Publisher Description

Liddy is so excited about going to the Dim Sum Palace tomorrow with herfamily that she can't sleep. So when a delicious smell wafts into her room, shehops out of bed, opens her door and steps into . . . an actual palace of dimsum! There are dumplings, baos, buns and more delicious treats than one girlcan possibly eat. Liddy just has to take a bite, but she slips and falls . . . into abowl of dumpling filling. The chefs are so busy rolling, folding and pinchingdough that they don't notice they've prepared a most unusual dumpling for theEmpress - a Liddy dumpling! Worst of all, she looks good enough to eat . . .

This deliciously humorous debut picture book, inspired by X. Fang's memoriesas a child of epic dim sum feasts, is a dreamworld adventure that is at oncea glorious celebration of the sensory world of childhood and a loving helpingof food, family and culture.

Author Biography

X. FANG, who also goes by Susan, is a visual artist andmaker of books for young readers. She exhibits her artthroughout the U.S. and internationally and has worked professionallyas a graphic designer and art director for filmand television studios. Born in Taichung, Taiwan, raised inAtlanta, Georgia, she now lives in rural Maine with her husbandand their dog, Pamela. Dim Sum Palace is X. Fang'sfirst picture book.

Review

A child takes a fantastical journey to the Dim Sum Palace... Both the theme and look are reminiscent of Maurice Sendak's In the Night Kitchen... A real (delicious) trip * Kirkus *

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