suzannedix's review against another edition
4.0
A story of a Vietnamese-American boy learning about his family’s history fighting in the Vietnam War and eventually immigrating to America.
Part of our I’m Your Neighbor collection (#Welcoming Library).
Part of our I’m Your Neighbor collection (#Welcoming Library).
bluenicorn's review against another edition
3.0
Simple, but sweet; could start some interesting conversations about history and immigration with young people.
samudyatha's review against another edition
5.0
Beautifully illustrated book for Children that captures a slice of immigrant life in America.
ljrinaldi's review against another edition
4.0
This is a sweet, simple tale, reflecting on how life was like with the refugees from Vietnam, when they came to the states. But, really, it is the story of a bond between a father and a son, as told by the son, and from his point of view.
The father has to fish for dinner, because, as he explains to his son, things are expensive, despite him working two jobs, and the mother working a job as well.
The story reflects on the quiet time, before dawn, when the father takes his son fishing, and all the sights and sounds, and feelings that go along with is.
Beautifully illustrated by Thi Bui, whose book The Best We Could Do tells about her time growing up in California after her family were resettled in the US.
As Bao says, the story is based on his childhood, but the boy in the story appreciates and understands better than he ever did, and he wishes he had been more like him.
This story is so calming, so sweet, highly recommend it as a perfect slice of life, from the past. As I have said before, children need to see themselves, and also see that there are other ways to life, than the one they are experiencing.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
The father has to fish for dinner, because, as he explains to his son, things are expensive, despite him working two jobs, and the mother working a job as well.
The story reflects on the quiet time, before dawn, when the father takes his son fishing, and all the sights and sounds, and feelings that go along with is.
Beautifully illustrated by Thi Bui, whose book The Best We Could Do tells about her time growing up in California after her family were resettled in the US.
As Bao says, the story is based on his childhood, but the boy in the story appreciates and understands better than he ever did, and he wishes he had been more like him.
This story is so calming, so sweet, highly recommend it as a perfect slice of life, from the past. As I have said before, children need to see themselves, and also see that there are other ways to life, than the one they are experiencing.
Thanks to Netgalley for making this book available for an honest review.
desirosie's review against another edition
3.0
A quiet story that handles the family’s refugee context in a way that offers clues and invites questions by the child that are appropriate to their own developmental stage rather than putting it all out there.
The notes by the author and illustrator at the end help to round out that story for those who are interested.
The notes by the author and illustrator at the end help to round out that story for those who are interested.