Awards
- Commended for Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production 2024
Overview
Newbery and Caldecott honoree and New York Times bestselling author Grace Lin delivers a groundbreaking, lushly illustrated, and beautifully written full-color book that explores the whimsical myths and stories behind your favorite American Chinese food. From fried dumplings to fortune cookies, here are the tales behind your favorite foods. Do you know the stories behind delectable dishes--like the fun connection between scallion pancakes and pizza? Or how dumplings cured a village's frostbitten ears? Or how wonton soup tells about the creation of the world? Separated into courses like a Chinese menu, these tales--based in real history and folklore--are filled with squabbling dragons, magical fruits, and hungry monks. This book will bring you to far-off times and marvelous places, all while making your mouth water. And, along the way, you might just discover a deeper understanding of the resilience and triumph behind this food, and what makes it undeniably American. Award-winning and bestselling author Grace Lin provides a visual and storytelling feast as she gives insight on the history, legends, and myths behind your favorite American Chinese dishes. Chinese Menu makes the perfect gift book for anyone who loves good food--and an even better story.
Full Product Details
Author: Grace Lin ,
Lisa Ling
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Imprint: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Dimensions:
Width: 14.90cm
, Height: 1.40cm
, Length: 14.40cm
Weight: 0.172kg
ISBN: 9781668638811
ISBN 10: 1668638819
Publication Date: 12 September 2023
Recommended Age: From 8 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Not yet available
This item is yet to be released. You can pre-order this item and we will dispatch it to you upon its release.
Reviews
"""An utterly delectable feast of history and storytelling."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews"""
"""Chinese Menu will delight, inspire, and educate you about your favorite foods and make your mouth water while you read it! It's the perfect book for food lovers of all ages!"" -- ""Michelle Tam, New York Times bestselling cookbook author"" ""Destined to become a family classic, Chinese Menu brings together the rich legends and history behind the Chinese dishes we know and love. The stories of dragons, emperors, monks, and scholars will delight and inform people of all ages and backgrounds."" -- ""Jennifer 8. Lee, New York Times bestselling author"" ""What a gorgeous and thoroughly researched book about the origins of the cuisine that has become more ubiquitous than hamburgers in America: Chinese food. A stunning example of how what we eat can be a window into a vast and complex culture."" -- ""Lisa Ling, host of This Is Life"" ""An utterly delectable feast of history and storytelling."" -- ""Kirkus Reviews"""
Author Information
Grace Lin is the recipient of the Children's Literature Legacy Award and is the bestselling author and illustrator of over thirty books, including A Big Mooncake for Little Star (a Caldecott Honor Book), A Big Bed for Little Snow, the Ling & Ting series, The Year of the Dog, and Where the Mountain Meets the Moon (a Newbery Honor Book). Grace is a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design and lives in Massachusetts. She invites you to visit her at gracelin.com. Lisa Ling is a special correspondent for the Oprah Winfrey Show and a host of National Geographic Explorer. She was also a cohost of ABC's The View and a reporter for Channel One News.
