Plot

A mountain towers over Ming Lo and his wife. Ming Lo's wife tells Ming Lo that he must move the mountain. When the Mings get further advice, they do a dance to move the mountain. After a few hours, the mountain moves.

Reception

A New York Times review says, ". The tone of the story and the look of the book are as inseparable as Ming and the Mrs.: restrained and amusing, a measured dance to the accompaniment of gentle laughter". It is used as a lesson in schools in the book Literacy Instruction for Culturally and Linguistically and the book Great Teaching with Graphic Organizers The book is talked about in the book Balancing Acts The book is an ALA Notable Children's book.