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Review of Wrestlers of the Grassland

Wrestlers of the Grassland by Hao Liu; illus. by the authorPrimary    Clavis    48 pp.8/25    9798890632333    $20.95On the vast grasslands of Inner Mongolia, a boy named Anand dreams of becoming a wrestler and earning the jangga, a collar of honor adorned with “silk ribbons in all colors.” Across the seasons, he...
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Review of Tea Is Love

Tea Is Love by Adib Khorram; illus. by Hanna ChaPrimary    Dial    40 pp.10/25    9780593618530    $18.99Tea 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...
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Review of Tiger, Don’t Worry!

Tiger, Don’t Worry! by Daishu Ma; illus. by the authorPrimary    Post Wave    40 pp.5/25    9798895090077    $18.99Young 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...
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Review of Picking Tea with Baba

Picking Tea with Baba by Xu Bin; illus. by Yu Yin; trans. from Chinese by Shan ChenPrimary    Charlesbridge    48 pp.5/25    9781623546236    $18.99e-book ed.  9781632892683    $9.99Two 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...
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Review of Outside Mom, Inside Mom

Outside Mom, Inside Mom by Jane Park; illus. by Lenny WenPrimary    Simon    32 pp.3/25    9781665929509    $19.99e-book ed.  9781665929516    $10.99A child, nervous about the first day at a new school, chooses to wear sneakers instead of a favorite pair of red shoes: “I want to fit in, not stand out.” The...
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Review of What Can a Mess Make?

What Can a Mess Make? by Bee Johnson; illus. by the authorPrimary    Holt    48 pp.8/24    9781250900241    $18.99Two 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...
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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)...
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Review of Piper Chen Sings

Piper Chen Sings by Phillipa Soo and Maris Pasquale Doran; illus. by Qin LengPrimary    Random House Studio/Random    40 pp.4/24    9780593564691    $19.99Library ed.  9780593564707    $22.99e-book ed.  9780593564714    $10.99Piper Chen loves to sing, from offering a morning song to the sun, to joining the chorus of frogs in the pond, to singing...

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...
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