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Wenjen, Mia

Fortune Cookies for Everyone: The Surprising Story of the Tasty Treat We Love to Eat

32 pp. | Red Comet | October, 2025 | Trade ISBN 9781636551593 $18.99
(3) K-3 Illustrated by Colleen Kong-Savage. Grandma Miyako tells her grandchildren that she knew the inventor of the fortune cookie, a Japanese American man who managed the Japanese Tea Garden in San Francisco. During World War II, while Japanese Americans (including the inventor and Grandma Miyako) were being sent to internment camps, the cookie became even more popular in Chinese restaurants. Collage-style illustrations incorporate Japanese designs; the fictionalized personal narrative makes the history -- even with its dark side -- accessible.
Reviewer: Rachel L. Kerns

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