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Sun Wukong is also found in many later stories and adaptations. In the novel, he is a monkey born from a stone who acquires supernatural powers through Taoist practices. After rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a mountain by the Buddha , he later accompanies the monk Tang Sanzang on a journey to retrieve Buddhist sutras from "the West". Sun knows the 72 Earthly transformations , which allow him to transform into various animals and objects; however, he has trouble transforming into other forms, due to the accompanying incomplete transformation of his tail.

Sun Wukong is a skilled fighter, capable of defeating the best warriors of heaven. He knows spells to command wind, part water, conjure protective circles against demons, and freeze humans, demons, and gods alike. One of the most enduring Chinese literary characters, Sun Wukong has a varied background and colorful cultural history. Sun Wukong's origin is from the White Monkey legends from the Chinese Chu kingdom — BC , which revered gibbons and especially white ones. According to the legend, Sun Wukong is born from a magic stone that sits atop the Mountain of Flowers and Fruit.

The stone develops a magic womb, which bursts open one day to produce a stone egg about the size of a ball. When wind blows on the egg, it turns into a stone monkey that can already crawl and walk. He bows to each of the four-quarters. As his eyes move, two beams of golden light shoot toward the Jade palace and startle the Jade Emperor. When he sees the light he orders two of his officers to investigate. They report the stone monkey, and that the light is dying down as the monkey eats and drinks.

The Jade Emperor believes him to be nothing special. On the mountain, the monkey befriends various animals, and joins a group of other monkeys. After playing, the monkeys regularly bathe in a stream. One day, they decide to seek the stream's source, and climb the mountain to a waterfall. They declare that whoever goes through the waterfall, finds the stream's source, and comes out again will become their king.

The stone monkey volunteers and jumps into the waterfall. He finds a large iron bridge over rushing water, across which is a cave. He persuades the other monkeys to jump in also, and they make it into their home. Sun Wukong then reminds them of their prior declaration, so they declare him their king. He takes the throne and calls himself Handsome Monkey King. Sun Wukong establishes himself as a powerful and influential demon.

Upon Sun Wukong's approach, the staff glows to signify it has found its true master. It can change its size, multiply, and fight according to its master's whim. It weighs 13, jin 8. When not wielding the weapon, Sun Wukong shrinks it down to the size of a sewing needle and tucks it behind his ear.

The phoenix -feather cap was one of the treasures of the dragon kings , a circlet of red gold adorned with phoenix feathers. Traditionally it is depicted as a metal circlet with two striped feathers attached to the front, presumably the signature plumage of the fenghuang or Chinese phoenix. Upon his return to the mountain, he demonstrates the new weapon to his followers and draws the attention of other beastly powers, who seek to ally with him.

Sun Wukong then defies Hell's attempt to collect his soul. Instead of reincarnating, he wipes his name out of the Book of Life and Death along with the names of all monkeys known to him.

Hoping that a promotion and a rank amongst the gods will make him more manageable, the Jade Emperor invites Sun Wukong to Heaven. The monkey believes he will receive an honorable place as one of the gods but is instead made the Protector of the Horses to watch over the stables, the lowest job in heaven. The Heavens are forced to recognize his title; however, they again try to put him off as the guardian of the Heavenly Peach Garden.

When he finds that he is excluded from a royal banquet that includes every other important god and goddess, his indignation turns to open defiance. He steals and consumes Xi Wangmu 's Peaches of immortality , Laozi 's pills of longevity, and the Jade Emperor's royal wine, then escapes back to his kingdom in preparation for his rebellion. Sun Wukong later single-handedly defeats the Army of Heaven's , celestial warriors, all 28 constellations, four heavenly kings , and Nezha , and proves himself equal to the best of Heaven's generals, Erlang Shen.

Eventually, through the teamwork of Taoist and Buddhist forces, including the efforts from some of the greatest deities, and then finally by the Bodhisattva of mercy , Guanyin , Sun Wukong is captured. After several failed attempts at execution, Sun Wukong is locked into Laozi's eight-way trigram Crucible to be distilled into an elixir so that Laozi could regain his pills of longevity by samadhi fires.

The Jade Emperor and the authorities of Heaven appeal to the Buddha , who arrives from his temple in the West. Buddha bets that Sun Wukong cannot escape from Buddha's palm. Sun Wukong smugly accepts the bet. He leaps and flies to the end of the world. Seeing nothing but five pillars, Wukong believes he has reached the ends of Heaven.

