This book stems from a child back in Ancient China learning calligraphy. However, he was no ordinary calligrapher. His imagination helped him create masterpiece after masterpiece and he became so good at painting that his paintings became real. The artwork is truly wonderful and the story is about a real artist named Wu Daozi who lived and painted during the T'ang Dynasty. A wonderful addition to any collection. I did like the illustrations, which were rich in a calligraphy style. I found the text weak in comparison, both the writing and the actual typesetting, which was small and hard to read in the dim light of bedtime. I do enjoy stories of cultural art forms, and there are a growing number of picture books about Chinese calligraphy, I would check this book out again to do a homeschooling unit with others, but not a again for a stand alone story.
Do You like book Brush Of The Gods (2013)?
The story of Wu Daozi, a Chinese Painter. Great illustrations in this biography/legend.
—unyc
A fantastical biography of an ancient Chinese painter.
—weddings
A unique story with creativity, magic and art.
—maria11
