“…I remembered on that first day, I just supposed that he wasn’t a good artist, because he couldn’t speak well. And with her latest of three books now on Pacy Lin, a semi-autobiographical series, even profound at times! To me, Grace Lin is like a trip to the Dim Sum restaurant: full of surprises but reliably delicious. Last week, my middle daughter and I tried an herbal version of chicken feet (FYI, medicinal and tasting of ginseng). Though my kids stick to a handful of items - steamed pork buns, rice noodles, shumai dumplings, and mango jello - they will occasionally try something new. My kids hated Dim Sum but we’d ignore their incessant complaining because my husband and I love it. “Dim Sum, Yum Yum!” is chanted roundly throughout the house. These days when we tell our kids that we are having Dim Sum for breakfast, a great cheer goes out. Multicultural Chapter Books for Kids: Grace Lin’s Pacy Series
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