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In "Chicken Soup, Chicken Soup," young Sophie is delighted by two grandfathers' favorite dishes: Bubbe’s Jewish chicken soup with kreplach and Nai Nai’s Chinese chicken soup filled with wonton. The story reveals that both grandmothers’ recipes are strikingly similar, celebrating the shared warmth of family traditions across cultures. Through Sophie’s eyes, readers explore the gentle humor and tenderness of intergenerational bonds and the everyday magic that can be found in a bowl of soup.
First publish date: 2016
Genre: Children's Fiction/Picture Books
Authors: Pamela Mayer
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