{"product_id":"nine-color-deer-9781646141784","title":"Nine Color Deer","description":"Our Querido list is a wonder cabinet that we are filling with treasures from around the world. Here, from China, is a gorgeous story about generosity and gratitude, adapted from a traditional Buddhist tale by Kailin Duan. Her illustration style evokes artwork contemporary to the story's origins more than a thousand years ago, found in the famous Mogao caves, (located at a religious and cultural crossroads on the Silk Road, in Gansu province, China.) \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe story begins deep in the Kunlun Hills with a legendary deer whose fur has nine colors. One day she hears a cry for help and rescues a drowning man. When the man asks how he could ever repay this kindness, the Nine Color Deer simply requests that the man never reveal her whereabouts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut will this promise survive a bounty offered by a King and Queen who seek the magic of the deer for their kingdom? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAward-winning translator Jeremy Tiang offers readers his own gift in making Kailin Duan's interpretation sparkle in English, while Duan's illustrations speak beautifully for themselves.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Duan, Kailin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/13\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Levine Querido\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781646141784\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 48\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.18lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.78h x 10.02w x 0.47d","brand":"Kailin Duan","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39867252080715,"sku":"9781646141784","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_aa0dcea8-0c6a-4c23-9954-b3dd63e68963.jpg?v=1664370690","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/nine-color-deer-9781646141784","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}