This week’s trivia and rec. This is such a sweet story. It’s written in a very gentle, wistful manner, and the illustrations are just gorgeous.
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Start this #BacktoSchoolSeason with the hilarious picture book #WhenYouGoToDragonSchool by #ChelseaM.Campbell & illustrator #CharleneChua
You might not have scales or wings or the ability to breathe fire, but with courage & your own talent, you'll have no trouble fitting in & making friends for life
This Thursday night , at 8pm eastern, I’ll be joined on insta live by the awesome Charlene Chua.
Charlene makes super cute art and is a master of drawing cute cats.
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#PBStudyBuddy feature for picture book BOYS DON’T FRY: Picture of Asian American author Sylvia Chen in giant glasses holding the book. The Emoji Arc shows a graph with Y-axis for Tension/Intensity and X-axis for Pages. Emojis with varying emotions plotted on the graph; may vary by reader for this book. Standout Phrase: "The sizzle of her stuffed fried fish sounded like music." Standout Page Turn Text: "And the heart?" Standout Art Detail: Delightfully endearing characters and droolworthy dishes and ingredients Starry Book Marks: Engaging voice throughout, Sensory-infused metaphors, and Action-packed storyline.
Top-of-Mind Book Hooks: Lunar New Year celebration with family, Peranakan culture, Overcoming gender expectations, Grandma-grandson bonding, and Following your heart over all else. Fast Facts: Pub Year 2023, Created by Kimberly Lee and Charlene Chua, Imprint/Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux/Macmillan, Word Count (excludes text in art & backmatter): ~815, Backmatter: Author’s Note and recipe for Peranakan Pongteh Chicken. Picture of Asian American author Sylvia Chen in giant LED-lit glasses holding the book. For more #PBStudyBuddy features, visit pbstudybuddy.com. Thank you!
🔥🧑🏻🍳🌟 This #PBStudyBuddy feature brings so much joy for Lunar New Year! BOYS DON’T FRY (#KimberlyLee #CharleneChua @charlenedraws.bsky.social #FSGBooks #MacKidsBooks. Let’s #bookboost #BOYSDONTFRY, #Kidlit! 🥳📚👍🏼
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