman is a small-house person in a McMansion-loving world. She lives as simply as possible with one husband, three dogs, and too many books somewhere down south. More was written for her grandsons, Mason and Jack, with the hope that one day there will be enough for all.
Brian Lies is the award-winning author and/or illustrator of more than two dozen children's books, including his New York Times best-selling bat books (Bats at the Beach, Bats at the Library, and Bats at the Ballgame). He lives in Massachusetts with his wife, daughter, and two cats, and battles clutter in his garage, basement, and studio.
Review
". . . [a] delightful, sparsely-worded book. . ." Wall Street Journal, March 10, 2012
". . .lavishly illustrated. . ." New York Times, May 13, 2012"innovative and spare. . . [with] breathtaking illustrations." The Guardian (UK)
"Dramatic paintings add depth and foreboding to a lesson about excessive materialism."--Kirkus
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