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40 pp.
| Abrams |
August, 2007 |
TradeISBN 978-0-8109-9337-2$16.95
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Yangsook Choi.
Thong's rhyming text describes the many items on offer during each season of the year at a Chinatown market. In springtime, for example, there are "oodles of noodles, / fresh and dried-- / try the ones with / egg inside." Choi's warm, heavily outlined illustrations, varied in composition, show a child visiting the market with different family members. Glos.