18 Jul / Apple Pie 4th of July by Janet S. Wong, illustrated by Margaret Chodos-Irvine [in AsianWeek]
Delightful, delicious story of a little girl whose parents own an always-open store (except for Christmas) that offers Chinese food, even on the Fourth of July. Certain that no one wants chow mein and sweet and sour pork that day, she laments that her parents “do not understand all American things.” Fireworks are Chinese, her father reminds her. And by dinnertime – surprise! – hungry customers line up for Chinese food to go.
Review: “New and Notable Children’s Books,” AsianWeek, July 18, 2002
Readers: Children
Published: 2002