A girl guides her dad on his route delivering Chinese take-out food in this touching picture book, written by an APALA-award winner, that celebrates the unique bond between immigrant parents and their children.
Every night, a girl must help her dad, whose English is not as good as hers, make deliveries for their small family restaurant. Sitting next to him in the car, she studies a map and gives him directions in Cantonese. She helps him get to the places he needs to go.
She hates doing this, though. Hates carrying grease-stained boxes of Mongolian beef and moo goo gai pan to customers' doors. Hates being different from the kids behind these doors. Why can't her family be normal like everyone else’s?
But when her dad tells her about how he immigrated, all alone as a teenager, to the United States, she comes to better understand him, and appreciate how he has made her American life possible.
Angie Kang is a Chinese American writer and illustrator living in LA. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, Narrative, The Believer, and elsewhere, and has been generously supported by MacDowell and other organizations. Angie graduated from the Brown-RISD Dual Degree Program with a BFA in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design and a BA in Literary Arts from Brown University. She enjoys painting places she remembers and places she would like to go. Learn more about Angie’s writing and art at AngieKang.net or @anqiekanq on social media.
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★ "An impressively realistic, heartfelt exploration of family dynamics and illuminating understanding." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
★ "A touching familial picture book....The creators highlight a distinct bond and sacrifices made across generations." —Publishers Weekly, starred review
★ "Leung’s child-centered text honors the unique bond between immigrant parents and their children. Kang’s dynamic mixed-media illustrations mirror the story’s emotionally resonant arc, moving from discomfort and tension to understanding and connection....An homage to love and resilience." —The Horn Book, starred review
A girl guides her dad on his route delivering Chinese take-out food in this touching picture book, written by an APALA-award winner, that celebrates the unique bond between immigrant parents and their children.
Every night, a girl must help her dad, whose English is not as good as hers, make deliveries for their small family restaurant. Sitting next to him in the car, she studies a map and gives him directions in Cantonese. She helps him get to the places he needs to go.
She hates doing this, though. Hates carrying grease-stained boxes of Mongolian beef and moo goo gai pan to customers' doors. Hates being different from the kids behind these doors. Why can't her family be normal like everyone else’s?
But when her dad tells her about how he immigrated, all alone as a teenager, to the United States, she comes to better understand him, and appreciate how he has made her American life possible.
Angie Kang is a Chinese American writer and illustrator living in LA. Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, Narrative, The Believer, and elsewhere, and has been generously supported by MacDowell and other organizations. Angie graduated from the Brown-RISD Dual Degree Program with a BFA in Illustration from the Rhode Island School of Design and a BA in Literary Arts from Brown University. She enjoys painting places she remembers and places she would like to go. Learn more about Angie’s writing and art at AngieKang.net or @anqiekanq on social media.
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Praise
★ "An impressively realistic, heartfelt exploration of family dynamics and illuminating understanding." —Kirkus Reviews, starred review
★ "A touching familial picture book....The creators highlight a distinct bond and sacrifices made across generations." —Publishers Weekly, starred review
★ "Leung’s child-centered text honors the unique bond between immigrant parents and their children. Kang’s dynamic mixed-media illustrations mirror the story’s emotionally resonant arc, moving from discomfort and tension to understanding and connection....An homage to love and resilience." —The Horn Book, starred review
