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Title: The Lost Horse: A Chinese Folktale by Ed Young, Tracey Adams ISBN: 0-15-201016-5 Publisher: Silver Whistle Pub. Date: 15 April, 1998 Format: School & Library Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.00

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Average Customer Rating: 4.33 (3 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: A good story for everyone
Comment: I really liked this story. It is about how sometimes things that seem bad are really good and things that seem good are really bad.

Everyone should read this book.

Rating: 4
Summary: Good story and sweeping artwork
Comment: Efficient text, coupled with sweeping illustrations, saturate this Chinese tale of happenstance and fortuosity. Sai is a wise man living in Northern China. Having few possessions, he takes things as they happen, for better or for worse. When his valued horse gets lost, he believes it may not be a bad thing; the horse then returns with a mare. Sai finds harmony in taking the bad with the good.

Young's artwork is portrayed in subdued oils that radiate with a chalk-like appearance. Soft hues fade into another, giving an impressionistic view of the Gobi Desert. The art is often too relaxed at times; on a few pages, the texture of the canvas is plainly visible. However, tinges of life in China hundreds of years ago take form for an indelible rendering. Display this recommended book with other Chinese folk tale picture books during Chinese New Year. Although targeted for 4-6 year olds, children up to age 8 will also enjoy this book.

Rating: 4
Summary: CLEAR, CONCISE AND DELIGHTFUL TALE
Comment: I found this Ed Young retelling of the traditional folktale quite simply a delight. The pictures are soft and have a mystical quality. The text is simple and concise on each page and the tale has a humor and lesson that even first graders will appreciate. The addition of the puppets is sure to delight those children who like to pursue a story farther than a shared reading with Teacher and class.

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