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Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Jeanette

Maomao’s father works far away and only comes home for a few days around Chinese New Year. Zhu Cheng-Liang’s illustrations are soft and sweet as Yu Li-Quong’s text of the traditions of the Chinese New Year. We see Maomao’s first reaction to her strange father (until he gets a haircut and shave) to the touching moment at the time when her father must leave them again. A great story for children 5 up. Perf... read more>>>
 

 
Publisher Comments

Publisher: Dial
Distributor: Penguin Group USA, Inc
Publication Date: 01-19-2012
Pages: 32
Measurements: 9.30in X 9.41in X 0.37in X 0.78lb
 

 
Publisher Comments

In her own words: "born. bucolic childhood. culture-stuffed adolescence. played piano. stopped. danced. stopped. wrote. discarded writing. drew. reinstated writing. married Tibor Kalman and collaborated at iconoclastic yet successful design studio. wrote and painted children's books. worried. took up Ping-Pong. relaxed. wrote and painted for many magazines.  cofounded the Rubber Band Society. amused. children: two. dog: one."

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This looks like an ordinary box full of ordinary yarn.

But it turns out it isn’t.

Mac Barnett is the author of several picture books, including Billy Twitters and His Blue Whale Problem, Guess Again!, and Oh No!: Or How My Science Project Destroyed the World. He also writes the Brixton Brothers series of mysteries. Mac is the founder of the Echo Park Time Travel Mart, a convenience store for time t... read more>>>
 

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