My Day with Gong Gong
- Subject
- Family - Multigenerational
- Age
- 3-5 years
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Pages
- 36
- Publisher
- Annick Press
- Size
- 22.6 cm Ă 25.9 cm
- ISBN
- 9781773214283
A day in Chinatown takes an unexpected turn when a bored little girl makes a connection with her grandpa.
May isn't having fun on her trip through Chinatown with her grandfather. Gong Gong doesn't speak much English, and May can't understand Chinese. She's hungry, and bored with Gong Gong's errands. Plus, it seems like Gong Gong's friends are making fun of her! But just when May canât take any more, Gong Gong surprises her with a gift that reveals heâs been paying more attention than she thought.
With lighthearted, expressive illustrations by Elaine Chen, this charming debut expertly captures life in the city and shows how small, shared moments of patience and careâand a dumpling or twoâcan help a child and grandparent bridge the generational and cultural gaps between them.
A glossary at the end of the book features translations of the Chinese words from the story into Chinese characters and English.
*A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection
About the creators
SENNAH YEE is from Toronto, Ontario, where she writes poetry, short stories, and film criticism. Her first book, the creative non-fiction collection How Do I Look?, was published by Metatron Press in 2017.
ELAINE CHEN is an illustrator, painter, and visual storyteller. She enjoys using her own expressions to capture life's little things and moments that cannot be put into words. Currently, she works as an artist at a video game studio in Vancouver, British Columbia.
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What reviewers said
âThis is a love story between generations.â
âThrough adorable illustrations effused with humor and warmth, this portrait of intergenerational affection is also a tribute to life in Chinatown neighborhoods . . . A multilayered, endearing treasure of a day.â
âFeaturing a winsome pair, this is a wonderful, sympathetic story, and the bonus is a small glossary of Cantonese words.â
âYee writes the story in simple, accessible language thatâs nonetheless musical and fun to say out loud, allowing readers and listeners a chance to explore the sounds and shapes of different words, and the way they fit together like notes in a song.â
âA gentle, resonant portrayal of the way love can overcome language barriers.â
âYee captures intergenerational love and understanding.â
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