Demi
The Empty Pot
The Empty Pot is Demi's beloved picture book about an honest schoolboy
A long time ago in China there was a boy named Ping who loved flowers. Anything he planted burst into bloom.
The Emperor loved flowers too. When it was time to choose an heir, he gave a flower seed to each child in the kingdom. "Whoever can show me their best in a year's time," he proclaimed, "shall succeed me to the throne!"
Ping plants his seed and tends it every day. But month after month passes, and nothing grows. When spring comes, Ping must go to the Emperor with nothing but an empty pot.
Demi's exquisite art and beautifully simple text show how Ping's embarrassing failure is turned triumphant in this satisfying tale of honesty rewarded.
An IRA-CBC Children's Choice.
An American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists."
- Pages
- 32
Enjoy reading The Empty Pot? You may also like these books
-
N
Demi
Gifts of Our Lady of Guadalupe: Patroness of Latin America
Hardcover (Wisdom Tales June 7, 2018) -
N
Demi
The Dragon's Tale: and Other Animal Fables of the Chinese Zodiac
Hardcover (Henry Holt and Co. (BYR) Oct. 15, 1996) -
M
Demi
The Pandas and Their Chopsticks: and Other Animal Stories
Hardcover (Wisdom Tales Aug. 1, 2014)
