Full name: Grandfather Tang's Story: A Tale Told With Tangrams

Author: Ann Tompert Year: 1990 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Children, Picture books Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780517885581

This folktale told using ancient Chinese puzzles and watercolor illustrations has been beloved for over twenty-five years and is the perfect addition to your Father's Day reading list! When Little Soo asks for a story, Grandfather Tang arranges the tangram pieces and two magic fox fairies spring to life. The foxes change shapes as quick as a wink, from rabbits to dogs to squirrels and geese. But their game turns dangerous when a hunter raises his bow. . . . Originally published in 1990, Grandfather Tang's Story will continue to delight new readers as the wonder of the tangram puzzle--and an endearing game between a grandfather and his granddaughter--reveals a story of magic, clever animals, and, ultimately, true friendship. An NCSS-CBC Notable Children's Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies An NCTE Notable Children's Trade Book in the Language Arts "Ingenious." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books Similar books: A Cloak For The Dreamer by Aileen Friedman The Warlord's Puzzle by Virginia Pilegard What's Your Angle, Pythagoras? by Julie Ellis The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle Anno's Magic Seeds by Mitsumasa Anno Where Is Baby's Belly Button? by Karen Katz Love from The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle Mummy Math by Cindy Neuschwander How to Babysit a Grandma by Jean Reagan Peek-A Who? by Nina Laden Guess How Much I Love You by Sam McBratney Sir Cumference and the First Round Table by Cindy Neuschwander Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey Flotsam by David Wiesner On the Night You Were Born by Nancy Tillman WHO MOVED MY CHEESE? for Kids by Spencer Johnson Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco Frozen by Victoria Saxon Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena I Am Enough by Grace Byers