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Highlights
- KNEAD, MUSH, MASH.
- 4-8 Years
- 10.2" x 8.77" Hardcover
- 40 Pages
- Juvenile Fiction, People & Places
Description
About the Book
When Ping and Grandpa bring a tangerine tree home for Lunar New Year, Ping decides to make the perfect pot to go with it. But making a pot is hard. With Grandpa's encouragement, Ping learns that the perfect pot takes practice, patience, and, in the end, the love and effort you put into it.Book Synopsis
KNEAD, MUSH, MASH. Ping molds a pot for Lunar New Year.
When Ping and Grandpa bring a tangerine tree home for Lunar New Year, Ping decides to make the perfect pot to go with it. But making a pot is hard. With Grandpa's encouragement, she tries again and again to get it just right. The first is too clumsy, the second crumbles, and the third is too flimsy. What if she can't make the perfect pot? Will it ruin the new year?
For anyone feeling discouraged over learning something new, Ping's Perfect Pot reminds them not to give up when something isn't immediately easy. Perfection takes practice, patience, and, in the end, the love and effort you put into it. Backmatter provides more context and the deeper meaning of Lunar New Year traditions and symbols found within the story, as well as around the world.
Review Quotes
"[Ping's] embrace of all aspects of the creative process makes for a delightful holiday tale. A charming story of encouragement, illustrated with life and movement." --Kirkus Reviews
"A gentle, relevant holiday story and a welcome addition to Lunar New Year collections." --School Library Journal
"[W]hat sets this book apart from many others about dealing with imperfection is that Ping winds up using every one of her pots in a meaningful way, leaving readers with a sense that our efforts never need be wasted." --Spirituality & Practice
"A charming story about the ups and downs of the creative process, with vibrant illustrations that will spark the inner artist in every reader." --Helena Ku Rhee, author of Sora's Seashells
"Author Helen Wu weaves threads of love, family, and appreciation for Lunar New Year traditions through every page of the story as the young protagonist, with encouragement from her wise and gentle grandfather, struggles to create the perfect pot for their good luck tangerine tree." --Vivian Kirkfield, award-winning children's author and host of #50PreciousWords and #50PreciousWordsforKids
"The perfect story about imperfection and the rewards of persistence." --Karen Yin, author of So Not Ghoul