{"id":36234,"date":"2014-12-01T10:33:52","date_gmt":"2014-12-01T15:33:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=36234"},"modified":"2014-12-01T10:47:58","modified_gmt":"2014-12-01T15:47:58","slug":"noodle-magic-by-roseanne-greenfield-thong-illustrated-by-meilo-so","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/noodle-magic-by-roseanne-greenfield-thong-illustrated-by-meilo-so\/","title":{"rendered":"Noodle Magic by Roseanne Greenfield Thong, illustrated by Meilo So"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/10\/Noodle-Magic1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-36235\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2014\/10\/Noodle-Magic1-646x800.jpg\" alt=\"Noodle Magic\" width=\"646\" height=\"800\" \/><\/a>After such a bountiful weekend, food might not be the first thing on your mind this Cyber Monday morning &#8230; but how about a bit of magic to add to the rest of this\u00a0holiday season? Meet Mei &#8230; who&#8217;s about to receive quite the family inheritance!<\/p>\n<p>Every day, Mei&#8217;s Grandpa Tu &#8220;make[s] magic with his hands and a bit of dough.&#8221; His noodles are not only irrefutably\u00a0delicious, but they also do double duty as jump ropes, or kite strings, or even cloud catchers. &#8220;Mei knew no one could spin magic like Grandpa Tu!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As\u00a0the emperor&#8217;s birthday fast approaches, &#8220;everyone was making something special \u2013 \u00a0everyone except for Grandpa Tu.&#8221; How could that be?\u00a0No birthday can be complete without long-life noodles!\u00a0Surprise, surprise, because the day before the big natal celebration, Grandpa Tu announces, &#8220;&#8216;This year, it&#8217;s your turn to make magic noodles.'&#8221; Pressure much? Initially &#8220;terrified,&#8221; Mei quickly rises (and kneads and stretches, too!) to the occasion: a girl&#8217;s gotta do what a girl&#8217;s gotta do! And do it fabulously, of course!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenfield-thong.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Roseanne Greenfield Thong\u2019<\/a>s celebration of nurturing empowerment is a resonating reminder about the enduring bonds of family. Artist <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meiloso.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Meilo So<\/a>\u00a0brings her swaths of whimsy\u00a0to every page, swirling with movement (dancing dough,\u00a0never-resting noodles) and winking with unexpected details (a curious little face in the window, a\u00a0sort-of\u00a0imaginary\u00a0kitty with a not-quite runaway real mouse). Spun together, the result is &#8230; well, in a single word &#8230; magic, not to mention a nourishingly toothsome treat for the soul.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers<\/strong>: Children<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 2014<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After such a bountiful weekend, food might not be the first thing on your mind this Cyber Monday morning &#8230; but how about a bit of magic to add to the rest of this\u00a0holiday season? 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