Ping's Perfect Pot
by Helen H. Wu, Zihua Yang
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Pub Date Jan 07 2025 | Archive Date Not set
Augsburg Fortress Publishers | Beaming Books
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Description
*Published by our sister imprint, Beaming Books
"[Ping's] embrace of all aspects of the creative process makes for a delightful holiday tale. A charming story of encouragement, illustrated with life and movement."
—Kirkus Reviews
"A gentle, relevant holiday story and a welcome addition to Lunar New Year collections."
—School Library Journal
KNEAD, MUSH, MASH. Ping molds a pot for Lunar New Year.
When Ping and Grandpa bring a tangerine tree home for Lunar New Year, Ping decides to make the perfect pot to go with it. But making a pot is hard. With Grandpa's encouragement, she tries again and again to get it just right. The first is too clumsy, the second crumbles, and the third is too flimsy. What if she can't make the perfect pot? Will it ruin the new year?
For anyone feeling discouraged over learning something new, Ping's Perfect Pot reminds them not to give up when something isn't immediately easy. Perfection takes practice, patience, and, in the end, the love and effort you put into it. Backmatter provides more context and the deeper meaning of Lunar New Year traditions and symbols found within the story, as well as around the world.
Advance Praise
"[Ping's] embrace of all aspects of the creative process makes for a delightful holiday tale. A charming story of encouragement, illustrated with life and movement."
—Kirkus Reviews
"A gentle, relevant holiday story and a welcome addition to Lunar New Year collections."
—School Library Journal
"A charming story about the ups and downs of the creative process, with vibrant illustrations that will spark the inner artist in every reader."
—Helena Ku Rhee, author of Sora's Seashells
"Author Helen Wu weaves threads of love, family, and appreciation for Lunar New Year traditions through every page of the story as the young protagonist, with encouragement from her wise and gentle grandfather, struggles to create the perfect pot for their good luck tangerine tree."
—Vivian Kirkfield, award-winning children's author and host of #50PreciousWords and #50PreciousWordsforKids
"The perfect story about imperfection and the rewards of persistence."
—Karen Yin, author of So Not Ghoul
Marketing Plan
-Special outreach to Asian American media, bloggers, and influencers
-Targeted publicity campaign to librarians and booksellers
-School and library conference promotions
-Author launch team
-Early ARC availability
Available Editions
| EDITION | Hardcover |
| ISBN | 9798889830429 |
| PRICE | $18.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 40 |
Links
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Featured Reviews
Librarian 320692
This book shows that with a little bit of patience and persistence, a beautiful item can be created. It ties in culture with a learning opportunity for the reader. The illustrations were amazing. Some looked like they could leap off of the page!
Victoria R, Librarian
When Ping and her grandpa get a tangerine tree, she is determined to make a perfect pot for it to live in. But no matter how much she tries, she just can't get it right; her initial pots are too clumsy, too flimsy, too fragile. After much trial and error (and encouraging words from her grandpa) she finds a way to not only make the perfect pot, but to realize that all the pots are perfectly imperfect in their own ways.
A beautifully illustrated, sweet story celebrating perseverance and family. I love how it also incorporates Lunar New Year traditions as Ping's grandpa prepares the house for celebrations as she's working — and the back pages are full of cool information about them!
Thank you to NetGalley and the author for providing me with a free eARC in exchange for an honest review.
Donna M, Reviewer
I thought that this book was lovely!
It was well written, it was easy to follow and understand and my daughter really enjoyed it. It had some great messaging and it was really enjoyable.
The illustrations in the book were wonderful and they really bring the story to life. My daughter learnt about Chinese New Year so this was a great follow on for her and she learnt more about the meaning and celebrations.
It is 5 stars from me for this one - very highly recommended!
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