{"product_id":"auntie-yangs-great-soybean-picnic-9781620147931","title":"Auntie Yang's Great Soybean Picnic","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen Jinyi and her family discover a soybean field, they begin a tradition that becomes a staple of the Chinese American community in the Midwest.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJinyi and her sister love visiting Auntie and Uncle Yang's home, where they enjoy dumpling-eating contests and backyard adventures with their cousins. One weekend, on a Sunday drive among the cornfields near Chicago, Auntie Yang spots something she has never before seen in Illinois. Could it be one of their favorite Chinese foods-soybeans?!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExcited by their discovery, the families have their very first soybean picnic. Every year after that, Auntie Yang invites more people to share the food and fun. Pretty soon more than two hundred friends and neighbors are gathering at the picnic to play games and eat soybeans together.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnique illustrations painted on ceramic plates lend a quirky charm to this lighthearted intergenerational story. \u003ci\u003eAuntie Yang's Great Soybean Picnic\u003c\/i\u003e is a delicious celebration of family traditions, culture, and community that will have readers asking for seconds, thirds, and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGinnie Lo\u003c\/b\u003e and her sister Beth are the creators of \u003ci\u003eMahjong All Day Long\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Marion Vannett Ridgway Award for an outstanding picture book debut. Like their first book, \u003ci\u003eAuntie Yang's Great Soybean Picnic\u003c\/i\u003e is inspired by the sisters' memories of growing up Chinese American in the Midwest.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGinnie Lo is a retired computer science professor who taught at the University of Oregon for many years. She enjoys hiking, international folk dancing, and traveling--especially taking family trips to China. The mother of two grown children, she lives with her husband in Eugene, Oregon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBeth Lo\u003c\/b\u003e and her sister Ginnie are the creators of \u003ci\u003eMahjong All Day Long\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the Marion Vannett Ridgway Award for an outstanding picture book debut. Like their first book, \u003ci\u003eAuntie Yang's Great Soybean Picnic\u003c\/i\u003e is inspired by the sisters' memories of growing up Chinese American in the Midwest. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeth Lo is an award-winning ceramic artist who has received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and United States Artists. An art professor at the University of Montana, she also plays bass in two bands. She has one grown son, and she and her husband live in Missoula, Montana. Her website is bethlo.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lee \u0026 Low Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641732272402,"sku":"9781620147931","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_884feb04-4e7c-4c34-a991-e1ec6fa73c5c.jpg?v=1733032704","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/auntie-yangs-great-soybean-picnic-9781620147931","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}