With You in Spirit
A Qing Ming Story
Random House Children's Books · Print & ebook · February 24, 2026
A little girl and her family come together to honor her late grandfather on Qing Ming or Tomb-Sweeping Day in this heartwarming story about celebrating ancestors.
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- Who it’s for
- A family honors Yeh Yeh through food, grave-sweeping, offerings, and shared stories.
- Themes
- Honoring ancestors, Family traditions, Remembering a loved one
- Genres
- Loss & Grief, Multigenerational Families, Nonreligious Celebrations
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A little girl and her family come together to honor her late grandfather on Qing Ming or Tomb-Sweeping Day in this heartwarming story about celebrating ancestors. Join a young girl and her family as they prepare for Qing Ming: cooking favorite dishes and gathering everything they need to visit Yeh Yeh’s grave. The girl is worried because her memories of Yeh Yeh are fading and wonders if he is forgetting her too.
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As the family sweeps and clears debris from Yeh Yeh’s grave, burn incense and joss paper, the little girl has an offering of her own. She shares about her adventures and accomplishments from the past year, burning a drawing of a bicycle, so that Yeh Yeh can ride like they used to at the park. With every story and offering, she feels closer to her grandfather. When the family gathers for a picnic at the grave, indulging in Yeh Yeh’s favorite foods—it is a tender moment of togetherness. A heartwarming story about honoring and celebrating those who are gone.
Qing Ming Offerings
A family honors Yeh Yeh through food, grave-sweeping, offerings, and shared stories.
Come here for
- A young girl’s account of preparing for Qing Ming
- The family’s visit to Yeh Yeh’s grave
Expect
- Incense, joss paper, and a drawing offered at the grave
- A family picnic featuring Yeh Yeh’s favorite foods
Where it sits
| Loss & Grief | 83% |
|---|---|
| Nonreligious Celebrations | 42% |
| Multigenerational Families | 35% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Nonreligious Celebrations
- Stories Set in Asia
- Big Feelings
- Authors
- Jenny Liao
- Publisher
- Random House Children's Books
- Published
- February 24, 2026
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Honoring ancestors · Family traditions · Remembering a loved one
- Reading lane
- Nonreligious Celebrations