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Chen, Eva

I Am Golden

40 pp. | Feiwel | February, 2022 | Trade ISBN 978-1-250-84205-3 $18.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Sophie Diao. In this affirming story, an immigrant parent speaks to a Chinese American child. The parent assures young Mei that while "people [may] tell you that you're different and you can't be one of them," those differences are her own secret power: she carries a "golden flame inside." Mei is the visual center of many of the bright, glowing digital illustrations. She emerges from a lotus flower, rides the back of a traditional Chinese dragon, and, surrounded by family, takes a video call from grandparents far away. At book's end, both author and illustrator share their own experiences as Chinese Americans feeling "in between worlds."
Reviewer: Maeve Visser Knoth

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