nikimarion's review
4.0
I'm not crying, YOU'RE crying.
This book does so much without ever feeling like it's too much. It's a. multilingual, b. about the death of a grandparent, c. about tradition in its many forms, d. also kinda a folk tale, e. THE ILLUSTRATIONS INCLUDE ARTISTIC INTERPRETATIONS OF THE FORMAL ELEMENTS OF THE CHINESE CHARACTERS THAT APPEAR ON EACH PAGE, f. a story about sibling/familial bonds.
The back matter informs about Chinese character pronunciation, a brief history of Chinese paper-cut art (the style in which Huy Voun Lee illustrates), and a glossary of Chinese treats.
This book does so much without ever feeling like it's too much. It's a. multilingual, b. about the death of a grandparent, c. about tradition in its many forms, d. also kinda a folk tale, e. THE ILLUSTRATIONS INCLUDE ARTISTIC INTERPRETATIONS OF THE FORMAL ELEMENTS OF THE CHINESE CHARACTERS THAT APPEAR ON EACH PAGE, f. a story about sibling/familial bonds.
The back matter informs about Chinese character pronunciation, a brief history of Chinese paper-cut art (the style in which Huy Voun Lee illustrates), and a glossary of Chinese treats.
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