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Compestine, Ying Chang

Boy Dumplings

32 pp. | Holiday | August, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8234-1955-5 $16.95
(4) K-3 Illustrated by James Yamasaki. In this tantalizing original fable, a hungry ghost in Beijing sets his sights on a plump little boy. The clever kid convinces the ghost to follow a recipe for "boy dumplings" ("1 chubby boy, 10 pounds stinky garlic..."), which requires many distracting errands for supplies. Ghoulish watercolor illustrations occasionally step over the line between spooky and garish.
Reviewer: Nell Beram

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