Bao's Doll (eBook)

A Picture Book

Bo Lu (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2024
Abrams Books for Young Readers (Verlag)
979-8-88707-085-8 (ISBN)

Infos

Bo Lu's picture book Bao's Doll is a moving story of empathy, forgiveness, and connection about an immigrant mother and her daughter who discover they have more in common than they ever knew. Whenever Mama says, ';when I was a little girl in Taiwan, we had nothing,' Bao stops listening. Mama does not understand Bao, and Bao certainly does not understand Mama. So when Bao desperately wants a dollspecifically, the beautiful, blonde All-American Artist Amanda doll that everyone else hasBao takes matters into her own hands and steals Amanda from the store. After getting caught, Bao's chest feels heavy like a giant rock. But gradually, the awkward silence between Bao and Mama shifts to honesty, and eventually, a deeper understanding of what binds them. Inspired by the childhood of debut talent Bo Lu, this poignant picture book brings emotional layers to the story of a parent and child learning to connect with their heritage and each other.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 18.6.2024
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Jugendbücher ab 12 Jahre
• ISBN-13: 979-8-88707-085-8 / 9798887070858