Almond Cookies & Dragon Well Tea
by Cynthia Chin-Lee
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Author: Cynthia Chin-LeeIllustrator: You-Shan Tang
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1993-05
ISBN: 1879965038
Number of pages: 1
Publisher: Polychrome Pub Corp
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Book Review: Introduces readers to other multicultural families
Summary: 4 Stars
Erica Howard and Nancy Hong are best friends at school. They play and eat together. Nancy invites Erica over to her home for a playdate. Nancy Hing lives in a old townhouse over a laundry/dry cleaning shop (the author's grandparents had a laundry in the DC area many decades ago). Erica is introduced to Nancy's mother, grandmother (PoPo) and grandfather (Gung Gung). "Ni hao?", grandfather greets them. PoPo serves them almond cookies and sweet dragon well tea. Nancy shows Erica the family altar and then plays a tune on her Gu Zheng (Chinese zither). Then Gung Gung takes them to the park where they can play under his dozing gaze. The playdate ends with a walk home, but there is a reminder of the afternoon in a brown paper bag.
Summary of Almond Cookies & Dragon Well Tea
Erica, an European American girl, visits the home of Nancy, her Chinese American friend. In her glimpse of Nancy's cultural heritage, Erica finds much to admire and enjoy. In introducing her friend to her family's culture, Nancy discovers that she needn't feel embarrassed or ashamed about it. Together, the two girls learn that the more they share, the more each of them has. A wonderful story to help instill pride in children in their ethnic heritage rather than feelings of shame or embarrassment. An excellent story about cross-cultural friendship. 36 pages, full color, hardbound with paper jacket.Children's Books
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