Tofu Ling and the Carp Banner

by Rosanna I. Strbík Porter, Lynda Clark Porter (Illustrator)

Overview

While preparing for Tango No Sekku, Boys' Festival, and TaeKwonDo tournament Tofu offers to help his injured grandfather. While helping his grandfather, he learns about the importance of virtues.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780615627779
Publisher:	Raisykinder Publishing
Publication date:	08/18/2009
Series:	Tofu Ling , #2
Pages:	40
Product dimensions:	11.00(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.10(d)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Rosanna began her professional writing career as the author of ten Rand McNally’s Social Studies programs for grades 4th through 12th grade. Patrick Riley at Rand McNally wrote, “Rosanna has the ability to take complex educational concepts and covert them into understandable terms. She enhances the translation with interesting, useful applications for use in the classroom. Her work has been well received by educators across Ohio and the United States.”
Her children’s literature book series are the Tofu Ling books: Tofu Ling, Tofu Ling and the Carp Banner, Tofu Ling and the Angel, and Tofu Ling Sets Sail; The Chronicles of Princess Naughty books: Dancing Princesses, Explorers’ Club, Magic, Magic, Everywhere; The S.O.S Boys mystery chapter books: Mystery on Orcas Island, Espionage at One Hundred Fathoms, the Secret of the City of Gold, and Mystery or Mischief; and the Compass Rosie series. Also, an adult historical fiction book entitled The Barbed Wire Rose. The Compass Rosie Travel Series: Compass Rosie Visits Africa, Compass Rosie Visits Machu Picchu, and Compass Rosie Visits Vietnam.
Dr. Gaye Green, Professor and Chair of the Art Department at Western Washington University, wrote, “Her books are a cultural gem that draws the reader in with its charming tales...” Susan Lundberg, Librarian and past member of the American Library Association’s Newbery-Caldecott Committee wrote, “Connect with this utterly enfolding tale which sparks with beauty in symbolism. The layering of lush imagery gives us much too repeatedly explore and incorporate into thought. As a member of the Newberry-Caldecott Committee, we revealed in finding books that spoke to us with strength and imagery. This is one of those.”
Rosanna is the colorization illustrator for “Why Jade was Spayed,” a book that teaches children how to care for their pets and due to be released by Chartreuse Press May 2014.

Editorial Reviews

Connect with this utterly enfolding tale which sparkles with beauty in symbolism! Tofu epitomizes the universal thirst to accomplish and be of value—and the fact that while others may happily join us, the journey is still ours.
The layering of lush imagery gives us much to repeatedly explore and incorporate into thought. As a member of the Newbery-Caldecott Committee, we reveled in finding books that spoke to us with strength and imagery. This is one of those.

Librarian, and past member of the American Library Association's Newbery-Caldecott Committee - Susan Lundberg

A cultural gem, Tofu Ling and the Carp Banner draws you in with its charming morality and holds you mesmerized with its whimsical illustrations. Better described as visual interpretations, the pictures in this book transcend the traditional definition of illustration. Not only do they put pictures to ideas, they take their readers on an additional journey that provides context to the story.We could all learn something from this inspirational book in how to treat our elders with respect.

Western Washington University - Dr. Gaye Leigh Green