Dim Sum Palace [Hardcover]

An American Library Association Notable Children's Book

A little girl's love of dim sum spills over into her dreams, taking her on a fantastical food-filled adventure, in this picture book love letter to Maurice Sendak's In the Night Kitchen. Beautifully illustrated with a gold foil cover, this is the perfect gift for foodies of all ages.

Liddy is so excited about going to the Dim Sum Palace tomorrow with her family that she can't sleep. So when a delicious smell wafts into her room, she hops out of bed, opens her door and steps into . . . an actual palace of dim sum! There are dumplings, baos, buns and more delicious treats than one girl can possibly eat. Liddy just has to take a bite, but she slips and falls . . . into a bowl of dumpling filling. The chefs are so busy rolling, folding and pinching dough that they don't notice they've prepared a most unusual dumpling for the Empress — a Liddy dumpling! Worst of all, she looks good enough to eat . . .

This deliciously humorous debut picture book, inspired by X. Fang's memories as a child of epic dim sum feasts, is a dreamworld adventure that is at once a glorious celebration of the sensory world of childhood and a loving helping of food, family and culture.WINNER of the 2023 Society of Illustrators' Dilys Evans Founder's Award
An American Library Association Notable Children's Book
A Charlotte Zolotow Award Highly Commended title
One of Chicago Public Library's Best Board & Picture Books of 2023
One of Slate's 25 Greatest Picture Books of the Last 25 Years
One of Brightly's Best Picture Books of 2023
Selected in the 2024 BRAW Amazing Bookshelf
One of The Times 21 Best Children's Books of 2024
One of Readings Best Picture Books of 2024