Auntie Yang’s Great Soybean Picnic

By Ginnie Lo. Illus. by Beth Lo. Lee & Low, $18.95 (9781600604423). K–Gr. 2.

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Based on the author and illustrator’s childhoods, this heartfelt tale introduces two Chinese girls in 1950s Indiana who come to feel more at home thanks to, of all things, soybeans. Illustrator Lo, a ceramic artist, has painted the charming pictures on plates.

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9781600604423

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Booklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth

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