PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
"""The traditional message that it is better to give than to receive is handled in a genuine, thoughtful manner that will be realistic to children. Detailed descriptions of the sights and sounds of the New Year celebration build in contrast to Sam's growing introspection, becoming even more dramatic and adding to the depth of the story."" -- School Library Journal ""A beautifully told story for all ages about the gift of giving."" -- Creative Classrooms ""The subtle blending of cultures in both the illustrations and text engross the reader. . . The artists' vibrant watercolors embellish this story, which reaches across ethnic boundaries to reaffirm a universal truth."" -- American Booksellers Association ""The landscape. . . is not made to appear exotic, but blends the mixture of Chinese and American mundanities that compose actual, modern Chinatown. [Author] Chinn. . . does not overtly moralize; instead, she provides a reconciliation between two difficult, and not necessarily disparate, childhood dilemmas."" -- AsianWeek Best Children's Books of the Year Outstanding - Bank Street College of Education CCBC Choices - Cooperative Children's Book Center (CCBC) Marion Vannett Ridgway Award Honor - University of Minnesota Libraries Notable Books for a Global Society - International Literacy Association (ILA)"
