The Weaving of a Dream (Picture Puffins)
by Marilee Heyer
List Price:
Our Price: $4.02
You Save: $3.97 (50%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $0.01 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Marilee HeyerEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1989-10-01
ISBN: 0140505288
Number of pages: 32
Publisher: Puffin
Book Reviews of The Weaving of a Dream (Picture Puffins)
Book Review: Lovely folktale with gorgeous Illustrations!
Summary: 5 Stars
I first read this book whilst in elementary school, about 7 or 8 or so. I have spent time since then trying to find the book, which I finally did last week. So of course, I picked it up.
The story itself is a retelling of a Chinese folktale about an old widow who weaves beautiful tapestries and sells them. She has three sons, and they help out by chopping firewood and selling it. While she's in town one day, she sees a magnificent painting that has everything she's ever wanted in it, so despite her better judgement, she buys the painting. Her youngest son suggests that she weave the painting into a tapestry, which she does for three years, and finally, at its completion, a great wind steals the tapestry away. The old widow, now on her deathbed because fo the loss of the tapestry, sends out her three sons one at a time to retrieve it for her.
I'm not giving a full summary only because I feel like it will ruin the story for anyone interested in it. The author, Marilee Heyer, beautifully retells this tale but what makes her retelling so compelling are her illustrations. These are full of rich color and detail, and textured so that everything looks more real. The story itself is only a few pages long, but I would highly recommend at least reading this to your children or grandchildren if they are interested in folktales, or even if they enjoy fantasy stories (and especially if they love pictures!)
One last thing...there's obviously something in this short tale that captivated me, since I read this story at first as a child and have been searching for it for the past 6 or 7 years...and I'm 25 now. Honestly, pick this book up and give it a look, you won't regret it.
Summary of The Weaving of a Dream (Picture Puffins)
Heyer retells an engrossing Chinese folktale about an old woman who weaves exquisite brocades. Full-color illustrations.Anthologies Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Anthologies Books
Blue Johnby Berlie Doherty
Puffin; Published: 2003-05-01; Paperback; Book
Dear Mili : An Old Taleby Wilhelm K. Grimm
Puffin Books; Published: 1989; Paperback; Book
The Golden God: Apollo (Greek Myths)by Doris Gates
Puffin; Published: 1983-08-25; Paperback; Book
Best price: $106.96
Terry Jones' Fairy Tales (Puffin Books)by Terry Jones
Puffin; Published: 1986-09-02; Paperback; Book
Price in other shops:
English Fairy Talesby Joseph Jacobs
Puffin; Published: 1972-03-30; Paperback; Book
Price in other shops:
The Saga of Darren Shan Box Set (Saga of Darren Shan)by Darren Shan
HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks; Published: 2007-10-01; Paperback; Book
Rani and the Three Treasures: Chapter Book (Disney Fairies)HarperCollinsChildren'sBooks; Published: 2007-04-02; Paperback; Book
Fairy Tales: Aladdin, Snow White, The Emperor's New Clothes, Beauty and the Beast, Pinocchio, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Cinderella and Sleeping BeautyCollins Audio; Published: 1994-12-08; Audio Cassette; Book
Rumpelstiltskin: Story of Rumpelstiltskinby Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm
Collins Audio; Published: 1992-08-20; Paperback; Book
Rumpelstiltskinby Brothers Grimm
Puffin Books; Puffin; Published: 1996-09-01; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.38
Price in other shops:
Similar Books and other products
Pegasusby Marianna Mayer
HarperCollins; Published: 1998-04-24; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $10.17
Price in other shops:
Sleeping Beautyby Mahlon F. Craft
Books; SeaStar Books / Chronicle Books; Published: 2002-09-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $10.34
Price in other shops:
Cinderellaby K. Y. Craft
Chronicle Books; Published: 2000-08-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $8.65
Price in other shops:
Saint George and the Dragonby Margaret Hodges
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; Published: 1990-09-04; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.49
Price in other shops:
Red Butterfly: How a Princess Smuggled the Secret of Silk Out of Chinaby Deborah Noyes
Candlewick; Published: 2007-10-09; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $6.60
Price in other shops:
Fire on the Mountain (Aladdin Picture Books)by Jane Kurtz
Aladdin; Published: 1998-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.00
Price in other shops:
The Dragon Prince: A Chinese Beauty & the Beast Taleby Laurence Yep
HarperCollins; Published: 1999-01-09; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.98
Price in other shops:
Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from Chinaby Ai-Ling Louie
Puffin Books; Puffin; Published: 1996-05-07; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.05
Price in other shops:
The Silk Princess (Picture Book)by Charles Santore
Random House Books for Young Readers; Published: 2007-12-26; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $10.93
Price in other shops:
The Ch'i-lin Purse: A Collection of Ancient Chinese Stories (Sunburst Book)by Linda Fang
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR); Published: 1997-09-30; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.46
Price in other shops: