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Chin Yu Min and the Ginger Cat
iMary GrandPr#233;#8217;s debut picture book returns!p/i* #8220;HIN YU MIN is nearly done in by her own haughtiness after she spurns the kindness of her neighbors. Encountering a cat catching fish with a graceful flick of its tail, she eagerly offers the creature a home in exchange for food. Complacent once again, the old woman rudely dismisses a beggar, giving him nothing...more
Hardcover, 32 pages
Published
February 16th 1993
by Knopf Books for Young Readers
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Story and illustrations are well-done. I always like a tale with a goor moral.
Chin Yu Min is newly widowed, but doesn't appreciate the kindnesses of her neighbours, and alienates herself. When a wise, talking ginger cat comes into her life and saves her from loneliness and starvation, she feels her life is complete and her independence justified. When the cat disappears one day, this haughty, snobby woman has to learn how to unbend and seek help.
The illustrations were a beautiful pairing with this folktale. My girls and I really liked this story.of a woman who learns she...more
The illustrations were a beautiful pairing with this folktale. My girls and I really liked this story.of a woman who learns she...more
A wonderful book on friendship, and appreciating everything.
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