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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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“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.”
— AudioFile
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“A great story for libraries looking for representation of Chinese culture, of intergenerational relationships, and of trying new things; it’s also something of an ode to the fact that grandmothers were once young.”
— School Library Journal
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Winner of an AudioFile Earphones Award for Narration
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About Yan Gu
Yan Gu is an author and illustrator from Shanghai, China. She graduated from Rhode Island School of Design. Nature and fairytale themes are her most favorite to create. When she’s not making art, Yan can be found on her terrace, taking care of her plants and spending time with her dog, Doudou.
About Katharine Chin
Saskia Maarleveld is an experienced voice-over actress and Earphones Award–winning narrator. Raised in New Zealand and France, she is highly skilled with accents and dialects, and many of her books have been narrated entirely in accents other than her own. In addition to audiobooks, her voice can be heard in animation, video games, and commercials.