by Marjorie Flack
Genre: Animals / China / Family / Runaway Year Published: 1933 Year Read: 1993 Publisher: Grosset & Dunlap I actually first heard about his story years ago on a Weston Woods video. “The Story of Ping” is a Chinese story by Marjorie Flack and Kurt Wiese about how a young and beautiful d...
3.5 stars
3.5 stars
One of my favorite books from childhood...
This didn't live up to my childhood memories. I still love the art, but I didn't like the story. I didn't remember Ping almost ending up on a dinner plate, and I didn't like that plot point now. LOL - it was too scary for me, now that I am an adult!
Gosh I loved this book as a child. But sometimes you revisit a childhood classic and it isn't quite what you remember. But I can happily say Ping is just as good as I remember. The story has a perfect balance of sadness, anxiety and joy. There's also a good message here - Ping gets separated from...
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