I love books that bring math to the literal and metaphorical table in a way that is digestible and entertaining. It is a topic that many kids begin to feel overwhelmed by as they get older, so having it introduced to younger ages is something I am a big fan of! The illustrations, cultural introductions, diversity, and use of food to bring in new vocabulary is a win in this story about how to distribute food when a problem arises!

That being said, I didn't feel like the book would be well-received for 3 and 4 year olds. I think they would adore the bright illustrations but the topics are a bit much to comprehend and aren't discussed or explained enough for that young of an age. I felt the book would benefit from being geared to 5-7 year olds instead of 3-6 year olds.

Overall I would recommend this one and it would make a great addition to any classroom librar.y.

I loved this little picture book. It was so cute! I loved the explanations in the back. I loved the diversity and the art. The math introduction was super fun too. I'm excited to read more books like this.

*received for free from netgalley for honest review* Really great book! i love the artwork and the way it works multiple things into this one story!

This was a sweet and beautifully illustrated book that certainly worked well as a bedtime read. My children enjoyed it.

Luna's Yum Yum Dim Sum by Natasha Yim is a fantastic book. Luna celebrates her birthday at a special restaurant to eat dim sum.

The illustrations bring to life unfamiliar foods and the vibrant characters at the restaurant leap off the page. Luna and her brothers are trying to find a way to share pork buns, so math is introduced in a relatable way for young children.

The themes of fairness, creativity, collaboration, and cooperation are introduced. Luna and her brothers find an out-of-the-box solution to resolve their conflict. An excellent Introduction to other cultures and traditions was also provided.

The book will keep little ones engaged with the colorful illustrations and short text on each page. My almost four year old was a big fan! He was interested in trying some new foods also thanks to this book!

I was provided a free advance reader copy from Charlesbridge n exchange for my honest review on Net Galley. The opinions shared in this review are my own.

Reading this in a CV-19 time makes me realize the way of dim sum houses may well be extinct in my local Chinatown. Therefore, I see great cultural value in the end pages where the creators help explain dim sum/yum cha.

While I definitely enjoyed every page where Luna breaks into a Birthday Crown fantasy, I was disappointed the siblings never thought to share with their parents. I felt that would be more "true" to the story than passing a small piece to a stranger.

I appreciate the lessons in math and kindness, but how often do we tell kids to not accept food from strangers?

I found this picture book by Natasha Yim to be absolutely delightful. The illustrations by Violet Kim capture the cultural diversity portrayed, plus the dumplings do look good enough to eat--and to fight over how to divide them so that each child gets an equal share.

A family goes out for Dim Sum on Luna's birthday. She has an older brother and a younger brother. Six dumplings are brought so that each child may have two. Luna is so excited, she accidently drops one of her dumplings; thus causing much discussion on who should get the remaining five dumplings. Three children and five dumplings.

The book teaches children the concepts of division and fractions and sharing. It also introduces the Chinese zodiac and dim sum. There are even suggestions for parents to help their children explore math concepts.

I voluntarily read and reviewed a advanced copy of this book. This book is well written and the character's are described well. This is such a cute little book. I would definitely read this to my niece when she gets older. The writing style is good for little kids to enjoy this story about family and dim sum pork buns. The illustrations are gorgeous. This book is in stores now for $14.99 (USD). I can not wait to read more books by this author in the near future. I highly recommend it to anyone and everyone.

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this book. Unfortunately, I do not have the capability to read it in protected pdf format only. Thank you.

This was a lovely illustrated book and I love that the book focuses on Chinese culture in a way that can allow children to learn more about it. I could see it being great for Chinese New Year in schools to prompt discussion and learning. The book also has scope for a lot of discussion and maths related discussion on sharing, fractions, counting, times tables and arrays. I think if used in conjunction with discussion in class it could be a great topic book for the week. I think if you are reading the story for itself rather than as a talking point then you won’t get as much from the book. Clever idea, my only thing is I felt like some areas needed to be more developed for the maths, but if only using as a starting point it offers a lot of scope for engagement and learning.

This book tells the story a Luna’s birthday and how she and her family go to a Dim Sum restaurant. They order their food and the story follows as the talk about how to share the dumplings whilst discussing Chinese culture too.

I really like this book as an adult – and the illustrations were lovely!

The book uses food to work out some maths problems and that is something that will really help kids – maths is not the greatest for a lot of children – it certainly wasn’t my strongest area, so any book that uses a different way or a fun story to try and help is good with me.

The story is easy to follow and understand and it is probably one for slightly older children that have already been at school for a couple of years as opposed to a book for younger kids.

It is 4 stars from me for this one – a great idea that was well developed – highly recommended!

Part of a new series of early math skills-building picture books featuring diverse protagonists, Luna's Yum Yum Dim Sum explores Luna's birthday dinner at her favorite dim sum restaurant as she and her brothers try to decide how to share an unequal amount of pork buns. This particular story includes jumping off points for parents and teachers to discuss basic fractions with children.

This book will hold great appeal for kids and adults familiar with dim sum or who've experienced the drama of trying to share delicious treats with siblings. During Luna's birthday lunch her and her brothers have to figure out how to share an odd number of steamed buns. They try to do so fairly and also try to justify why each of them should be the one to receive more than the others.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an electronic copy to read and review.

Not only is the math in this fantastic - an early introduction to fractions; but I have never seen my family represented in book before! As a caucasian woman married to a Chinese man, we have 3 children, just like the family in this book. I love everything about the book - the math, the teachings from Chinese culture, the Chinese zodiac. I cannot wait to buy a physical copy for my children.

This was a good book in the sense it focused on Asian culture. However, the mathematical part of fractions was not as good, in my opinion. The family goes out to eat and divides the food up. The girl drops hers on the floor, so they have to divide the remaining. Rather than dividing everything, they give away part because it will be too small. I think that was an opportunity to introduce even further fractions and take it to a deeper level.

I enjoyed Luna’s Yum Yum Dim Sum. This was a fun little book showing problem solving for young children while introducing them to other cultures and foods! The book was filled with eye catching illustrations. My favorite part of the novel was the interactions between the siblings. The characters disagreed but presented positive reasoning and interactions in light of their disagreements.

I have always like Natasha Yim's picture books. A lot of Chinese elements added into her picture books.
This cute story tells how the sister and brother share their Dim Sum, touches basic math vocabularies.

Luna's Yum Yum Dim Sun tells the story of Luna and her siblings, who are out to eat at a dim sum restaurant for Luna's birthday. When one of the buns falls on the ground, the three argue about how to divide up the remaining buns. The story teaches children about dim sum, the Chinese zodiac, and math and fractions. There is representation in the story with Asian and Black characters. The story also teaches sharing, as Luna gives the bun to a boy sitting near her in the end.

I love the illustrations and the idea behind the story. It tries to educate kids about a chinese food item called dim sum and incorporate the idea of the Chinese Zodiac as well.

However, I feel it will be a bit much for the kids to actually take in the concept when it's a bit rushed and not explained well through the pictures and their description.

A fun, family read still.

Thank you, author and the publisher, for the copy.

Luna's Yum Yum Dim Sum is so cute and fun! I absolutely adore the illustrations, and it made me hungry for some pork buns! Yim finds a way to get ids involved in the math that is involved in sharing food, and I loved the probing questions around who should get more (and why) that are at the heart of distinguishing between equity and equality. There's an excellent short discussion guide at the end, and I know that my niece (age 5) would love to read this with me and talk about it!