Mei-Mei's Lucky Birthday Noodles: A Loving Story of Adoption, Chinese Culture and a Special Birthday Treat
Autor Shan-Shan Chen Ilustrat de Heidi Goodmanen Limba Engleză Hardback – 25 sep 2017 – vârsta până la 8 ani
A loving story of adoption, Chinese culture and a special birthday treat
Mei-Mei is Chinese—but not Mom and Dad! When she was a baby, Mom and Dad flew all the way to the other side of the world to adopt her and bring her home. Lucky for Mei-Mei, her parents want her to know all about her roots in China's wonderful culture. That's why, on her birthday, her mom always makes her a traditional Chinese treat—long noodles, for a long and happy life. And this year, Mei-Mei is big enough to help her mom make them!
Through a simple story and bright illustrations, Mei-Mei's Lucky Birthday Noodles takes young readers through this special day, from the moment an excited Mei-Mei wakes up in the morning and puts on her favorite dress, through helping Mom measure water, clean veggies and rinse noodles, to a great birthday celebration with family and friends. After the story comes a kid-friendly recipe for this tasty traditional dish. Younger kids can help Mom or Dad—just like Mei-Mei—while older kids can make it themselves, with supervision.
Along with the birthday excitement and a great Chinese treat, readers will see the adoptive experience at its best—a lot of love and the sharing of roots, showing both parents and kids one of the many ways adopted children from all over the world can learn about the country they come from and take pride in its culture.
Mei-Mei is Chinese—but not Mom and Dad! When she was a baby, Mom and Dad flew all the way to the other side of the world to adopt her and bring her home. Lucky for Mei-Mei, her parents want her to know all about her roots in China's wonderful culture. That's why, on her birthday, her mom always makes her a traditional Chinese treat—long noodles, for a long and happy life. And this year, Mei-Mei is big enough to help her mom make them!
Through a simple story and bright illustrations, Mei-Mei's Lucky Birthday Noodles takes young readers through this special day, from the moment an excited Mei-Mei wakes up in the morning and puts on her favorite dress, through helping Mom measure water, clean veggies and rinse noodles, to a great birthday celebration with family and friends. After the story comes a kid-friendly recipe for this tasty traditional dish. Younger kids can help Mom or Dad—just like Mei-Mei—while older kids can make it themselves, with supervision.
Along with the birthday excitement and a great Chinese treat, readers will see the adoptive experience at its best—a lot of love and the sharing of roots, showing both parents and kids one of the many ways adopted children from all over the world can learn about the country they come from and take pride in its culture.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780804849784
ISBN-10: 0804849781
Pagini: 32
Ilustrații: full-color illus throughout
Dimensiuni: 191 x 254 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: Tuttle Publishing
Colecția Tuttle Publishing
ISBN-10: 0804849781
Pagini: 32
Ilustrații: full-color illus throughout
Dimensiuni: 191 x 254 x 13 mm
Greutate: 0.34 kg
Editura: Tuttle Publishing
Colecția Tuttle Publishing
Recenzii
"Mei Mei's Lucky Birthday Noodles is a beautiful, warm story full of the universal joys of a mother's love, a birthday wish and a bowl of homemade goodness. The writing and illustrations make you smile, teach you a few things, and also inspire you to start planning your next meal. We look forward to reading what Mei Mei cooks next!" --Roz Edison and Kamala Saxton Owners, Marination, Seattle
"I love that this book teaches culture, the unity of a mother and child sharing quality time in the kitchen, and the joy of making a delicious cultural dish." --Nautica de la Cruz, radio personality, KJLH, Los Angeles
"Children will enjoy reading how Mei-Mei makes the birthday noodles with the help of her mom. Readers can then try making noodles themselves with the kid-friendly recipe in the back of the book. Beautiful watercolor illustrations grace each page and show how Mei-Mei celebrates her culture through food. For bicultural families like mine, this book is a great way to keep my daughter's Chinese heritage alive through her love of reading and cooking. However, the universal themes of family, love, birthdays, traditions and food span across all cultures. As such, this book would be ideal for all children." --BiCultural Mama blog
Notă biografică
California native Shan-Shan Chen is an accomplished chef and has been a regular guest on the View of the Bay program, showing viewers how to prepare inexpensive and delicious Chinese dishes. Fluent in Mandarin Chinese, she enjoys sharing the richness of Chinese culture with people of all backgrounds. She especially is passionate about sharing her family traditions with her husband and two young children.
Heidi Goodman has been a web designer and creative manager for such online companies as Excite, Inc. and Pottery Barn Kids.com, as well as for the nonprofit sector. As an artist, she specializes in watercolors and, of course, she loves books and cooking. She lives in California with her husband and two sons.
Heidi Goodman has been a web designer and creative manager for such online companies as Excite, Inc. and Pottery Barn Kids.com, as well as for the nonprofit sector. As an artist, she specializes in watercolors and, of course, she loves books and cooking. She lives in California with her husband and two sons.