dim sum

"A picture book about a girl and her love of food, set in a restaurant"--Provided by the publisher.

For Luna's birthday the whole family goes out for dim sum, but when Luna drops her pork bun, she and her two brothers argue over how to divide up the remaining buns.

"Today is Sunday and that means its dim sum time with my whole family! I can't wait to see everyone, especially Grandma. I'm going to eat lots of shrimp dumplings, rice noodle rolls, egg tarts, and my favorite--char siu buns. We will have to order enough for us all to share. So what are you waiting for? Dim sum, here we come!"--Provided by publisher.

For Luna's birthday the whole family goes out for dim sum, but when Luna drops her pork bun she and her two brothers argue over how to divide up the remaining buns.

"For the last 100 years, Nom Wah Tea Parlor has been slinging . . . dim sum from New York's Chinatown. Now owner Wilson Tang tells the story of how the restaurant came to be--and how to prepare their legendary dishes in your own home"--Provided by publisher.

A child describes the various little dishes of dim sum that she and her family enjoy on a visit to a restaurant in Chinatown.

"Frustrated with his parents and royal responsibilities, Crown Prince Roastpork 'Porky' Bao runs away from the Imperial Palace. He chooses to hide with Xiajiao and Shaomai, two young street peddlers he had befriended earlier, who also happen to be students at the School of Steam Kung, a once great Dim Sum Warrior institution that is now the butt of jokes thanks to the mismanagement of its present principal, Master Phoenix Claw. When Porky is finally located by his parents' ostensible aides, Colonel Quickynoodle and the Fried Kung Academy, he learns that they are actually part of a secret plot to usurp the throne. But can a doughy dweeb like him do anything to stop it?"--Back cover.

"The Dim Sum Warriors have defended the Xiaochi Empire for generations and the very mention of their name makes their enemies quiver like silken tofu! But something sinister is brewing in the peaceful kingdom that will soon pit the four Dim Sum Warrior clans--the Fried Kung Academy, the Boiled Kung Temple, the Baked Kung Sisterhood and the School of Steam Kung--against each other."--Provided by publisher.

A child describes the various little dishes of dim sum that she and her family enjoy on a visit to a restaurant in Chinatown.

A child describes the various little dishes of dim sum that she and her family enjoy on a visit to a restaurant in Chinatown.