The Magic Fan

"The Magic Fan" offered beautiful pictures that seemingly followed the story. The overall theme/message was believe in your self, you have the power to perform "magic". This becomes apparent towards the end of the story when Yoshi loses the fan and still he was able to build a even better village. "Yoshi can see everything clearly, without the fan. "The magic, he had discovered, was his own". this is the last part of story, Keith Baker wittingly closes with a power message that students could understand and take with them as they close the dynamically illustrated book.

Above average story for young kids which opts not to hammer home a message. Clever format too. Not especially dynamic, though.

Loved the art and the fan reveals another picture with each page. The storyline was great, a take on Dumbo and his magic feather. A skilled carpenter looks for inspiration in a magic fan. He forgets to look to himself and his village for inspiration. He regains his sense of purpose after disaster strikes his village and he loses the fan.

This book motivates children to let their imagination run wild. Yoshi began using his imagination and found that it could lead him to great things. Children need to know that they can be creative and use their imaginations to do great things. This book also shows the importance of unity. The village had to unite in order to survive the tsunami. The fan-shaped flip pages in the book keep children engaged and excited to turn the page.

The Magic Fan is about a boy named Yoshi who loved to build. He build everything the people needed, but one day Yoshi stopped working and wonder what he would build next, but Yoshi did not know until one night he found something floating in a water which look like a fan. Yoshi open the fan a saw things such a golden sail boat, kite, and a bridge. One day a earthquake came and destroy the village. The people of the village did not know what to do now. When Yoshi searched for the fan and discover that it was gone too. While looking down into water he saw his reflection and discover the answer, as if the magic fan was with him. We can rebuild as he told the people of the village.

The Magic Fan is a wonderful example of how different people show more within a village can help each other while still continue to follow thier dreams. Yoshi's discovery that the magic for his great works came from within and children should look and trust what they see within themselves.

This book holds a powerful lesson behind it's beautiful art, that of self-discovery, independence, and character. The illustrations and pop out pages are great and definately keep the reader/class entertained. show less

An enchanting story that comes to life with the interactive flap inside...ingeniously beautiful and not at all expected.

FROM LIBRARY CATALOG:
Despite the laughter of his fellow villagers, Yoshi uses his building skills to make a boat to catch the moon, a kite to reach the clouds, and a bridge that mimics the rainbow.