{"product_id":"take-a-walk-with-the-wind-isbn-9781962770262","title":"Take a Walk with the Wind","description":"\u003cb\u003eA spirited tale of a small, mythical being who wanders off with the wind – inspired by ancient Chinese poetry and rendered in exquisite silk paintings.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eInspired by a classical Chinese poem by Song Yu, \u003ci\u003eTake a Walk With the Wind \u003c\/i\u003edives 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 \u003ci\u003eTake a Walk With the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e.\"[Xiong Liang] tends to work in the medium of traditional folk art, nursery rhymes, and Buddhist stories, putting a magical twist on them so that they feel new . . . In this story the wind can be a rushing, petulant, surging force . . . The ultimate feel of the book is very much in the vein of \u003ci\u003eAlice in Wonderland \u003c\/i\u003eand Studio Ghibli while remaining as inviting as something like \u003ci\u003eThe Snowy Day\u003c\/i\u003e.\" —Betsy Bird, \u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e's A Fuse 8 Blog\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"On each spread, Xiong’s paintings introduce the reader t o animals that are swept up by the wind’s might. Bending bird legs, flapping wings, a pony’s wild mane, boulders and stones all quiver and fly in the wind’s wake. Xiong’s illustrations are full of movement and spontaneity, Emma Raddatz [of Elsewhere Editions] added, but are simultaneously precise and intimate . . . “He really captures both of these states, and evokes the feeling of being in a natural world that both quiets and overwhelms.” —Pooja Makhijani, \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Liang’s story gives the wind a voice of its own . . . urging the Treeling to wake up, keep up, and come along for the ride. Even the textures of the story speak of wind: soft washes of ink on rustling silk paper that ripples, ruffles, and wrinkles . . . This is a book that will leave kids wanting to take a walk with the wind, and maybe keep an eye out for the Treelings hiding nearby.\" —Hongyu Jasmine, \u003ci\u003eWorld Kid Lit\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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 (a childlike being that springs from undisturbed ancient forests) 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.\" —Danielle Ballantyne, \u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eTake a Walk With the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eYouth Services Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Xiong takes inspiration from Guo Zhong Chan’s \u003ci\u003eMemories of Xiang Zhou\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\" — \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003eXiong Liang \u003c\/b\u003eis 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 \u003ci\u003eTake a Walk With the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e and in 2018 he was shortlisted for the Hans Christian Andersen Award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eChloe Garcia Roberts\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and translator from Spanish and Chinese. Her translations include poems by Li Shangyin as well as children’s books including \u003ci\u003eFeather\u003c\/i\u003e by Cao Wenxuan and Roger Mello (Elsewhere Editions, 2017) which was named a USBBY Outstanding International Book for 2019.","brand":"Elsewhere Editions","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233601892581,"sku":"NP9781962770262","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781962770262.jpg?v=1767737725","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/take-a-walk-with-the-wind-isbn-9781962770262","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}