The Magic Flying Carpet

<sup>Vol. 1 of Da Wu’s Fantasy Trilogy.

Da Wu’s elder brother got a magic flying carpet. Dawu, his puppy, kitten, bird and butterfly wanted to take a ride together. The carpet couldn’t take so many people so it fell from the air. However, Da Wu came up with a good idea, so that every one could sit on the broken carpet and soar up into the sky again. This story explains to children in a creative way what the last straw to overwhelm camel means.</sup>

^{Da Wu, whose real name is Wu Huachao, is a picture book author and illustrator. He illustrated the works of Keigo Higashino and other writers. His picture book, The King of Trees, was selected in the 2019 Top 100 Excellent Picture Books by dPICTUS, and exhibited at Frankfurt Book Fair. He won the New Talent Prize in 2019 BIBF Ananas International Illustration Exhibition with the picture book The Bird and the Statue. The copyright of The King of Trees has sold to Spanish worldwide, and The Walk to Danish. His work River Adventure has been selected in the 100 Amazing Booshelf Award Bologna Children’s Book Fair 2023.}

^{Text & Illustration: Da Wu
Published by Jieli Publishing House, 2024
210*280 mm, 40 Pages}

^{Rights Sold: Portuguese (Brazil), Korean}

^{English translation available}