Bitter Tea and Rock Candy
“Mimi doesn’t like Waipo’s favorite tea. How long can she avoid drinking it without hurting her grandmother’s feelings? Katharine Chin delivers the answer in a heartfelt performance…Descriptions of Waipo making liangcha are clear and made all the more immersive with the perfectly choreographed sound effects…Chin’s emotionally resonant narration makes this story, steeped in Chinese culture, all the sweeter. Winner of the AudioFile Earphones Award.”
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Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award for Narration
This tender and warm audiobook is a touching ode to grandparents and family traditions-even picky eating. It features music and special effects. Listen along and enjoy the fun!
Mimi's Waipo loves liangcha, but Mimi thinks her grandmother's favorite tea is just too bitter.
It burns her lips, it tastes sour on her tongue, and it smells like her grandfather's socks-yuck!
Mimi secretly feeds her liangcha to the fish, and hides it in a plant, and pours it down the sink-anything to avoid drinking it again. But Waipo has an idea. One morning, she makes a new batch of liangcha for them to share. Will Waipo's secret ingredient be enough to win Mimi over?
A Macmillan Audio production from Henry Holt & Company (BYR)
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