Other editions of book Boy Dumplings

"Exciting storytelling and Chinese culinary traditions create a delicious book for young readers."—San Francisco ChronicleThis hilarious tale is redesigned, featuring revised illustrations and a new bilingual simplified Chinese translation.Long ago in old Beijing, a hungry ghost finds a boy, who doesn't want to become a midnight snack! What wackiness ensues when the child tempts the ghost to make the tricky "Boy Dumplings" recipe?"This exciting and witty Chinese folktale will leave readers hungry for the end of the story and for dumplings as well!" - Good English

As night falls, one hungry ghost is looking for his dinner. Yum! He spots a plump, delicious-looking boy just right for boy dumplings. Even better, the boy knows the perfect recipe. He sends the ghost all over China for stinky garlic, wormy cabbage, and moldy dumpling wrappers. There's always one more ingredient the boy tells the ghost to find, but the hungry ghost knows the boy dumplings will be worth it. But when dawn arrives, will this crafty youngster escape--or will the plan he's cooked up lead him to the cooking pot?

"Exciting storytelling and Chinese culinary traditions create a delicious book for young readers."—San Francisco ChronicleThis hilarious tale is redesigned, featuring revised illustrations and a new bilingual simplified Chinese translation.Long ago in old Beijing, a hungry ghost finds a boy, who doesn't want to become a midnight snack! What wackiness ensues when the child tempts the ghost to make the tricky "Boy Dumplings" recipe?"This exciting and witty Chinese folktale will leave readers hungry for the end of the story and for dumplings as well!" - Good English