Liang and the Magic Paintbrush by Demi [in What Do I Read Next? Multicultural Literature]
04 Mar, by in Children/Picture Books, Chinese, Fiction, Repost
Young Liang longs to paint, but cannot afford a brush. One night, a magical figure gives him a magic paintbrush: Liang finds that everything he paints comes to...
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