Caldecott Medal Winner
\nNewbery Honor Book
\nAPALA Award Winner<\/span><\/p>\nA story about the power of sharing memories\u2014including the painful ones\u2014and the way our heritage stays with and shapes us, even when we don\u2019t see it.
\nNew England Book Award Winner
\nA\u00a0<\/span>New York Times<\/span>\u00a0Best Children\u2019s Book of the Year
\nA Boston Globe-Horn Book Honor Book<\/span>
\nWhile driving through Ohio in an old Pontiac, a young girl’s Chinese immigrant parents spot watercress growing wild in a ditch by the side of the road. They stop the car, grabbing rusty scissors and an old paper bag, and the whole family wades into the mud to gather as much as they can.<\/span><\/p>\nAt first, she’s embarrassed. Why can’t her family just get food from the grocery store, like everyone else? But when her mother shares a bittersweet story of her family history in China, the girl learns to appreciate the fresh food they foraged\u2014and the memories left behind in pursuit of a new life.<\/p>\n
Together, they make a new memory of watercress.<\/p>\n
Author Andrea Wang calls this moving, autobiographical story \u201cboth an apology and a love letter to my parents.\u201d It\u2019s a bittersweet, delicate look at how sharing the difficult parts of our histories can create powerful new moments of family history, and help connect us to our roots.<\/p>\n
Jason Chin\u2019s illustrations move between China and the American Midwest and were created with a mixture of traditional Chinese brushes and western media. The dreamy, nostalgic color palette brings this beautiful story to life.<\/p>\n
An endnote from the author describes her personal connection to the story, and an illustrator\u2019s note touches on both the process of the painting, and the emotional meaning brought to the work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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