01903cam a2200313 4500 504783939 TxAuBib 20210628120000.0 210120s2021||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9780735266193 hc $21.99 0735266190 hc $21.99 TxAuBib Fan, Larissa. Ten little dumplings [BOOK] / words by Larissa Fan ; pictures by Cindy Wume. 10 little dumplings. [Toronto, Ontario] : Tundra, 2021. 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 27 cm. Food - Picture Books In the city of Tainan, there lives a very special family -- special because they have ten sons who do everything together. Their parents call them their ten little dumplings, as both sons and dumplings are auspicious. But if you look closely, you'll see that someone else is there, listening, studying, learning and discovering her own talent -- a sister. As this little girl grows up in the shadow of her brothers, her determination and persistence help her to create her own path in the world...and becomes the wisdom she passes on to her own daughter, her own little dumpling. Based on a short film made by the author, inspired by her father's family in Taiwan, Ten Little Dumplings looks at some unhappy truths about the place of girls in our world in an accessible, inspiring and hopeful way. 20210628. Families Juvenile fiction. Families Taiwan Juvenile fiction. Siblings Juvenile fiction. Sexism Juvenile fiction. Picture books for children. Taiwan Juvenile fiction. Wume, Cindy, illustrator. Food - Picture Books.