Boy Dumplings: A Tasty Chinese Tale - Hardcover

Compestine, Ying Chang

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1597021199 ISBN 13: 9781597021197

Verlag: Immedium, 2016

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Críticas:

"Yamasaki's cartoon illustrations have a palette full of dark blues and bright yellows, contrasting not only day and night but also the creepy ghost and the ingenious boy. Verdict: A fun, slightly spooky twist on the classic tale of a small child outwitting a villain"
- School Library Journal

"Hilarity ensues as the ghost scrambles to assemble the ingredients to make the perfect batch of 'boy dumplings'... [a] charming, whimsical fairy tale."
- Midwest Book Review

"This crowd-pleaser will make a delicious storytime alternative" -- ALA Booklist

"Children will delight in the ghost's gullibility.... Compestine's haunting tale is an entertaining, not-too-scary offering." -- Publisher's Weekly

..".a classic trickster tale, developing both characters and premise with humor." -- Kirkus Reviews

Reseña del editor:

"Exciting storytelling and Chinese culinary traditions create a delicious book for young readers."—San Francisco Chronicle

This hilarious tale is redesigned, featuring revised illustrations and a new bilingual simplified Chinese translation.

Long ago in old Beijing, a hungry ghost finds a boy, who doesn't want to become a midnight snack! What wackiness ensues when the child tempts the ghost to make the tricky "Boy Dumplings" recipe?

"This exciting and witty Chinese folktale will leave readers hungry for the end of the story and for dumplings as well!" - Good English

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• Verlag: Immedium
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1597021199
• ISBN 13: 9781597021197
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 40
• Zeichner: Yamaski James