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Ginger and Chrysanthemum
Illustrated by Shirley Chan
No doubt you can be close to someone who’s very different from you. Ginger is excitable; she leaps into action, throwing herself headfirst into any project.
Chrysanthemum is cooler-headed; she likes to plan, she’s organized. She makes lists. Yet they are cousins, close as two beans in a pod. But planning Grandma’s birthday together is a pretty huge challenge. There are presents to buy, decorations to pick, and a special birthday cake to bake.
Together. How they manage it is a testament to affection being stronger than differences.
praise
“A sweet story spiced with cultural humor and life lessons.” — Kirkus Reviews
About Kristen Mai Giang
Kristen Mai Giang is a Chinese American author who immigrated from Vietnam when she was 18 months old and grew up in San Gabriel, California, a melting pot of Asian cultures and cuisines, which inspired Grandma’s New Asian Kitchen. Ginger and Chrysanthemum, her debut picture book, draws from these memories as well as the antics of her two children and their cousins.
Follow Kristen on Twitter at @kmgiang.
About Shirley Chan
Shirley Chan is secretly an alien from outer space, though she claims to be an illustrator in Brooklyn. Her favorite pastimes are eating snacks and taking naps. Ginger and Chrysanthemum is her debut.
Follow Shirley on Twitter at @drawplay_ and on Instagram at @drawplay.