Ping’s Perfect Pot
Written by Helen H. Wu
Illustrated by Zihua Yang
Published by Beaming Books
KNEAD, MUSH, MASH. Ping molds a pot for Lunar New Year.
When Ping and Grandpa bring a tangerine tree home for Lunar New Year, Ping decides to make the perfect pot to go with it. But making a pot is hard. With Grandpa’s encouragement, she tries again and again to get it just right. The first is too clumsy, the second crumbles, and the third is too flimsy. What if she can’t make the perfect pot? Will it ruin the new year?
For anyone feeling discouraged over learning something new, Ping’s Perfect Pot reminds them not to give up when something isn’t immediately easy. Perfection takes practice, patience, and, in the end, the love and effort you put into it.
Backmatter provides more context and the deeper meaning of Lunar New Year traditions and symbols found within the story, as well as around the world.
Primary ISBN: 9798889830429
Publication Date: January 2025
Available As: Hardcover
Picture Book, Age 04 or older
Community Represented: Chinese/Chinese American
Themes: Arts, Celebrations, Celebrations: Lunar New Year, Cultural Empowerment, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Celebrations & Traditions, Cultural Empowerment & Joy: Family, Family Relationship: Grandparents, Mental Health, Own Voices/Lived Experience, Setting: Home Country
Setting: China
Character's Place in the Immigration Journey: Home Country
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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