Demi

Demi, along with her husband, Tze-si Huang, has been a practicing Buddhist for more than twenty years. She is the author and illustrator of many children's books, including Firebird, The Dalai Lama, Buddha, and The Dragon’s Tale. Her book The Empty Pot was selected by former First Lady Barbara Bush in 1990 as one of the books to be read on the ABC Radio Network Program Mrs. Bush's Story Time. Demi was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts and started drawing at an early age. She lives in Carnation, Washington.


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Firebird

Demi
Owlet Paperbacks

Bring me the Firebird, or I swear by my sword, your head will no longer sit upon your shoulders! A retelling of a popular Russian folktale Demi's...


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The Donkey and the Rock

Demi; Illustrated by the author
Henry Holt and Co.

Two men are on their way to market when one man's donkey knocks over the other man's jar of precious oil. Confused and upset, neither man knows who to blame...


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The Dalai Lama

Demi; Illustrated by the author
Henry Holt and Co.

Included is a foreword written by The Dalai Lama. When the thirteenth Dalai Lama died in 1933, the highest holy men in Tibet searched throughout the land...


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Buddha Stories

Demi; Illustrated by the author
Henry Holt and Co.

A golden goose demonstrates the wealth of kindness. A rabbit learns not to believe everything he hears. Throughout the ages, moral tales have been passed...


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The Dragon's Tale

Demi; Illustrated by the Author
Henry Holt and Co.

A clever fox shows how small creatures must live by their wits. A boastful boar learns the hard way that pride invites calamity. A wise dragon teaches...


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The Empty Pot

Demi; Illustrated by the Author
Square Fish

An IRA-CBC Children's Choice.An American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists."


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Buddha

Demi; Illustrated by the author
Henry Holt and Co.

Many centuries ago, in a kingdom in the foothills of the Himalayan mountains, a miraculous child was born to the king and queen. The young prince, Siddhartha,...


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Magic Gold Fish; A Russian Folktale

Demi
Henry Holt and Co.


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In the Eyes of the Cat

Selected and illustrated by Demi; Translated by Tze-Si Huang
Henry Holt and Co.

Kittens and sea slugs, ducklings and frogs, fawns and mud snails-- all sorts of animals from the familiar to the unusual can be found in this beautiful and...


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Liang and the Magic Paintbrush

Demi; Illustrated by the Author
Henry Holt and Co.

When a poor boy in China receives a magical paintbrush, everything he paints turns to life. But the wicked emperor wants to capture the boy when he hears the...


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