num_pages: 32
description: Told with beauty and grace, this Cinderella story from Ai-Ling Louie is brought vividly to life by Caldecott Medal-winner Ed Young’s soft, glowing illustrations.Half-starved and overworked by her stepmother, Yeh-Shen’s only friend is a fish with golden eyes. When the stepmother kills the fish for dinner, poor Yeh-Shen is left with only the bones. But the bones are filled with a powerful spirit. When Ye-Shen is forbidden to attend the annual spring Festival, the spirit grants her a gown of azure blue and delicate golden slippers. That night, everyone marvels at the beautiful, mysterious young woman at the ball.“Misty, jewel-like illustrations evoke the mythic past in this Chinese Cinderella story.” — Publishers Weekly
language: English
title: Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China
titlecomplete: Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China
genres: Childrens, Cinderella, Asia, Picture Books, Fiction, Folklore, Fairy Tales, Cultural, Fantasy, China
ratings_count: 2816
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
category: Picture Book (Honor)
publisher: Philomel Books