Review By JENNIFER KALI This is a cute take on the Goldilocks story set in an apartment complex in Chinatown. It tells the story of Goldy Luck, an unlucky girl, on the morning of the Chinese New Year. Goldy Luck’s mom sends her to visit the Chans, a family of Pandas that live in their […]
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Goldy Luck and the Three Pandas
October 30th, 2014 · 1 Comment · Books
Tags: Apology·Chinese New Year·Chinese Vegetables·City·Early Elementary·Female Protagonist·Goldy Locks·Grace Zong·Jennifer Kali·Natasha Yim·Responsibility
The Ugly Vegetables
July 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Books
Review By JENNIFER GANNETT In The Ugly Vegetables, author and illustrator Grace Lin‘s narrator is excited about planting a garden with her mother, but her joy quickly turns to concern as she notices all of the things that her mom is doing differently from their neighbors. Why, she wonders, does it seem that everyone else […]
Tags: Chinese Vegetables·Cooking·Female Protagonist·Garden·Gardening·Grace Lin·Jennifer Gannett·Preschoolers·Vegetables