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“Teachers and parents looking for
simple stories set in China will find this offers a unique
view of a Chinese village as seen through the eyes of a stone
lion of great dignity and quiet charm.”—Booklist
In a small Chinese village a stone-carved
lion sits and watches as a guardian spirit and holder of the
villagers’ collective memory. Older people stop, stroking
his head to remember the past and children walk by knowing
he watches over them to keep them safe. Whimsical illustrations
and inventive visual perspectives depict the lion’s
expressions as he recounts his memories of the villagers over
the years in daylight and evening and in the changing of the
seasons.
Kim Xiong was born in
Zhejiang Province, China, and currently resides in Beijing.
In China, Xiong is renowned for his poetry-prose, as well
as his paintings. Xiong's study of Chinese painting dates
back to his childhood. The images in Xiong's books, formed
primarily from line and ink gradation, produce a powerfully
emotive effect. Drawing from traditional Chinese art, Xiong's
works retain a distinctive quality.
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