Review of Big Cities Little Foodies HONG KONG — for Multicultural Children’s Book Day

It’s finally Multicultural Children’s Book Day (MCBD) and I am proud to be participating as a Reviewer again this year!  This year I got to review not 1, but 2, beautiful multicultural children’s books. Here is my review for one of the books I was I was lucky enough to be gifted for this event.

Big Cities Little Foodies – HONG KONG is an absolutely ADORABLE counting board book, written by Cheryl Yau Chepusova and illustrated by Isabel Foo. Every page is beautifully illustrated depicting some of the most popular (and many of my favorite) Hong Kong delicacies. The tiny characters are incredibly cute and easy to fall in love with as you follow them through their delicious food journey! Little ones will happily flip through these fun pages over and over again while learning about numbers and different foods. As an added bonus, all the yummy food is labeled in Chinese as well as English so kids will be exposed to Chinese writing, too! 

This book is wonderful for the littlest ones (and their adults). Children familiar with these dishes will point in delight as they identify the ones they love. Other children may be encouraged to try new dishes and learn about a new culture and language. There are only a few words on each colorful, lyrical page, perfect to keep the attention of the very young.

On a more personal note, my father is from Hong Kong and I have spent some time there. I love so much about Hong Kong, especially the food! This book made me nostalgic and brought back lots of fond memories of one of my favorite cities in the world. Only one problem with this book – it made me so hungry! Ai ya! Do not read on an empty stomach – haha!

Now, for more about MCBD:

Multicultural Children’s Book Day 2020 (1/31/20) is in its 7th year! This non-profit children’s literacy initiative was founded by Valarie Budayr and Mia Wenjen; two diverse book-loving moms who saw a need to shine the spotlight on all of the multicultural books and authors on the market while also working to get those book into the hands of young readers and educators.  

Seven years in, MCBD’s mission is to raise awareness of the ongoing need to include kids’ books that celebrate diversity in homes and school bookshelves continues.

MCBD 2020  is honored to have the following Medallion Sponsors on board

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Make A Way Media/ Deirdre “DeeDee” Cummings,

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Audrey PressLerner Publishing GroupKidLit TVABDO BOOKS : A Family of Educational PublishersPragmaticMom & Sumo JoCandlewick Press,

Silver

 Author Charlotte RiggleCapstone PublishingGuba PublishingMelissa Munro Boyd & B is for Breathe,

Bronze

Author Carole P. RomanSnowflake Stories/Jill BarlettiVivian Kirkfield & Making Their Voices HeardBarnes Brothers Books,  TimTimTomWisdom Tales PressLee & Low Books,  Charlesbridge PublishingBarefoot Books Talegari Tales

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We’d like to also give a shout-out to MCBD’s impressive CoHost Team who not only hosts the book review link-up on celebration day, but who also works tirelessly to spread the word of this event. View our CoHosts HERE.

Co-Hosts and Global Co-Hosts

A Crafty ArabAfsaneh MoradianAgatha Rodi BooksAll Done MonkeyBarefoot Mommy, Bethany Edward & Biracial BookwormsMichelle Goetzl & Books My Kids ReadCrafty Moms ShareColours of UsDiscovering the World Through My Son’s EyesEducators Spin on itShauna Hibbitts-creator of eNannylinkGrowing Book by BookHere Wee ReadJoel Leonidas & Descendant of Poseidon Reads {Philippines}Imagination SoupKid World CitizenKristi’s Book NookThe LogonautsMama SmilesMiss Panda ChineseMulticultural Kid BlogsSerge Smagarinsky {Australia}Shoumi SenJennifer Brunk & Spanish PlaygroundKatie Meadows and Youth Lit Reviews

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