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Product Identifiers

PublisherAbrams, Inc.

ISBN-101419769219

ISBN-139781419769214

eBay Product ID (ePID)18061946404

Product Key Features

Book TitleBao's Doll : a Picture Book

Number of Pages40 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicToys, Dolls & Puppets, General, People & Places / United States / Asian American, Social Themes / Emigration & Immigration

Publication Year2024

GenreJuvenile Fiction

AuthorBo Lu

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.4 in

Item Weight15.6 Oz

Item Length11 in

Item Width8.9 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceJuvenile Audience

LCCN2023-011862

Grade FromPreschool

Grade ToThird Grade

SynopsisWhenever Mama says, "when I was a little girl in Taiwan, we had nothing," Bao stops listening. Mama does not understand Bao, and Bao certainly does not understand Mama. So when Bao desperately wants a doll-specifically, the beautiful, blonde All-American Artist Amanda doll that everyone else has-Bao takes matters into her own hands and steals Amanda from the store. After getting caught, Bao's chest feels heavy like a giant rock. But gradually, the awkward silence between Bao and Mama shifts to honesty, and eventually, a deeper understanding of what binds them. Inspired by the childhood of debut talent Bo Lu, this poignant picture book brings emotional layers to the story of a parent and child learning to connect with their heritage and each other., Bo Lu's picture book Bao's Doll is a moving story of empathy, forgiveness, and connection about an immigrant mother and her daughter who discover they have more in common than they ever knew. Whenever Mama says, "when I was a little girl in Taiwan, we had nothing," Bao stops listening. Mama does not understand Bao, and Bao certainly does not understand Mama. So when Bao desperately wants a doll--specifically, the beautiful, blonde All-American Artist Amanda doll that everyone else has--Bao takes matters into her own hands and steals Amanda from the store. After getting caught, Bao's chest feels heavy like a giant rock. But gradually, the awkward silence between Bao and Mama shifts to honesty, and eventually, a deeper understanding of what binds them. Inspired by the childhood of debut talent Bo Lu, this poignant picture book brings emotional layers to the story of a parent and child learning to connect with their heritage and each other.

LC Classification NumberPZ7.1.L78Bao 2024