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Demi's fine line and watercolor drawings are full of elaborate details which will entice readers to look and look again.” ― School Library Journal “The perennially popular story of Ma Liang and his magic paintbrush is here made into an attractive picture book.

“Beautiful full-color illustrations portray this ancient Chinese folktale in which Liang's wit helps him thwart a greedy emperor's plan.” ― Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies Delicate shades of gold and blue contrast with fiery scarlets in surpassingly beautiful and authentic pictures showing strange happenings when a poor beggar boy, Liang, receives a magic paintbrush.” ― Publishers Weekly “Demi's telling matches her art in fantastic effects in her new book, a tale suggested by an ancient Chinese legend. Born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, she lives in Carnation, Washington. Among the mediums she works in are serigraph, watercolor, mobile, collage, and textile design.ĭemi is the author and illustrator of many children's books, including Firebird, Buddha, The Dalai Lama and The Dragon's Tale. Shen, however, is determined to only paint food. Me-Lin drew that fish down to the last silvery scale. The Magic Paintbrush When the greedy emperor hears about Shens magic brush, all he can think about is gold.

She has received several art awards, including a Fulbright Scholarship to study in India, and her diverse range of work has been exhibited from coast to coast and even abroad. There was clear lake where a silvery fish swam just below the surface. Starting from 4th January we will be using The Magic Paintbrush by Julia Donaldson as our key text during English lessons. Demi has traveled and studied art throughout the world.
