"The Empty Pot" by Demi tells the story of a young boy named Ping, who is given a challenge by the Emperor of China. The Emperor seeks a successor and provides each child with a seed to grow a flower. After nurturing his seed with care, Ping discovers that it has not grown, while others show off beautiful blooms. Fearing failure and embarrassment, he brings his empty pot to the Emperor. In a surprising turn of events, Ping learns that honesty and integrity are more valuable than appearance, as the Emperor reveals that his seeds were all boiled and unable to grow. [Generated by language model - please report any problems].

This book is aimed at children in preschool-3rd grade.

This book has been graded for interest at 4-8 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2007 by Henry Holt & Company .

Demi is the award-winning author of over 130 bestselling children's books. Her titles have sold over half a million copies. The Empty Pot was selected by former First Lady Barbara Bush as one of the books to be read on the ABC Radio Network Program Mrs. Bush's Story Time, sponsored by the Children's Literacy Initiative. Demi's book Gandhi was named a New York Times Best Illustrated Book and received an Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Platinum Award. In addition, she represented the United States at the First International Children's Book Conference in Beijing, China. She lives with her husband in Yarrow Point, WA.