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Book of the Month: December 2006
A Visit to the Farmer's Market Celebrate the holidays and family meal time with this beautiful multicultural story. Set in the Hawaiian Islands, this picture book presents a joyful look at the Yang family custom of making dumpling soup to celebrate the New Year. Seven-year-old Marisa gets to help make dumplings for the first time but is worried that hers don’t look like the others. Intergenerational love combines with traditions from several cultures to create a warm and caring story. A glossary of terms in English, Hawaiian, Japanese, and Korean is available. Publisher’s notes explain that Dumpling Soup was selected in the first New Voices, New Worlds contest to encourage writers from diverse racial backgrounds to submit children’s manuscripts. Research shows that eating with your children provides many benefits. Family meals are often part of the holiday season. Here are some other books that celebrate diversity and families eating together:
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