Grace Lin
2010
Geisel Honor Award Winner
Looking for an easy reader that changes things up a bit? Look no further! Ling and Ting are Chinese American twins and while they look the same, are not exactly the same. In fact, if you'll look at that cover closely, you'll see that the one on the right has a slightly different haircut than the one on the left. And that, my friends, is the subject of the first "chapter!"
My kids really enjoyed this book on a number of levels (my identical twin boys bonded with Ling and Ting). We all loved the chopsticks v. forks issue--we eat Chinese food on a regular basis around here and everyone has experimented with chopsticks.
A well written and illustrated book that reminds us of each person's individuality and "specialness" without being preachy.
I enjoyed reading all the book reviews on this page. I found you on Redeemed Reader and linked back to your blog. I especially like the book review on the Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place. The language used sounds like great modeling for kids but like you, I'd have a hard time suspending disbelief. I'm now suscribing to your blog.
ReplyDeleteSo glad you're enjoying it, Sharon!
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