The Magic Paintbrush

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Registered office address: Office 6 HQ Business Centre | 237 Union Street | Plymouth | PL1 3HQ | UK. Julia Donaldson has written some of the world's best-loved children's books, including modern classics The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, which together have sold over 25 million copies worldwide and have been translated into over one hundred languages. In The Magic Paintbrush, Julia Donaldson's brilliant verse combines with beautiful illustrations from Joel Stewart, creator of The Adventures Abney and Teal , to bring vibrant life to a traditional tale of how a little girl's integrity can withstand the corruption of power and greed. In The Magic Paintbrush, Julia Donaldson's vibrant verse and Joel Stewart's beautiful illustrations bring fresh life to a traditional tale of how a little girl's integrity can withstand the corruption of power and greed. This was one of the stories included my show “The Gruffalo, the Witch and the Warthog” which we performed at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2018 and took to a few other theatres.

The big difference is that the main character is now female and so is easier for her to identify with. The Magic Paintbrush is a traditional Chinese folktale, dealing with themes of justice and integrity. With her magic paintbrush, Shen can paint steaming pots full of fish and oysters to feed the hungry people in her village, but when the evil emperor hears of her gift he commands Shen to paint gold for him instead. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.JD has stamped her distinctive rhythm into making this re-telling a very atmospheric book of how a little girl's life changes when she is given a magic brush which turns anything she paints into real life. She was the UK Children’s Laureate 2011–13 and has been honoured with a CBE for Services to Literature. I went to China Town in Manchester and purchased a real coolie hat some simple books with Chinese letter to copy.

It tells the story of Shen who receives a magical paintbrush with instructions to paint for the poor as the paintings come to life. With her magic paintbrush, Shen can paint steaming pots full of fish and oysters to feed the hungry people in her village, but when the evil emperor hears of her gift, he commands Shen to paint gold for him instead.We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. With her magic paintbrush, Shen can paint steaming pots full of fish and oysters to feed the hungry people in her village.

It is a story of a girl who is gifted a magic paintbrush and made to promise that she will always only paint for the poor. Clever book with wonderful problem solving skills shown and a delightful tale of a little girl with a moral task to complete. I have used this book for two different topics (China and Traditional Tales) with two different year 2 classes and all have been captured by it. Her other books include The Hospital Dog illustrated by Sara Ogilvie, The Christmas Pine illustrated by Victoria Sandøy and the hugely successful What the Ladybird Heard adventures illustrated by Lydia Monks.

This edition features a stunning redesigned cover, making it a must-have addition to the bookshelves of all Donaldson fans – big and small!