To prove his trail, he marks the pillars with a phrase declaring himself the great sage equal to heaven and in some versions, urinates on the pillar he signed on. He leaps back and lands in the Buddha's palm. She is an amazing artist. A rabbit checks out a book at the library about wolves, begins reading, and the book comes to life. Spring is Here by Taro Gomi.

In addition, the evocative text describing the change of seasons is a joy to read aloud. His illustrations — a mixture of black and white photographs and colorful cartoon drawings — are fresh and fun.

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An innovative, interactive book that is sure to delight kids. A Birthday for Frances by Russell Hoban. A wonderful story written by a wonderful storyteller. This is a perfect story for toddlers, without a word out of place. My kids love guessing which animal they will see next.

A delightful collection of humorous stories about two best friends. These remarkably pithy stories make my kids and I laugh out loud and contain wonderfully accurate descriptions of imperfect interactions between two true friends. An engaging tale about an old woman who witnesses two miracles while decorating eggs for an Easter festival. Can you whistle, Johanna?

Loreen Leedy has devoted her writing career to creating picture books that introduce kids to a range of challenging topics, from fractions to energy to maps. Leedy has written a handful of nonfiction picture books that are true gems. A giant panda named Stillwater befriends three children and shares three short stories with beautiful messages. Do You Want to be My Friend? I like the rhythm of the book and enjoy reading it aloud.

Most of all, I love the message about being true to yourself and about the value of moving slowly. A simple yet moving story about a young boy who longs to play the trumpet like the trumpeter he hears at the Zig Zag Jazz Club. The illustrations are remarkably varied and incorporate graphic patterns that give readers a sense of jazz music playing behind the text. Lauren Child has a distinctive voice and illustration style. My children cannot get enough of her offbeat stories about brother and sister team, Charlie and Lola.

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A jaunty rhyming book that is very fun to read aloud to toddlers and also great for sharing with kids just learning to read. This story is clearly set in a different era…an era when people dressed up to visit the Public Garden, police officers made phone calls from police booths, and it was natural for dad to go off on an adventure and leave mom to raise the kids. Gail Gibbons has churned out nonfiction books about nearly every topic a kid could want to read about.

A joyful adventure story about a French aerialist Philippe Petit who walked on a tightrope between the World Trade Center towers in From the slough of concept books and predictable storybooks written for children, this suspenseful and unique story sticks out. A moving true story about a girl Ruby who lived in Old China during a time when girls were expected to get married rather than attend university.

Shirin Yim Bridges teamed up with one of my favorite illustrators, Sophie Blackall, and Blackall created beautiful illustrations for this book. In a world of muted greens and yellows, young Ruby, always dressed in red, stands out. A simple story about a child planting a maple tree that is a wonderful choice for celebrating fall leaves. When Amos gets sick, his friends elephant, tortoise, penguin, rhinocerous and owl come to his house to comfort and care for him. The Steads have only begun, but thus far they seem to be at their best when they team up, as they did to create this gem of a book.

A school story about a boy who mistakenly dresses up for crazy hair day on the wrong day. The surprise ending will leave readers feeling warm and fuzzy inside. Oft repeated line from this book: A story about a young Malawi boy who goes to great lengths to collect wire to make a galimoto, a toy vehicle. With industriousness and creativity, the young boy creates an impressive toy. Sasek that introduces readers to famous cities around the world. Sasek is a witty tourguide. This is the picture book that I pull out when the first snowflakes of the season fall.

Uri Shulevitz does a wonderful job of capturing the magic of the first snowfall when you are a child. One of a series of books about two adorable pigs, Toot the adventurer and Puddle the homebody , who are best friends. In all Toot and Puddle books, the two friends are affectionate, picking out thoughtful gifts, writing postcards to eachother, and looking out for each other.

You are my Sunshine , Puddle goes to great lengths to try to cheer up his friend Toot. A collection of five, often-humorous, short stories about two best friends Frog and Toad. Kevin Henkes is great at telling stories that are at once humorous and capture childhood emotions. Are We There Yet? The animals enjoy tea, popcorn, honey nuts and a warm fire, while the bear sleeps through the party. Few stories are more fun to read aloud. A story about a boy Max who, when sent to his room, sails to the land of the wild things and leads a wild ruckus. When Max is ready to return home, he is wecomed back to the comfort of his bedroom where a warm supper is waiting for him.

