The Garden of Empress Cassia

By: Gabrielle Wang

Narrated by: Rebecca Macauley

Mimi laid the box on the bench and opened it carefully. Inside were rows and rows of coloured pastels that shimmered in the light. She rolled them under her fingertips and her imagination began to fill with amazing pictures.

When Mimi is given a box of magical pastels, she discovers that she can draw the Garden of Empress Cassia - a drawing so beautiful and real that people are transported inside it. But the pastels are ancient, mysterious and powerful, and in the wrong hands can be very dangerous...

©2002 Gabrielle Wang (P)2003 Bolinda Publishing

A cute story for the 10 year olds

My daughter enjoyed this story. Its a lovely performance. Nothing to deep. A bit of a moral, but all well in the end.