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A little girl thinks her mother's garden is the ugliest in the neighborhood until she discovers that flowers might look and smell pretty but Chinese vegetable soup smells best of all. Includes a recipe. Grace Lin’s charming story about the differences between Chinese and Western garden vegetables, with a recipe for a Chinese vegetable soup. The book is filled with beautiful illustrations by Grace Lin and is designed to educate children about Chinese culture and cooking.
First publish date: 1999
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Grace Lin
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