Grace is a wonderful character — creative, adventurous and thoughtful. A story about a boy who devours books — no really devours books — until he begins to feel sick to his stomach. While the incredible book eating boy loves the knowledge he acquires by eating books, he knows that he must find a better way. These 10 books were recommended most frequently by my book-loving and discerning readers!

Thank you to all of you who participated in our year-end poll. I see a green frog looking at me. Little Owl has fallen from his nest and landed with a whump on the ground. Now he is lost, and his mommy is nowhere to be seen! Together they go on an amazing journey, past icebergs and volcanoes, sharks and penguins, and the little snail feels so small in the vastness of the world.

Click on the bookcover images to read more about these books on Goodreads. Wonderful list, The Giving Tree is a must on every top list, and you could essentially have an entire ranking page devoted to Dr. Thank you so much for these recommendations! Good morning sun, big sun, yellow sun, bright and warm sun, Hello sky… big sky blue sky way up high sky… Hello apple, big apple, red apple, happy snappy juicy apple… Hello frog… stop frog… plog!

Anyone know this book title or where I can purchase it? I have looked online for it everywhere, but to no avail. Anyone remember a book about a boy who bought some gum and it came to life and started forcing him to chew it? He finally had to kill it by sealing it in a jar??? These kids scooped up a bucketful of pond water with a lot of swimming creatures in it, thinking they were all little fish.

The reason I mention this is that the two books have some similar themes. You can see images of the artwork at braintofu. I also am fairly certain that the cat liked to be stroked backwards? The chances are good what your see is a whale. I am searching for a book as well. All her and my grandmother remember is that it was a 4 or 5 story book. Also they think there may have been the gingerbread man story in it as well.

My grandmother said she was pretty sure the cover had pictures from the different stories on it and she thought it was a large book. That is pretty much all the information they can remember. Please please please if you happen to know the title let me know. Thank you very much and God Bless you all!

Maybe it was part of an anthology. I am looking for a book, it is about a woman with many animals and she talks about her life and experiences with these animals. I am have been looking for a magical book from my childhood for over 15 yrs and since my mother has passed I am unable to get any more information about it. The book also came with a little stuffed flashlight. I am trying to find this book for my new grandson. My mother used to read a story about a sick bird.

Some words I remember are… this bird had a cold… put this bird to bed… a pillow beneath his head. Does anyone know what the name of the book might be? I was searching for a book I read in six grade…It was about an unattractive girl that works in an office to take measures to become more attractive.

Nothing like the shallowness of today where people try to make everything better through plastic surgery.

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It was teaching hard work for something you want or need. She also makes a point of buying one piece of good jewelry or a good coat rather than buying many not so good pieces. The cover was upside down or sideways. The illustrations were very bold, busy, abstract yet simple and modern art-esque. It actually kind of introduced me to the idea of modern art. My daughter loves to point out the dogs and birds. It really is a must-have. My grandmother had a book that we loved to hear her read.

The title is lost to us. In the story, the father has gone to war. The family has an old-fashioned car. The mother has a coin purse with all their money in it. The coin purse gets lost, so they have no money. They find seeds and plant them to help have food. Later, they find the goin purse is stuck behind the seat, and a bird has laid her eggs in the little nest she has made in the coin purse. Miss this book so much! My daughter just had a baby and I need to add to her library.

I am looking for a book that has 4 stories. Hi all, I am looking for a short story my grandfather used to read to me in the early s. Here are the few facts I remember:. If anyone can help please comment below. But it so funny as I posted to this website about a year ago asking for help finding the name of this exact book! My grandparents used to read it to me as a child too and I would love to remember what it is.

I have tried general google searches but never been able to find it. If you ever find out would you be so kind as to let me know? Hi I am trying to find a book from my childhood. She gets presents for her birthday, one of which is a torch. She shrinks and ends up in her brother, or cousins, body. She then explores his senses including his eyes. In his eyes there are two different sized men on stools looking through telescopes.

When she finally leaves the body she notices that her cousin maybe brother has two different sized eyes. It is not the magic school bus book and I think it was written in the 80s or early 90s although i can not rule out 70s. I remember it having really cool illustrations and the girl had wild curly red hair and freckles.

That was a tv series, but I saw some pictures of books that look like they were based on it. It sounds like an astonishing book! Hi, around I read a book to my son about a girl who is bored because it is raining. Her mother is looking after her baby so she sends the girl to the shops for some..? On the way she meets her friend jasmine, I think who is going to the cinema.

