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theillegiblevirgo's review
5.0
a thoughtful meditation on how the experiences of our family follows us and how complicated memories make for appreciation.
aliferuz's review
5.0
It always fascinates me how author of children book can put a lot of feelings into a short sentence. In this book, the author herself shared her childhood memories about watercress and her family, along the hardships the parents went through but never told them to their child. Through this book as well, we can conclude that we just need to open up and be understanding of each other. And the illustrations! I'm beyond words of how mesmerising it is. It looks soooo real!
kayleeacton's review
5.0
Watercress is about a family who spots watercress growing in a ditch while driving down the road. They pull over and instruct their children to help pull the watercress to eat later. At the dinner table, the daughter does not want to eat it, which causes the mother to talk about her old Chinese family. This is never talked about, so with shame and guilt, she eats the watercress. I would offer this book as a group or independent book to be read by my students. There is an important message behind this book. Memories should be shared, even if they are painful.
rainbowbookworm's review
5.0
This book is a breathtaking, beautifully written ode to being a child of immigrants. It’s no wonder it con the Caldecott.
roseleaf24's review
5.0
So deserving of the Caldecott Award and the Newbery Honor. Though this is a story of a second generation immigrant, the experience of being embarrassed by your family is fairly universal. The illustrations do an excellent job of showing both the beauty of the experience of picking the watercress, and the emotion. This book will encourage children to think about the story of any immigrant they may know, but also their own families and how the past had led to the way their family behaves.