The Magic Brush

Combining a heartwarming family story, a magical adventure, and amultilingual primer on Chinese language, “The MagicBrush” tells the story of Jasmine, a young girl who learnsChinese calligraphy from her Agong, or grandfather. As Jasmine learnshow to paint the characters for dragon, fish, horse, friend, and more, she and Agong are magically transported to the wondrous world they arecreating. But when Agong passes away, Jasmine must find a way for theirspecial paintings to live on. Could her baby brother Tai-Tai be thekey? “The Magic Brush,” beautifully rendered intraditional cut-paper, is perfect for young readers and their parentsto share, steeped in Chinese traditions and full of magical adventure.