Ming Lo Moves the Mountain

by Arnold Lobel

Arnold Lobel (Illustrator)

Ming Lo's wife is angry. The couple live beside a big mountain which causes them no end of trouble. Shadows fall over their garden. Rocks fall through their roof. And it is always raining. "Husband," says Ming Lo's wife, "you must move the mountain so that we may enjoy our house in peace." But how can a man as small as Ming Lo move something as large as a mountain? Maybe the village wise man can help. This whimsical literary folktale is set in China.

• ISBN10: 0688109950
• ISBN13: 9780688109950
• Publish Date: 14 June 2018 (first published 1 January 1982)
• Publish Status: Active
• Out of Print: 5 April 2024
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Greenwillow Books
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 32
• Language: English

Reviews

[cherryblossommj]

Tonight, while still studying China with Beautiful Feet Books Around the World with Picture Books Volume 1 we read [b:Ming Lo Moves the Mountain|1147154|Ming Lo Moves the Mountain|Arnold Lobel|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1349112374l/1147154._SX50_.jpg|3350711] illustrated by Arnold Lobel. I know that this is a familiar one from my own childhood. It is interesting to be rediscovering memories but to not know really when or where I read (or was read to) the book. Several favorites are popping up with this Around the World with Picture Books study and I'm loving every minute of it. We read about Ming Lo and his wife and then revisited several pages in [b:Anno's China|50991513|Anno's China|Mitsumasa Anno|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1582314518l/50991513._SX50_.jpg|19194673] for discussion.

Ming Lo's neighborhood wise man is an amusing character. I read this specifically to my Rascal (5) and Mermaid Warrior (3, next month), however, everyone from the Enginerd to AppleBlossom (10) and the Princess (8) were listening along. The older children were yelling out as I read aloud, surely not, do they really think that?! and so it. It was for hoots and entertainment. These images are familiar to me and I think this is one of my fond feelings for it. Yet, it is just silly enough to prompt discussion and connect to other Chinese fables.

I own this book. I bought our copy second-hand from Thriftbooks (I have an affiliate link, if you need it!) on a recommendation from Beautiful Feet Books.