Description

When her grandmother falls ill, a young girl pours her love, memories, and worry into the dumplings her grandmother taught her to make in this heartwarmingand mouthwateringpicture book.

Dumplings dance in water like Grandma moves through tai chi beats: slow, firm, focused. When the autumn leaves are tumbling, theres nothing better than coming home from the park and helping Grandma roll, fill, and pinch ingots of meat and cabbage. Dancing dumplings for my one and only, Grandma says, scooping them up for her granddaughter. But as the season grows colder, Grandma says she cant make dumplings for her one and only, not today. The child watches her grandmother wheeze and sneeze in bed, and although her heartda-dubswith fear, she lights incense and keeps her company until the day her grandmother is well enough to dance againmade stronger and healthier by the dumplings her granddaughter now cooks forher. Sumptuously and scrumptiously illustrated by Natelle Quek, Eva Wong Navas story captures the wonderful bond between grandchild and grandparentand how powerful and healing the act of sharing food can be. An authors note deepens the message of the importance of cultural foods in our relationships to both our heritage and loved ones.