In Korea in the early 1800s news from the countryside reached the king bymeans of signal fires. On one mountaintop after another a fire was lit whenall was well... » 

In Korea in the early 1800s news from the countryside reached the king bymeans of signal fires. On one mountaintop after another a fire was lit whenall was well. If the king did not see a fire that meant trouble and he wouldsend out his army. Linda Sue Parks first picture book for Clarion is aboutSanghee son of the village firekeeper. When his father is unable to light thefire one night young Sanghee must take his place. Sanghee knows howimportant it is for the fire to be litbut he wishes that he could see soldiers. . . just once.Mountains firelight and shadow and Sunhees struggle with a hard choice arerendered in radiant paintings which tell their own story of a turning point ina childs life. Afterword. «