The girl decides to go too and spends the money she was suppose to go to the shop with. He cannot remember more either.

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I am trying to find two different books. The first is probably from the ss and is about a young deer that runs away from home and is found by his mother before dark. All I can remember is it was a green co ER. The second book was a purple book that was from the s and was about a porcupine and his group of friends which I believe may have included a bear and a rabbit — it was a very lighthearted book that I used to read every time I went to the library as it sat on the piano at the front entrance!

I seem to remember the cover being yellow. Unfortunately, i can only remember 2 stories from it… Story 1 — Naughty brother bears that really like honey, but the parents kept it on the top of the kitchen unit out of reach…so they opened the draws on the unit to use them as steps to reach the honey.. Story 2 — A little girl needs new shoes so she goes shopping with her mum…her mum wanted to buy ordinary coloured shoes…but the little girl insited of having other ones? If anyone could help, Please respond! Hi guys, I was wondering if any one knows about 2 books I want to find the first book has a boat in it carved out of a walnut?

Who uses a upturned umbrella as a boat?

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I was so sure that if I was determined I could find the storybook I remember reading to my older children when they were small. One of the pictures at the beginning is the bear in his cozy plaid pajamas just getting out of bed in his cute cabin with the sun peeping in and I think a bowl of beans in hand. But I do believe it was a golden book. Does this ring a bell for anyone?

One is about people thinking that they are on a nighttime boat trip to Africa, but they end up in a nearby zoo. Can anyone help me? It is about 2 children walking around an English village searchiing for a castle which contains treasure. It is a an interactive book in that at the bottom of each page the reader has to choose on of two or three roads to follow.

The choice determines which page the reader goes to next. The story is cleverly written in that it follows on, no matter which choice is made. The pictures were not in full colour but were very detailed and had things relevant to the story hidden in them. I recall that page 18 was the target page which got the reader into the castle. The book was hard cover about the size of A4. Hey there, looking for two books from my childhood — in my twenties now. The few details I can remember are as follows:.

Book 2 A dog steals a skeletons bone, and the ghost of the man chases the dog all over trying to retrieve his stolen leg… Mr. McGreeby was the mans name, or something of the like.

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Wondering if you could help me please. It was possibly something else but was quite ugly or misshapen? I seem to remember it as an elephant though? Whose job it was to push up the crocuses in the spring.

It had very detailed pictures and a fairly lengthy text. I think it was from outside US , probably the UK. A story that is about bubble gum and sqaure shaped bubble, a machine maybe that makes giant bubbles and a child 2nd. A monster race where the smallest monster wins? At least competes with the bigger monsters. They use like big wheels. A story about monkeys a brother and sister at least who make paintings…. Thank you so much!!!!!

I have been trying to remember and find the book that had the story about the littlest monster who wanted to ride a motorcycle for ages years now. We had it growing up, but after my mom died, well,a lot of things are gone. I appreciate you wanting to find it as well, Anna, and your help knowing what book we were looking for and sharing the titles of the duology, Mama Squirrel.

I am looking for a book where an old lady felt bad for the all the animals in the winter and decided to bring them all inside her house for the winter. The cover was brown and showed all the animals inside the house and the pages had pictures on them. Some of my new favorites, not as well know books to read to my children: I always give the kids bubble gum at school when I read to them The Storytelling Princess Thanks Everyone for the other great suggestions.

I have already ordered a few online. It shows animals going to sleep in different venues forest, desert are 2 I definitely recall , and then people going to sleep in a village. I know it was definitely a color. It was about a girl who was considered weird by her class. I remember one part where the most affluent girl in the class was bested for the first time in an art contest because Violet if that is indeed her name had more skill with five crayons than the other girl did with twenty or something. It was beautiful and I really want to know what it was, if anyone knows please tell me!

All I remember about it is a picture of a little girl in a little car driving all her dolls. Hi, I am looking for a book I read about 30 years ago, in my tweens….. I know it also features a teetotal gardener. The main thing I remember in the story is that it features 4 ghosts, or spirits, of children who passed away young and were siblings.

I remember a chapter about the time when a marble was rolled across the floor and was stopped and rolled back to the living child in the house. I really really want to know what the name of this book is. It seems to me that the book would have been quite popular, because I remember my teacher reading it in class, too. I really hope someone will help i forgot to leave my email address on the site, so that I will be contacted in case someone remembers and leaves a reply.

