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The Little Pigs and the Sweet Rice Cakes (The Little Pigs and the Sweet Rice Cakes)

Name: The Little Pigs and the Sweet Rice Cakes (The Little Pigs and the Sweet Rice Cakes)
Brand: Shanghai Book Traders
SKU: 9781602204539
Price: 10.95 USD
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The Little Pigs and the Sweet Rice Cakes: A Story Told in English and Chinese (Stories of the Chinese Zodiac)

Hardcover – October 2, 2018

by Li Jian (Author)

In America, every child knows the story of the three little pigs and the big, bad wolf, so they'll love reading about the pigs' Chinese counterparts.

Told in a bilingual Chinese and English edition, this is the story of three little pigs whose appetites initially get the better of them. In a shared dream, they met an old man who tells them to deliver sweet rice cakes to him a week before New Year's Eve. The next morning, they see some sweet rice cakes on their kitchen table. The three little pigs completely forget the old man and eat every bit of them. When their mother comes home, she is very angry to discover all the cakes gone. Seeing their mother unhappy, the three little pigs help her make more delicious sweet rice cakes.

When there is only a week left before Chinese New Year's Eve, their mother lays the sweet rice cakes in front of the portrait of the Kitchen God and prays for the peace for the family. On seeing the portrait, the three little pigs realize that the old man in their dreams is actually the Kitchen God!

Review

"Unique and simply outstanding, The Little Pigs and the Sweet Rice Cakes is very highly recommended for family, daycare center, preschool, elementary school, and community library bilingual (English/Chinese) picture book collections for children ages 4 to 8." —Midwest Book Review

About the Author

Li Jian was a middle school art teacher and children's books editor. He currently owns his own illustration studio, focusing on children's fairy tales.

Product details

Age Range: 4 - 8 years
Grade Level: Preschool - 3
Series: Stories of the Chinese Zodiac
Hardcover: 42 pages
Publisher: Shanghai Press; Bilingual edition (October 2, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1602204535
ISBN-13: 978-1602204539
Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 0.5 x 9.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces