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Ten little dumplings / words by Larissa Fan ; pictures by Cindy Wume.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: [Toronto] : Tundra, [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: 38 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780735266193
  • 0735266190
Other title:
  • 10 little dumplings
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: "In the city of Tainan, there lives a very special family -- special because they have ten sons who do everything together. Their parents call them their ten little dumplings, as both sons and dumplings are auspicious. But if you look closely, you'll see that someone else is there, listening, studying, learning and discovering her own talent -- a sister. As this little girl grows up in the shadow of her brothers, her determination and persistence help her to create her own path in the world . . . and becomes the wisdom she passes on to her own daughter, her own little dumpling. Based on a short film made by the author, inspired by her father's family in Taiwan, Ten Little Dumplings looks at some unhappy truths about the place of girls in our world in an accessible, inspiring and hopeful way."-- Provided by publisher.
List(s) this item appears in: Picture Book Month
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Picturebook Family & Pets FAN LARISSA Available 33111009803186
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Picturebook Family & Pets FAN LARISSA Available 33111010502371
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

In the city of Tainan, there lives a very special family - special because they have ten sons who do everything together. Their parents call them their ten little dumplings, as both sons and dumplings are auspicious. But if you look closely, you'll see that someone else is there, listening, studying, learning and discovering her own talent - a sister. As this little girl grows up in the shadow of her brothers, her determination and persistence help her to create her own path in the world... and becomes the wisdom she passes on to her own daughter, her own little dumpling.

"In the city of Tainan, there lives a very special family -- special because they have ten sons who do everything together. Their parents call them their ten little dumplings, as both sons and dumplings are auspicious. But if you look closely, you'll see that someone else is there, listening, studying, learning and discovering her own talent -- a sister. As this little girl grows up in the shadow of her brothers, her determination and persistence help her to create her own path in the world . . . and becomes the wisdom she passes on to her own daughter, her own little dumpling. Based on a short film made by the author, inspired by her father's family in Taiwan, Ten Little Dumplings looks at some unhappy truths about the place of girls in our world in an accessible, inspiring and hopeful way."-- Provided by publisher.

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