{"product_id":"mais-o-d-i","title":"Mai's ?o D?i","description":"\u003cb\u003eCelebrity fashion designer \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eThai Nguyen \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003efrom Netflix's \u003ci\u003eSay I Do\u003c\/i\u003e joins forces with bestselling author Monique Truong and illustrator Dung Ho in this irresistibly charming picture book about embracing your heritage and the traditions that tie generations together--centered around \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eTet\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e, \u003c\/b\u003e the Vietnamese Lunar New Year.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt's the morning of Tet, and Mai can't wait to celebrate at her beloved grandmother's home. With the perfect dress: a poofy, sparkly Cinderella dress that makes Mai look like the movie star she dreams of being! But when Mai's father suggests that she wears an ?o d?i, a traditional Vietnamese outfit, to her Ba Noi's party, Mai is disappointed. Stars don't wear ?o d?i, she thinks. Then Ba tells her the story of a true star, her very own Ba Noi, who sewed beautiful, highly sought-after ?o d?i in Vietnam and brought her magic with her when she immigrated to the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSo maybe stars wear ?o d?i after all! But how can Ba Noi know what Mai's wearing when Ba Noi is losing her eyesight? Ba tells her every ?o d?i is sewn with love, and the beauty of love is that you don't need to see it to know it's here.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThai Nguyen (pronounced Tie-Win), born in My Tho, learned to sew at the age of nine sitting in on classes at his parents' sewing school in Saigon, Vietnam. In 1993, the family immigrated to the United States, where Thai is now a fashion designer, based in Orange County, California. His designs, for clients such as Jennifer Lopez, Ariana Grande, Kelly Marie Tran, Ali Wong, Katherine McPhee, and Cindy Crawford, have been featured in top publications and have graced the red carpets of the Met Gala, the Oscars, the Grammys, and film and television premieres. Thai's love of the ?o d?i, this iconic symbol of Vietnam, has been and will continue to be the wellspring for all his creations. \u003ci\u003eMai's ?o D?i\u003c\/i\u003e is his debut picture book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Monique Truong (pronounced Trurn) was six years old, she came to the United States as a refugee from S. Vietnam. She and her family then lived in North Carolina, Ohio, and Texas. She is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Salt\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book, a PEN\/Robert W. Bingham Fellowship winner, a Stonewall Book Awards - Barbara Gittings Literature Award winner, among countless others. She is also the author of \u003ci\u003eBitter in the Mouth, \u003c\/i\u003e which received the American Academy of Arts and Letters Rosenthal Family Foundation Award, and \u003ci\u003eThe Sweetest Fruits\u003c\/i\u003e, named a best fiction of 2019 by \u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e. Her home is now in Brooklyn, New York, where she writes novels and libretti, always cooks enough to have leftovers, and takes long afternoon naps. She was also once a lawyer with degrees from Columbia Law School and Yale College. \u003ci\u003eMai's ?o D?i\u003c\/i\u003e is her debut picture book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDung Ho (pronounced Dzung) is the illustrator of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling picture book \u003ci\u003eEyes That Kiss in the Corners\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEyes that Speak to the Stars\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Me and Ms. Too\u003c\/i\u003e, The Mindy Kim books, and many others. Born and raised in Hue, Vietnam, she worked in the design and advertising industries before discovering a great passion for illustration and picture books and becoming a freelance illustrator. She lives and works in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Atheneum Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50875384168722,"sku":"9781665917346","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_513b5f8f-6a78-4175-8dfa-2e25c31f2762.jpg?v=1738286437","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mais-o-d-i","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}