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bookmarkonthewall's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
rebeccareadinstead's review against another edition
5.0
Strong In the Night Kitchen vibes!
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jpyouthreads's review against another edition
This was such a cute story about a girl that thinks Dim Sum Palace will be a real palace with an empress so she dreams about it. She ends up turning into a dumpling and the empress almost eats her! Turns out it's just a regular restaurant in real life.
michellehenriereads's review
4.0
My thanks goes to NetGalley and Penguin Random House Canada, Tundra Books for and ARC. All opinions are my own, and I'm voluntarily leaving a review.
Genre: Food Fantasy (Is that a genre?), Humor, Food
Age: Picture book (ages 4-8)
DIM SUM PALACE is an engaging story of a child who is excited to go to a restaurant with her family, but her imagination takes over.
The illustrations are charming and expressive. I can feel how hungry the child is! I love how things didn't go as expected.
This picture book will appeal to the young crowd. It's quite funny.
I recommend this book!
Happy (eating) reading!
Genre: Food Fantasy (Is that a genre?), Humor, Food
Age: Picture book (ages 4-8)
DIM SUM PALACE is an engaging story of a child who is excited to go to a restaurant with her family, but her imagination takes over.
The illustrations are charming and expressive. I can feel how hungry the child is! I love how things didn't go as expected.
This picture book will appeal to the young crowd. It's quite funny.
I recommend this book!
Happy (eating) reading!
salimateez's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
5.0
This was the sweetest little story about a girl who wants dim sum so bad she dreams about becoming a dumpling! The illustrations in this are STUNNING!! So detailed, so expressive; I spent a while just admiring the pictures after I finished the story. This made me laugh out loud, it’s so sweet, so funny, so relatable :”) And the endpaper art is so cool I love that all the different foods are labelled.
This genuinely brought me so much joy, it’s perfect :’)
This genuinely brought me so much joy, it’s perfect :’)
kelly_b93's review against another edition
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
laurieab's review against another edition
funny
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
5.0
This was delightful
nsnyder22's review
5.0
Liddy is having a hard time sleeping because tomorrow, her family is going to her favorite place, Dim Sum! Suddenly a door opens and Liddy goes to the place of her dreams, a Dim Sum Palace. She is in wonder at the magical place until she falls into the dumpling filling for the Empress! As a callback to Sendak's The Night Kitchen, the illustrations are whimsical and yet drool-worthy. This sweet (and savory) book about a child's love is great for any foodies, big or small.