{"id":40001,"date":"2015-12-03T09:02:51","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T13:02:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/?p=40001"},"modified":"2015-12-03T19:34:51","modified_gmt":"2015-12-03T23:34:51","slug":"story-ill-tell-nancy-tupper-ling-illustrated-jessica-lanan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/story-ill-tell-nancy-tupper-ling-illustrated-jessica-lanan\/","title":{"rendered":"The Story I&#8217;ll Tell by Nancy Tupper Ling, illustrated by Jessica Lanan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/11\/Story-Ill-Tell-by-Nancy-Tupper-Ling-on-BookDragon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-40000\" src=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/11\/Story-Ill-Tell-by-Nancy-Tupper-Ling-on-BookDragon-800x734.jpg\" alt=\"Story I'll Tell by Nancy Tupper Ling on BookDragon\" width=\"800\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/11\/Story-Ill-Tell-by-Nancy-Tupper-Ling-on-BookDragon-800x734.jpg 800w, https:\/\/apa.si.edu\/bookdragon\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2015\/11\/Story-Ill-Tell-by-Nancy-Tupper-Ling-on-BookDragon.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>A mother and her toddler son, cuddled together in a cushy chair, are surrounded by soft summer breezes and warm fading light. Together, they\u00a0read their bedtime book, as the boy is about to drift off to slumberland. While the mother reads aloud, her heart promises her child, &#8220;Someday when you ask where you came from, I&#8217;ll tell you a story.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>For many transracial adoptees who have crossed oceans to join their families, that birth story can\u00a0often be a mystery.\u00a0Here, author <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nancytupperling.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Nancy Tupper Ling<\/a> adds whimsy and joy\u00a0to the\u00a0son&#8217;s origins, while artist <a href=\"http:\/\/jessicalanan.com\/books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Jessica Lanan<\/a> paints Ling&#8217;s\u00a0visions in\u00a0magical swathes of glowing, multilayered hues. In a nod of acknowledgement to a faraway\u00a0cultural heritage, both writer and illustrator make sure to imbue text and pictures\u00a0with hints and clues\u00a0of the boy&#8217;s Chinese birth.<\/p>\n<p>And what does his story entail? Well, he might have\u00a0arrived via\u00a0a drifting hot-air balloon or\u00a0a silent horseman&#8217;s stallion or atop\u00a0an August moon float or rescued from a sleeping dragon queen. Such tales are not so far-fetched, the mother notes \u2013 she who was told she came from a cabbage patch by her own mother&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>However the beloved boy joins his family, at the end of every journey are the waiting arms of his adoring parents. Gorgeous fairy tale that she spins, Ling also wisely\u00a0acknowledges reality, too: &#8220;When we brought you home in dawn&#8217;s early light, you cried for things lost and new.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Page by page, this <em>Story<\/em> resonates throughout with love and laughter that turn tears to smiles. It&#8217;s quite the resplendent reminder\u00a0that families are created in any number of ways &#8230; and that children \u2013 however they arrive in your arms \u2013 are the &#8220;best gift we ever received.&#8221; Amen to that.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Readers:<\/strong> Children<\/p>\n<p><strong>Published<\/strong>: 2015<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A mother and her toddler son, cuddled together in a cushy chair, are surrounded by soft summer breezes and warm fading light. Together, they\u00a0read their bedtime book, as the boy is about to drift off to slumberland. 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