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9781554511532

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In this large, colorful book, a Nigerian-American second-grader tells the story of her best friend from school, who is Chinese-American. The girls share a love of arts and crafts, dressing up, and a desire to become veterinarians. Monifa describes aspects of Mei Jing's culture: eating with chopsticks, the giving of red envelopes, Chinese coins, and the Dragon Dance, which both children perform for Chinese New Year. The story's authentic voice comes from simple declarative sentences: Mei Jing and I even have the same favorite color--it's purple. The brightly colored collages combine photographs of the girls' heads and hands with their cartoon bodies and depict them as they work with clay in arts and crafts at school or walk through an outdoor market with Mei Jing's grandma, Paw Paw. --Teresa Pfdeifer, Alfred Zanetti Montessori Magnet School Library Journal (09/01/2009)

The story's authentic voice comes from simple declarative sentences: MeiJing and I even have the same favorite color--it's purple. -- Teresa Pfdeifer, Alfred Zanetti Montessori Magnet School, Springfield, MA School Library Journal (09/01/2009)

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Anna McQuinn is a part-time writer whose literacy workshops often involve children and families for whom English is not their first language. Her picture books include ""Lola at the Library"" and ""Wanda's Washing Machine."" She lives in England. Ben Frey is a Canadian illustrator who lives in Vancouver. Photographer Irvin Cheung is a graphic designer. He lives in Vancouver.

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