In soft green paintings, Lobel illustrates his story of a Chinese couple who are determined to move the mountain that sits too close to their house. Readers and listeners will enjoy the tongue-in-cheek solution to the dilemma of the mountain that wouldn't move. (4-9 years)

Ming Lo and his wife live beside a big mountain which causes them no end of trouble. Husband, says Ming Lo's wife, you must move the mountain so that we may enjoy our home in peace. But how can a man as small as Ming Lo move something as big as a mountain? Maybe the village wise man will know. Full-color illustrations.