There are several books in the series. I really hope someone will help. I recall the picture of the house with the windows open and children in the open windows, and flowers blooming all around the house, with snow in the background. It was summer all year. I would love to know the name of the book. So one time there really is a spider and no one Comes to help her. If any one could help me remember or find this book it would be very very much appreciated.

Does anyone know or remember this story? It would mean a great deal to me if I could find out the name. I think I am looking for the exact same book as you! It holds a lot of fond memories from my childhood and I would like to get it for my niece. Did you ever manage to find out the name of the book? It was about a snake and a bird and the colours of the snake were transfered to the bird in thanks for its help of rescue.

In the end the colours were returned. The only part that I can remember is when a bunch of barnyard animals go to a party at night. Does anybody have any idea of what it could be. Does anyone know about a book in which a cub or a tiger discovers that there is a leak in his house? He does so and has a party, inviting all the friends he went to go live with.

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I definitely have read that book to my son, now 17…. Anyone out there know this story?? Two little girls go to find him and he ends up living in the same town as them and the girls go see him with a new baby. One girl asked him if that was his only child and he said yes. Does anyone remember this? Her name was Balooky?

I am trying to remember the title of a book I used to read to my son who is now It was about a little girl who either took a penguin home from a field trip she was on or he followed her home and she tried to keep him. She realized after a while she could not do it and he would have to go. She gave him either a hat or a scarf and later on TV she saw a group of penguins and 1 was wearing her exact hat or scarf and she knew it was him!

I would love to buy it again as a special gift for my son. Penguin and Pinecone by Salina Yoon sounds similar to this, but not quite the same.

Give it a look. Great book about friendships that have to change but love still exists from afar. In this school someone the girl or a teacher twists anagram twists? One of my all time favorites! Was it the McDuff books by Rosemary Wells? She also wrote and illustrated the Max and Ruby series which might be where you are getting the Max from? There is a picture book that I read to my daughter a long time ago. It was about a dog, a white west highland terrier I think , who got lost and ended up being taken in by a couple.

The illustrations were gorgeous and the dog was particularly endearing. There were a few books with the same dog, one in which the couple had a baby and another one in which he gets lost. In this one, an old woman on a motorcycle helps him to find his way home. He barks to indicate which way to turn on which streets. If anyone recognizes this book from my brief description I would really appreciate hearing from you. Does anyone remember a book about a boy who wants to go to a costume party but is too poor to buy a costume?

And all the kids in the village give him a piece of their costume. And he sews all the pieces together to make a beautiful multi-colored costume. I would appreciate if anyone could help me. Thanks to you and everyone who gave their list of favorites. I just started using Goodreads this year, mainly to keep track of the books we read together. Up to unique picture books for this year, but many of them are read again and again and again of course: How many times my daughter requests to read a book in the two weeks we have it from the library is part of the indicator of how much or little she enjoyed a book.

How else does everyone find great books to read? Anyone want to connect on Goodreads to share what they are reading? Does anyone walk around the book stores with their smart phone and photograph the covers of all the new releases and recommended reads? I am a desperate granny! Does anyone know a storybook about a little girl who wishes she could have a star of her own. She learns that to be beautiful she has to give it back to the night sky. I read it to my class of 5 year olds about six or seven years ago. Please help if you can. The little girl wants to hold onto the moon, but decides to give it back to the night sky as it starts disappearing little by little each day.

I remember that book as well and was looking for it. It is not the one about the moon.. If anyone has info, I would love to find this book! The images of family life, reading, studying, chores, playground games, and neighborhood social events are rich and warmly drawn in a jazzy, impressionistic style. Eastman — taught generations of my family and friends to read. I almost cried when I read your comment. It was one of my very favorites. Thank you so much. My top 10 in no particular order except how they come into my head: More than 10, but we love them all!

This is a great site! Here are a few favorites: What a pleasant present! Munsch and Michael Martchenko Not just for girls! A fun magic adventure in the Edgar Eager, E. Nesbit tradition The Enchanted Castle — E. Deserves a place right up there with the best christmassy snowy books. Absolutely beautiful, just check out the trailer: Who can read this and resist putting their opinion? Hop on Pop by Dr. Seuss—I can still recite the whole dang thing by heart.

My youngest is Jamberry by Bruce Degen—beautiful, dancing rhyme 3. Blueberries for Sal by Robert McCloskey—kerplink kerplank kerplunk 4. Barn Dance by Bill Martin jr. Shoes by Elizabeth Winthrop—rhyming, illustrated by William Joyce.