The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing

Trottier Maxine

ISBN 10: 0916291669 / ISBN 13: 9780916291662

Published by Stoddard, 1995

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Signed With A Long Personal Note By Al Van Mil. Eddie Has A Passion For Kite Flying But Cannot Afford To Buy A Kite, And An Old Man He Knows Has A Dream To Write Poetry But Cannot Find A Way To Do It, But Together, With The Help Of Eddie's Kind Spirit And Imagination, They Are Finally Able To Reach Their Unattainable Goals. Signed By Illustrator.books are NOT signed. We will state signed at the description section. we confirm they are signed via email or stated in the description box. - Specializing in academic, collectiblle and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us. Seller Inventory # 4016

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Tiny Kite of Eddie Wing

Publisher: Stoddard

Publication Date: 1995

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Mil, Al Van; Van Mil, Al

Condition: Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Signed: Signed by Illustrator(s)

Edition: First Edition Signed By the Illu.

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Synopsis:

Eddie has a passion for kite flying but cannot afford to buy a kite, and an old man he knows has a dream to write poetry but cannot find a way to do it, but together, with the help of Eddie's kind spirit and imagination, they are finally able to reach their unattainable goals.

Reviews:

PreSchool-K-Eddie's family is too poor to afford a real kite, so the boy pretends to fly an imaginary one. When he catches the attention of Old Chan, the prosperous patron of the annual kite festival, the man rewards Eddie's use of imagination by giving him the real thing. The story is pleasant but uninvolving, and most of the illustrations are rather flat. The writing is serviceable, but, like the pictures, lacks any movement or life. For more successful books about imagination, try Bursik's Amelia's Fantastic Flight (Holt, 1992) or Chris Demarest's My Blue Boat (Harcourt, 1995).
Christine A. Moesch, Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, NY
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Ages 4^-7. Eddie Wing's family is poor, so even though he dreams of silk kites, he cannot buy even a paper one. Each year, Old Chan devises a new and exciting kite-flying contest for the children in the neighborhood. This year, he decides to give a prize for the smallest kite. The day of the contest, children fly "tiny jewels of silk and paper," while Eddie must fly his imaginary kite. A girl wins the prize, but Old Chan has noticed Eddie, and he gives him a packet full of materials with which to make a kite. Later, the elderly man writes a poem about a boy who flies a tiny kite of dreams. The story is sweet and moving, and though some of the characters are stiffly posed, the oil paintings have energy. Oddly, kites are never really the focus of the pictures. Only in the endpapers do the patterns and shapes of kites fly free. Ilene Cooper