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A girl’s integrity battles an evil emperor’s greed with art.

The Magic Paintbrush

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  • Paperback

    32 pages

  • Release Date

    10 January 2017

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Summary

With her magic paintbrush, Shen can paint steaming pots full of fish and oysters to feed the hungry people in her village, but when the evil emperor hears of her gift he commands Shen to paint gold for him instead. She is determined to keep her promise to paint only for the poor, but how can she match the emperor’s mighty power?

In The Magic Paintbrush, Julia Donaldson’s vibrant verse and Joel Stewart’s beautiful illustrations bring vibrant life to a traditional tale of how a little g…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781509830466
ISBN-10:1509830464
Author:Julia Donaldson, Joel Stewart
Publisher:Pan Macmillan
Imprint:Macmillan Children's Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:32
Release Date:10 January 2017
Weight:184g
Dimensions:3mm x 225mm x 280mm
Audience Age:3-6
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The Magic Paintbrush by Julia Donaldson - ISBN: 9781509830466
225 × 280 mm
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Critics Review

Beautifully illustrated… and wonderful to read aloud

Beautifully illustrated … and wonderful to read aloud * The Daily Telegraph *

About The Author

Julia Donaldson

Julia Donaldson is the outrageously talented, prize-winning author of the world’s best-loved picture books, and was the 2011-2013 UK Children’s Laureate. Her books include Tyrannosaurus Drip, What the Ladybird Heard and the modern classic The Gruffalo, which has sold over 13.5 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over seventy languages. Julia also writes fiction as well as poems, plays and songs and her brilliant live children’s shows are always in demand. Julia and her husband Malcolm divide their time between Sussex and Edinburgh.

Joel Stewart grew up in Sheffield. He graduated from Falmouth College of Arts with a first class degree and won the Macmillan Prize for children’s picture book illustration in 2000. Since then he has published over 20 books and illustrated for authors such as Julia Donaldson, Carol Ann Duffy and Michael Rosen. He is also the creator and director of the hit children’s TV series, The Adventures of Abney and Teal.

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