Rainbow Shopping
Candlewick Press · Print & ebook · March 7, 2023
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- Who it’s for
- A tender city story finds warmth in Chinatown, family time, and a meal made together.
- Themes
- Loneliness and discovery, Family love and support, Chinatown and city life
- Genres
- US: Asian American Stories, Immigration & Moving, Cooking & Food
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Sharing a delicious meal helps a child feel loved in this heartfelt tribute to Chinatown and spending days-off together. An Irma Black Award Silver Medalist On a rainy Saturday, a young girl feels as gray as a pigeon. Since moving from China to New York City, Mom, Dad, and Grandma have been very busy working. But a trip to Mom’s favorite Chinatown store to find the best produce, seafood, and spices for dinner just might turn the girl's day around.
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Later on, Dad steams, boils, fries, and stir-fries all the ingredients while girl and Grandma taste-test. After cozy goodnights, a final dream spread shows the family walking hand-in-hand in rainbow colors--an affirmation of love and support even on rainy, gray days. Inspired by Qing Zhuang’s experience as a first generation Chinese American, Rainbow Shopping explores a young child's feelings of loneliness and discovery with tenderness and humor. Qing uses watercolor, colored pencil, and crayon to beautifully recreate NYC's Chinatown neighborhood. Filled with warmth and details of city life, this story about a working-class family is one readers can return to again and again. A New York Public Library Best Book of the Year An NPR Book We Love A BookPage Best Picture Book of the Year A Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year - Outstanding Merit
A Rainy Day, Brightened
A tender city story finds warmth in Chinatown, family time, and a meal made together.
Come here for
- Chinatown details rendered in watercolor, colored pencil, and crayon
- A child’s loneliness met with tenderness and humor
Expect
- A family-centered picture book with the comfort of a shared meal
- A gentle story of discovery, love, and support
Where it sits
| US: Asian American Stories | 59% |
|---|---|
| Cooking & Food | 46% |
| Immigration & Moving | 40% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- US: Asian American Stories
- Immigration & Moving
- Cooking & Food
- Authors
- Qing Zhuang
- Publisher
- Candlewick Press
- Published
- March 7, 2023
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Theme
- Loneliness and discovery · Family love and support · Chinatown and city life
- Reading lane
- US: Asian American Stories