Chinese Fairy Tale Feasts
A Literary Cookbook
- Publisher
- Tradewind Books
- Initial publish date
- Nov 2014
- Category
- Asian, Adaptations, Cooking & Food
- Recommended Age
- 9 to 12
- Recommended Grade
- 4 to 7
- Recommended Reading age
- 9 to 12
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Hardback
- ISBN
- 9781896580685
- Publish Date
- Nov 2014
- List Price
- $24.95
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Description
Chinese Fairy Tale Feasts is a book in the highly-praised Fairy Tale Feasts Collection, a creative series that folds enchanting folk tales into cookbooks of kid-friendly recipes.
About the authors
Paul Yee is one of Canada's finest writers for children. He was raised in Vancouver and has worked in the archives at the Vancouver Museum. He won the Governor General's Literary Award for Children's Literature for Ghost Train. He now lives in Toronto.
Ghost Trainbr> Winner of the Governor General's Literary Award 1996br> Winner of the Ruth Schwartz Children's Book Award 1997br> Finalist for the Toronto IODE Book Award 1997
The Bone Collector's Sonbr> Winner of the City of Vancouver Book Award 2004br> Finalist for the Rocky Mountain Book Award 2006br> Finalist for the Stellar Book Award (BC Teen Readers' Choice Award) 2005-6br> Chosen as Best of 2004, Resource Links.ca
Bamboobr> Finalist for the Chocolate Lily Award 2007 (BC Readers' Choice Award)br> Chosen as Best of 2006, Resource Links
The Jade Necklacebr> Finalist for the Mr. Christie's Book Award 2002
Shaoli Wang was born and raised in Qing Dao, China. She now lives in British Columbia where she has taught art to children and adults for over 25 years. Shaoli is the illustrator of numerous books by Paul Yee, including the highly acclaimed Bamboo and Chinese Fairy Tale Feasts.
Judy Chan teaches high school home economics in Vancouver.
Awards
- Winner, Gourmand Award Best Children's Cookbook of the Year
- Commended, CCBC Best Book of 2015
Editorial Reviews
“The symbiosis between the recipes and the stories is impressive.”
School Library Journal
“A delightfully quirky hybrid of fables and recipes that will satisfy those hungry for both knowledge and culinary inspiration.”
Quill & Quire
Librarian Reviews
Chinese Fairy Tale Feasts: A Literary Cookbook
In this enchanting collection of fairy tales, including original stories and interpretations of Chinese folklore by master storyteller Paul Yee, a glorious procession of characters make their appearance. Each tale is followed by a simple recipe for a classic Chinese dish relevant to the story.Readers can choose to read one or more of the thirteen fairy tales in this anthology. Whether the story is humorous, magical, or ghostly, there is much to learn about Chinese culture and the world of folktales. Food plays a significant role, and recipes accompany each fairy tale, making this an excellent resource to accompany the Social Studies curriculum (e.g. Heritage and Identity: Early Societies). Information about different Chinese vocabulary and customs is also included.
Also available: The Secret Keepers by Paul Yee
Source: Association of Canadian Publishers. Top Grade Selection 2016.
Other titles by
The Three Sisters
Shu-Li and the Magic Pear Tree
Dear Canada: Hoping for Home
Stories of Arrival
Au Canada : De fer et de sang
La construction du chemin de fer canadien, Lee Heen-gwon, Colombie-Britannique, 1882
The Bone Collector's Son
Cher Journal : Terre d'accueil, terre d'espoir
Onze récits
The Secret Keepers
Money Boy
Henry Chow and other stories
