NU DANG AND HIS KITE

Jacqueline Ayer | Enchanted Lion, USA | 40pp | 10 x 7 ¾ inches

“In a sunny, sleepy place halfway around the world in Siam, on the banks of a long brown river, there once lived a little boy whose name was Nu Dang.” Thus begins this enchanting story about a small boy who loves his kite more than anything else. But sorrow arrives one windy day, when the string slips from his hand and his kite disappears! But rather than sinking into gloominess, Nu Dang sets out to find his kite. In his small boat he paddles down the long brown river, asking the sweet-cakes vendor, the pork butcher, the cloth merchant – all the people he meets – if they have seen his kite. But nobody has seen it, so he finally makes his way home, where a joyous surprise awaits him. Other title available: « The paper- flower tree »

Rights sold: French language