Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. “Madagascar” writer-director Eric Darnell knew he wanted to adapt Chinese folklore about a magic paintbrush for modern audiences ...

The story of Chang and his Magic Paintbrush as extracted from the Chinese folklore explains how a poor talented man named Chang was gifted a magical paintbrush by a wish fairy, making all his drawings ...

In China, there’s a famous folktale called The Magic Brush. In this story, a wise old man gives a young boy called Ma Liang a magical paintbrush as a reward for his good heart. And with this brush, ...

Kat Zhang and Eric Darnell, illus. by Phoebe Zhong. Crown, $17.99 (256p) ISBN 978-0-593-17993-2 A Chinese American girl embarks on a high-stakes adventure in this stimulating tale filled with Chinese ...

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“Madagascar” writer-director Eric Darnell knew he wanted to adapt Chinese folklore about a magic paintbrush for modern audiences from the moment he came across the ancient tale while at DreamWorks, ...

Set in San Francisco's Chinatown, this novel mixes elements of fantasy and fairy tale as an eight-year-old boy gets a paintbrush that transforms his dreary life. "Snappy dialogue, realistic characters ...