The Dragon Kite

by Nancy Luenn, Michael Hague (Illustrator)

Based on the historical thief who lived in Japan in the late 1600s or early 1700s, this is a story of Ishikawa, who steals to feed the poor and hungry. “Luenn’s version of a Japanese folktale hums with suspense. Hague’s soaring, beautiful paintings animate the story.”-- Publishers Weekly

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1982

Reviews

[Mei Bledsoe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book! I read this as a kid and still think about it some times.

[Geo Hendrick · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful good pictures and good moral at the end. I'm keeping this one

[Jim · Rating 4 out of 5]

this is a read aloud book, more than a book to give to kids. the first page is several paragraghs, w/no art, then opens to a page of writing facing an art page. i think a child would find the book intimidating because of that.
but it is michael hague's art so all is forgiven

[Beverly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beautiful illustrations by Michael Hague