Dumpling Soup
Written by Jama Kim Rattigan
Illustrated by Lillian Hsu-Flanders
Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Marisa’s family members hail from many different cultures—Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Hawaiian—but they have one thing in common: They all love dumpling soup! On New Year’s Eve, they come from all over Oahu to gather at Grandma’s house, and this year, it’s Marisa turn to help make the dumplings. But it’s a big responsibility! Will anyone want to eat her funny-looking mandoo? Set in the Hawaiian islands, this beloved story celebrates differences as well as the delicious shared traditions and abundant love that truly make a family.
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Publication Date: April 1998
Available As: Paperback
Picture Book , Age 04 or older
Community Represented: Chinese/Chinese American, Japanese/Japanese American, Korean/Korean American
Themes: Celebrations, Celebrations: New Years, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Food, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Identity, Family Relationship: Extended, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Generation: 3rd, Identity: Multilingual, Identity: Multiracial, Multilingual: ‘Ōlelo Hawai‘i Featured Words, Multilingual: Japanese Featured Words, Multilingual: Korean Featured Words, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Setting: United States (Oahu HI)
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: 3rd Generation
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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