Dinner That Cooked Itself

Long, long ago, in a small town in ancient China, there lived an honest and respectful man called Tuan. Tuan was lonely and looked hard for a wife, but even the matchmaker couldn't help him. One night, however, Tuan's luck changed. And so begins the story of Tuan, White Wave, and the Dinner that Cooked Itself. This beautiful and enchanting Chinese fairytale will captivate the imagination with the perfect blend of magic and realism!

“Hsyu's retelling has a folkloric simplicity, planting just enough details to ground readers in the traditional tale. Pak's mixed-media illustrations evoke a misty, long-ago agrarian China, his expressive, angular faces contrasting pleasingly with fluid, lovingly created backdrops. [”

This enchanting Chinese folktale teaches that hardwork and kind deeds can lead to good fortune. Miastorybook

J.C. Hsyu was born in Taipei, Taiwan, and raised in Los Angeles. A graduate of UCLA and the Clarion Writers' Workshop, she has worked in the animation, VFX, and video game industries and published speculative fiction short stories. She lives in San Francisco, California, with her husband and reads incessantly. The Dinner That Cooked Itself is her first children's book.Kenard Pak grew up in Baltimore and Howard County, Maryland. He studied at Syracuse University and California Institute of the Arts, and as a visual development artist worked on many films with Dreamworks and Walt Disney Feature Animation. Along with his wife, he lives and works in San Francisco. The Dinner that Cooked Itself is Kenard Pak's second children's book.

Once upon a time in ancient China, there lived a humble and hard-working young man named Tuan. One night he came across the biggest snail he had ever seen. "Are you hungry?" he asked the snail? "I'll look after you!" The next night, there was a delicious dinner on the table when Tuan came home, but the cook was nowhere to be found! Reviving the ancient Chinese folk tale, children's film animators J. C. Hsyu and Kenard Pak have created a contemporary cinematic feel in this enchanting book that blends magic with realism.

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