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Review of Navigating Night
Navigating Night by Julie Leung; illus. by Angie Kang Primary Schwartz/Random 48 pp. 3/26 9780593897690 $18.99 In a nuanced story highlighting the role children of immigrants often assume in their families, a Chinese American girl helps her father deliver food from their restaurant on a rainy night.
Review of A Spoonful of the Sea
A Spoonful of the Sea by Hyewon Yum; illus. by the author Primary Norton 32 pp. 9/25 9781324053699 $18.99 On her birthday, a little Korean girl sulks when her mother serves miyeok-guk, or seaweed soup, instead of cake.
Review of Tea Is Love
Tea Is Love by Adib Khorram; illus. by Hanna Cha Primary Dial 40 pp. 10/25 9780593618530 $18.99 Tea begins as a plant, plucked from misty hillsides. It is transported to a teahouse, purchased, and then steeped and shared. From there, it appears in many forms: poured at a wedding, brewed for tired new parents, sipped on a quiet morning, shared with a neighbor.
Review of Tiger, Don’t Worry!
Tiger, Don’t Worry! by Daishu Ma; illus. by the author Primary Post Wave 40 pp. 5/25 9798895090077 $18.99 Young Mei and family live in a tea-growing village. One day, Mei and a tiger wander into the tea fields, simply looking for fun. But Tiger’s big paws and careless exuberance lead to a string of accidents: broken tools, spilled tea leaves, and chaos in the tea-making process. Worried about getting into trouble, Mei and Tiger decide to run away.
Review of Picking Tea with Baba
Picking Tea with Baba by Xu Bin; illus. by Yu Yin; trans. from Chinese by Shan Chen Primary Charlesbridge 48 pp. 5/25 9781623546236 $18.99 e-book ed. 9781632892683 $9.99 Two siblings join their parents on a rare trip to their baba’s tea garden high in the mountains. Waking before dawn, they hike through thick morning fog, “strapping wicker baskets to [their] backs” and climbing steep paths until they reach the misty fields.
Review of What Can a Mess Make?
What Can a Mess Make? by Bee Johnson; illus. by the author Primary Holt 48 pp. 8/24 9781250900241 $18.99 Two children create happy messes throughout their imaginative day, with each activity offering a whimsical answer to the question “What can a mess make?” There’s potential in each one. “Kitchen clatter. / Milk and juice. / Syrup splatter. / Chocolate mousse” transforms into “a meal for two.” “Rubber bands and cardboard box.
Review of Home in a Lunchbox
Home in a Lunchbox by Cherry Mo; illus. by the author Primary Penguin Workshop 40 pp. 6/24 9780593661345 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780593753439 $10.99 Having recently emigrated from Hong Kong to America, young Jun starts school with a few English words and phrases (e.g., hello, thank you, I don’t know, toilet) written on her palm. Nevertheless, she faces misunderstandings and struggles to comprehend a new language and culture.
Review of Hello: How Nüwa Created the World
Hello: How Nüwa Created the World by Viola Wang; illus. by the author Primary Little Bee 40 pp. 2/24 9781499814927 $18.99 e-book ed. 9781499814934 $9.99 This story (inspired by the Chinese myth of Nüwa, who crafted humankind) takes readers and listeners on a journey back to a time “when the world was still young,” with Nüwa as the sole inhabitant yearning for a simple yet profound thing: someone to say “hello” to.
Review of Mouseboat
by Weileen Wang May 29, 2023 | Filed in Book Reviews Faye and her father arrive at a cabin by a lake. Her first-person narration addresses someone who’s not there: “Your chair is empty…The quilt you... Mouseboat by Larissa Theule; illus. by Abigail Halpin Primary Viking 40 pp. 3/23 9780593327357 $18.99 e-book ed. 9780593327371 $10.99 Faye and her father arrive at a cabin by a lake.
Review of A Tulip in Winter: A Story About Maud Lewis
by Weileen Wang May 29, 2023 | Filed in Book Reviews Maud Lewis (1903–1970) was a Nova Scotian folk artist who lived with rheumatoid arthritis. Despite physical and economic challenges, she never let... A Tulip in Winter: A Story About Maud Lewis by Kathy Stinson; illus. by Lauren Soloy Primary Greystone Kids 40 pp. 3/23 9781771649513 $18.95 Maud Lewis (1903–1970) was a Nova Scotian folk artist who lived with rheumatoid arthritis.
Review of Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma by Joanna Ho and Teresa Martinez
by Weileen Wang Oct 27, 2021 | Filed in Book Reviews “Feet planted on the soil of one nation, eyes gazing at the shores of another,” runs the refrain of this book, which uses one incident from cellist Yo-Yo Ma’s career to introduce a consideration of his life as a whole. Playing at the Border: A Story of Yo-Yo Ma by Joanna Ho; illus. by Teresa Martinez Primary, Intermediate Harper/HarperCollins 40 pp.
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