Brief text describes dim sum, perfect for preschoolers or new readers. Wonderful 2 page note at the end explaining history and traditions. ( )

I believed that this book fell short and did not offer all that it could. The text was sparse, and it did not go into much detail. I thought that the illustrations were beautiful and made up for the lack of text, though. ( )

This short, simple picture book shows a family's trip to a dim sum restaurant, narrated by the youngest of three girls. She describes all the little dishes and who chooses what; "Everyone eats a little bit of everything. Now there are empty little dishes." A final page after the story explains the dim sum tradition. The red-patterned carpet and walls make up the background; the endpapers show the different dishes, labeled in English and transliterated Chinese (e.g. pork dumplings / siu my). ( )

This book is about a family having dinner. This book is nice because it shows a family unit trying all different types of foods. They all try the different foods and share them. The books can show students about a very different culture and different foods apart of the culture. I think that is important to show students. ( )

This is a short easy read. It was a great introduction resource for my class to discuss food and tradition considering Thanksgiving is approaching. I loved how the story was easy to read but at the end elaborated on the tradition of dim sum restaurants. ( )