Boy Dumplings: A Tasty Chinese Tale [Hardcover]

Exciting storytelling and Chinese culinary traditions create a delicious book for young readers. —San Francisco Chronicle

This hilarious tale is redesigned, featuring revised illustrations and a new bilingual simplified Chinese translation.

Long ago in old Beijing, a hungry ghost finds a boy, who doesn't want to become a midnight snack! What wackiness ensues when the child tempts the ghost to make the tricky Boy Dumplings recipe?

This exciting and witty Chinese folktale will leave readers hungry for the end of the story and for dumplings as well! - Good English

A hungry ghost in old Beijing meets his match in a crafty boy who avoids becoming a tasty meal.

Ying Compestine: Ying's dozens of children’s books have won many awards, including spots on the best lists from the ALA, Bank Street, Book Sense, and New York Times. She visits schools and teaches workshops internationally. She has written for magazines such as Cooking Light, Self, Men's Health, and Martha Stewart's Whole Living. Her website is www.yingc.com.

James Yamaski: James has illustrated for magazines (Wired, National Geographic Kids), newspapers (Seattle's The Stranger), and companies (Kelloggs, Nickelodeon). He studied at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and now teaches at the Academy of Art in San Francisco. His website is www.jamesyamasaki.com.

Yamasaki's cartoon illustrations have a palette full of dark blues and bright yellows, contrasting not only dalcÑ