The Silk Tapestry

Songs of Our Ancestors #2

by Patrick Atangan

Three Chinese tales brought to comics by the Eisner-award nominated Patrick Atangan, author of The Yellow Jar.

Genres: Graphic Novels, Comics, Fiction, Asian Literature, Mythology

48 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Nitoy Gonzales · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book featuring three Chinese folktales. The first story was meh but the last two was great specially the last one. The second is a bit dragging. But the last one is thoroughly engaging even though I dont like the title of the story. The art is good perfect with the story.

Read the story here: "Silk Tapestry and other Chinese Folktales"

[Ivy · Rating 3 out of 5]

These three Chinese folktales are new to me. So often I feel like I read retellings of the same stories over and over again, but these were three I'd never read before. they were short and simple, but I liked them.

Language: None
Violence: None
Drugs: None
Sex: None

[Yap · Rating 4 out of 5]

"And so by refusing to open her eyes and see the beautiful landscape Lap-xuong painted, the dowager empress was forever left standing at the door to paradise."

While chasing blind wealth we often forget that happiness is right at our door.

[frogfairie · Rating 4 out of 5]

The artwork was an unexpected surprise...a fun way to bring a set of old tales to life.

[Vani · Rating 4 out of 5]

There are 3 stories in this book and I enjoyed all of them, especially Sausage Boy and His Magic Brush.

[Delie Dell Chua · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book to introduce kids to chinese culture and beliefs. There were only 3 folktales featured here, i hope there were more. It was a joy to read it so were the graphics

[Lizzie & Koala Skywalker · Rating 2 out of 5]

This graphic novel was ok. I thought some of the stories were a little slow and kind of sad😔. ~ Lizzie😀🎮

[Michelle · Rating 3 out of 5]

While the Chinese Folktales were an interesting view into an aspect of Chinese culture, I found the graphic novel format hard to read. In general, I found the artwork good and I felt it added to the folktales for me, it would have been better as text with some illustrations rather than as a graphic novel.

[Brian · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked the stories a bit better than the previous volume, although the art was a bit more cartoony.

[Joan · Rating 3 out of 5]

A graphic novel version of a few Chinese folktales. Nicely done.