A children's picture book
by Nathaniel Lachenmeyer
available from Albert Whitman. You can find it at your favorite bookstore or online.
The Origami Master is A Junior Library Guild Selection. Here is the JLG review:
"With The Origami Master, Nathaniel Lachenmeyer and Aki Sogabe bring readers
a tale as simple and elegant as origami itself. Sogabe’s art pairs bold outlines with
minimal backgrounds, keeping the reader’s attention fixed on the story’s characters
and their artwork. Lachenmeyer’s text is similarly sparse, with no extraneous
dialogue or gimmickry to distract from the book’s plotline.
Such restraint adds to the impression that The Origami Master could be
mistaken for a long-forgotten gem of ancient folklore. Like those classic tales, it
boasts a small cast of archetypal characters—in this case, and artist whose pride
too quickly turns to jealousy and a bird whose innocent nature requires freedom.
And like many of the most beloved folktales, The Origami Master brings home its
moral lesson with a succession of clever plot twists.
Children will particularly love The Origami Master for its bright depictions of
folded-paper animals—including spiders, elephants, and dragons. Anticipating
young readers’ interest in the art form, the book also provides easy-to-follow
instructions for making their own origami."
--Junior Library Guild Monthly, October/November 2008
Click here for Albert Whitman's flyer about The Origami Master.
My Bio.
I can be reached at: NL (at) NathanielLachenmeyer.com. I am available for school
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