Description
A spirited tale of a small, mythical being who wanders off with the wind - inspired by ancient Chinese poetry and rendered in exquisite silk paintings.
Inspired by a classical Chinese poem by Song Yu, Take a Walk With the Wind dives into the world of the treelings, tiny beings that live in China's ancient mountain forests. If a primeval forest is left alone and not damaged or disturbed for at least several hundred years, it will spontaneously create one of these tiny, special beings. In this wondrous story of one such creature, Xiong brings a puff of wind to life, sending the treeling's little tangerine cap dancing through the air. Together, the treeling and the wind venture into a dark cave and visit a quiet lake, but the wind makes mischief wherever they go. Xiong is an ink wash artist, writer, and pioneering Chinese illustrator. With soft brushwork on rustling silk paper, Xiong expresses the joys and surprises of new encounters. Those who love Studio Ghibli, Tolkien's Hobbits, and mythical worlds that combine nature and fantasy, will discover a new, classic tale in Take a Walk With the Wind.
About the Author
Xiong Liang is an artist, illustrator, and author from Zhejiang Province, China. His writing includes novels, essays, plays, poems, and children's books as well as a collection of Chinese folk tales. Several of his works have been adapted for animation. Xiong's work has been featured at the Osaka International Children's Literature Museum, the British Museum, and more. In 2017, he won the Chen Bochui Children's Literature Award for Take a Walk With the Wind and in 2018 he was shortlisted for the Hans Christian Andersen Award.
Chloe Garcia Roberts is a poet and translator from Spanish and Chinese. Her translations include poems by Li Shangyin as well as children's books including Feather by Cao Wenxuan and Roger Mello (Elsewhere Editions, 2017) which was named a USBBY Outstanding International Book for 2019.
Reviews
"Take a Walk With the Wind is a kind of apologetic journey, set off by a Treeling being coaxed out of bed when the wind steals his orange cap. He walks with the wind - and floats, tumbles, flies, and goes spelunking with it - and also spends the book saying sorry to animals whose peace has been disturbed . . . Liang pencils gorgeous nature drawings with watercolor impressions that are like the wind themselves. White cranes on overcast-eggshell and slate-gray ground under treebark bears in midnight caves; hunter-green fronds over placid, sea green waters; a command of the style-as-nature." - Luke Steere, Youth Services Book Review, starred review
"Xiong takes inspiration from Guo Zhong Chan's Memories of Xiang Zhou to spin this evocative, nature-centered story about a mythical miniature being . . . Active verbs describe the swirling chaos provoked by every encounter, while delicate paintings depict cranes getting twisted up, monkeys clinging to a tree, and more . . . Meditative depictions of the fanciful relationship cast an atmospheric spell." - Publishers Weekly
"Soft brushstrokes and ink wash illustrations follow a creature from Chinese folklore on a blustery adventure in this mythical tale. Inspired by a classical Chinese poem of the same name, the book follows a young Treeling . . . who is awoken and dragged on an adventure by the mischievous wind. The wind builds, disturbing the forest and its creatures until the Treeling puts its foot down, and the pair walk gently home, content with the day's adventure." -Foreward Reviews
Book Information
ISBN 9781962770262
Author Xiong Liang
Format Hardback
Page Count 54
Imprint Elsewhere Editions
Publisher Archipelago Books
Inspired by a classical Chinese poem by Song Yu, Take a Walk With the Wind dives into the world of the treelings, tiny beings that live in China's ancient mountain forests. If a primeval forest is left alone and not damaged or disturbed for at least several hundred years, it will spontaneously create one of these tiny, special beings. In this wondrous story of one such creature, Xiong brings a puff of wind to life, sending the treeling's little tangerine cap dancing through the air. Together, the treeling and the wind venture into a dark cave and visit a quiet lake, but the wind makes mischief wherever they go. Xiong is an ink wash artist, writer, and pioneering Chinese illustrator. With soft brushwork on rustling silk paper, Xiong expresses the joys and surprises of new encounters. Those who love Studio Ghibli, Tolkien's Hobbits, and mythical worlds that combine nature and fantasy, will discover a new, classic tale in Take a Walk With the Wind.
About the Author
Xiong Liang is an artist, illustrator, and author from Zhejiang Province, China. His writing includes novels, essays, plays, poems, and children's books as well as a collection of Chinese folk tales. Several of his works have been adapted for animation. Xiong's work has been featured at the Osaka International Children's Literature Museum, the British Museum, and more. In 2017, he won the Chen Bochui Children's Literature Award for Take a Walk With the Wind and in 2018 he was shortlisted for the Hans Christian Andersen Award.
Chloe Garcia Roberts is a poet and translator from Spanish and Chinese. Her translations include poems by Li Shangyin as well as children's books including Feather by Cao Wenxuan and Roger Mello (Elsewhere Editions, 2017) which was named a USBBY Outstanding International Book for 2019.
Reviews
"Take a Walk With the Wind is a kind of apologetic journey, set off by a Treeling being coaxed out of bed when the wind steals his orange cap. He walks with the wind - and floats, tumbles, flies, and goes spelunking with it - and also spends the book saying sorry to animals whose peace has been disturbed . . . Liang pencils gorgeous nature drawings with watercolor impressions that are like the wind themselves. White cranes on overcast-eggshell and slate-gray ground under treebark bears in midnight caves; hunter-green fronds over placid, sea green waters; a command of the style-as-nature." - Luke Steere, Youth Services Book Review, starred review
"Xiong takes inspiration from Guo Zhong Chan's Memories of Xiang Zhou to spin this evocative, nature-centered story about a mythical miniature being . . . Active verbs describe the swirling chaos provoked by every encounter, while delicate paintings depict cranes getting twisted up, monkeys clinging to a tree, and more . . . Meditative depictions of the fanciful relationship cast an atmospheric spell." - Publishers Weekly
"Soft brushstrokes and ink wash illustrations follow a creature from Chinese folklore on a blustery adventure in this mythical tale. Inspired by a classical Chinese poem of the same name, the book follows a young Treeling . . . who is awoken and dragged on an adventure by the mischievous wind. The wind builds, disturbing the forest and its creatures until the Treeling puts its foot down, and the pair walk gently home, content with the day's adventure." -Foreward Reviews
Book Information
ISBN 9781962770262
Author Xiong Liang
Format Hardback
Page Count 54
Imprint Elsewhere Editions
Publisher Archipelago Books
