Book Trailer
Listen to Boy Dumplings
Enjoy the book with a live reading!
Cooking with Martin Yan
Watch Ying cook a recipe based on her book A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts with world-renowned chef Martin Yan on Crystal Cruise.
Cooking Dumplings
Learn how to cook dumplings with Ying from this video produced by Mercury News.
Lesson Plan
Teachers can give students this lesson plan when reading Boy Dumpling!
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Praise for Boy Dumplings
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“A fun, slightly spooky twist on the classic tale of a small child outwitting a villain”
-- School Library Journal “… charming, whimsical fairy tale” — Midwest Book Review “Children will delight in the ghost’s gullibility…. Compestine’s haunting tale is an entertaining, not-too-scary offering.” — Publisher’s Weekly …a classic trickster tale, developing both characters and premise with humor.” — Kirkus Reviews “Capped with a promising recipe for Boy-Free dumplings at the end, this crowd-pleaser will make a delicious storytime…” — ALA Booklist “Exciting storytelling and Chinese culinary traditions create a delicious book for young readers.” — San Francisco Chronicle “… HYSTERICAL! A wonderful ‘trickster tale,’ I can’t wake to make the dumpling recipe!” — Marla Conn, Readability |
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