The Runaway Wok - A Chinese New Year Tale

Informationen zum Autor Ying Chang Compestine grew up in China. She is the author of cookbooks for adults and children’s books that introduce Chinese culture and food, including The Real Story of Stone Soup. She lives with her family in California. Sebastià Serra lives in Barcelona, Spain.This is his first American picture book. Klappentext When a boy goes to the market to buy food and comes home with an old wok instead, his parents wonder what they'll eat for dinner. But then the wok rolls out of the poor family's house with a skippity-hoppity-ho! and returns from the rich man's home with a feast in tow! With spirited text and lively illustrations, this story reminds readers about the importance of generosity. Zusammenfassung When a boy goes to the market to buy food and comes home with an old wok instead! his parents wonder what they'll eat for dinner. But then the wok rolls out of the poor family's house with a skippity-hoppity-ho! and returns from the rich man's home with a feast in tow! With spirited text and lively illustrations! this story reminds readers about the importance of generosity.

Product details

• Authors: Ying Chang Compestine, Ying Chang/ Serra Compestine, Compestine Ying Chang, Sebastia Serra
• Assisted by: Sebastia Serra (Illustration), Serra Sebastia (Illustration)
• Publisher: Dutton Books
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 6 to 8
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.01.2011
• EAN: 9780525420682
• ISBN: 978-0-525-42068-2
• No. of pages: 32
• Dimensions: 289 mm x 236 mm x 9 mm
• Subjects: Children's and young people's books > Story books, fairytales, sagas, rhymes, songs > Fairytales and sagas; Asia, JUVENILE FICTION / Legends, Myths, Fables / Asian, General fiction (Children's / Teenage), Traditional stories (Children's / Teenage), JUVENILE FICTION / Places / Asia