In this story loosely inspired by Chen's
childhood, a girl determined to hold her own in her family's annual
chopsticks challenge creates a solution.(goodreads summary)
Jenny Chow's family are all expert chopstick users but Jenny always finds it to be a struggle. No matter how hard she tries they are just to tricky. When her cousin Victor's birthday party invitation arrives, she worries about the annual family chopstick challenge. How will she master the chopsticks in time?
Jenny is determined to master those chopsticks and with perseverance discovers her own creative way to use them. It shows problem solving skills and encourages not giving up on something just because it is hard to do. Kids will find this story relatable because we have all had the same feeling of not being able to do something others could do. It is just a matter of coming up with a way that works best for you and this story is a wonderful example of finding it. The illustrations are fun and full of expression as Jenny's family cheer her on at the birthday party when they see how she eventually masters her chopsticks in time for the chopstick challenge. The last page gives instructions on how to make DIY Chopstick Tongs just like Jenny. I think this is a "just right book" for ages 4-7.~
Title: Tricky Chopsticks
Author: Sylvia Chen, illustrated by Fanny Liem
Pub. date: March 2024, Anthem Books for Young Readers
Genre: picture book
Hardcover, 40 pgs.
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