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Boy dumplings a tasty Chinese tale

When a hungry ghost threatens to gobble up a plump little boy, the boy tricks the ghost by convincing him to prepare an elaborate recipe first. Includes a cultural note on the Ghost Festival and a recipe for dumplings. Features text in both Chinese and English.

Main Author: Compestine, Ying Chang.
Other Authors: Yamasaki, James (Illustrator)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Chinese
Published: San Francisco : Immedium, Inc., [2016]
Subjects:
Cooking > Juvenile fiction.
Chinese language materials > Bilingual > Juvenile fiction.
Bilingual books > Juvenile fiction.
China > Juvenile fiction.
Ghost stories > Juvenile.
Summary: When a hungry ghost threatens to gobble up a plump little boy, the boy tricks the ghost by convincing him to prepare an elaborate recipe first. Includes a cultural note on the Ghost Festival and a recipe for dumplings. Features text in both Chinese and English.
Item Description: Originally published in a different form by Holiday House in 2009.
Physical Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm
ISBN: 9781597021197 (hardback)
1597021199 (hardcover)
Author Notes: Ying Compestine: Ying's dozens of children's books have won many awards, including spots on the "best lists" from the ALA, Bank Street, Book Sense, and New York Times. She visits schools and teaches workshops internationally. She has written for magazines such as Cooking Light, Self, Men's Health, and Martha Stewart's Whole Living. Her website is www.yingc.com.

James Yamaski: James has illustrated for magazines (Wired, National Geographic Kids), newspapers (Seattle's The Stranger), and companies (Kelloggs, Nickelodeon). He studied at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and now teaches at the Academy of Art in San Francisco. His website is www.jamesyamasaki.com.

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