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The Story of Ink and Water
By Li Qingye, Chun Zhang (Translator), Peilong Liang (Illustrator)
The Story of Ink and Water. Li Qingye. Translated by Chun Zhang. Illustrated by Peilong Liang. Balestier Press, 2018. Originally published in China in 2013. ISBN 9781911221074. 36 p. (Ages 3 and up+).
An imaginative exploration of Chinese painting from a child’s perspective. We meet Water Girl, Brush Boy and Ink Boy, who discover that if they work as a team, they can create beautiful paintings. Former nursery school teacher Li Qingye weaves into the text details about traditional Chinese ink painting, which are complemented by the masterful ink paintings by illustrator Peilong Liang, which themselves are examples of the techniques described. Liang is an award-winning illustrator. [dj]