The Dragon Lover: And Other Chinese Proverbs by Yong-Sheng Xuan has been reviewed in Multicultural Review:
"Collections of proverbs that offer insight into the life force of another culture are not a new idea. Recently, quite a number of picture books have appeared featuring a small handful of proverbs with lavish illustrations as the main attraction.
Carefully documented from ancient sources. The Dragon Lover contains five little stories, each of which explains a common proverb or saying. A lazy farmer sees a rabbit happen to kill itself running into a stump, and he spends the rest of his time waiting for another unlucky rabbit. A musician realizes that he must adapt his music to his audience. A quarreling pair ends by both losing the game. An old horse proves useful in his wisdom. A man infatuated with dragons proves afraid of the actual item.
The attractive and unusual illustrations are actually paper cuts, enlivened with color and sometimes placed against a textured background. The delicate and intricate art of the paper cut is a highly admired and ancient art in China. Those in this book reflect both great technical skill and creativity. "
"Collections of proverbs that offer insight into the life force of another culture are not a new idea. Recently, quite a number of picture books have appeared featuring a small handful of proverbs with lavish illustrations as the main attraction.
Carefully documented from ancient sources. The Dragon Lover contains five little stories, each of which explains a common proverb or saying. A lazy farmer sees a rabbit happen to kill itself running into a stump, and he spends the rest of his time waiting for another unlucky rabbit. A musician realizes that he must adapt his music to his audience. A quarreling pair ends by both losing the game. An old horse proves useful in his wisdom. A man infatuated with dragons proves afraid of the actual item.
The attractive and unusual illustrations are actually paper cuts, enlivened with color and sometimes placed against a textured background. The delicate and intricate art of the paper cut is a highly admired and ancient art in China. Those in this book reflect both great technical skill and creativity. "
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