Relish in the savory, tangy, and sometimes spicy dishes of Cecilia Chiang, a revolutionary who changed the way Americans viewed Chinese food.From an early age, Cecilia Chiang could be found delighting in the sounds and smells from her favorite room in her home—the kitchen. Little did Cecilia know that she would one day have to escape war and travel to a faraway country, destined to change Chinese cuisine in the United States forever.
Experience the dishes Cecilia Chiang enjoyed throughout her life as the seventh daughter in a large family to the owner of the famous Mandarin restaurant in San Francisco.
Julie Leungis the author of numerous books for children including the Caldecott honoree
The Truth About Dragons; APALA award-winning
Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist,illustrated by Chris Sasaki; and
The Fearless Flights of Hazel Ying Lee. She invites you to visit her online at jleungbooks.com.
Melissa Iwaiis an author/illustrator of over thirty picture books, including
Let's Party!: A DIY Illustrated Guide to 10 Fantastic Birthday Parties,
Soup Day,
Pizza Day,
Dumplings for Lili, and Gigi and Ojiji, a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor-winning series. When she is not creating, she can be found cooking and doing crossword puzzles with her husband, author Denis Markell, in Brooklyn. She invites to you visit her online at
melissaiwai.com, on Instagram @melissaiwai1, and on X @meliwai "
A Banquet for Ceciliais a visual and textual feast for the senses and an important story of yet another way immigrants contribute to society."
Booklist"Interspersed with images of Cecelia’s life and travellã+
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