Dumpling Day

Chinese / English

Meera Sriram, Inés de Antuñano

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Barefoot Books
01 July 2025

General fiction (Children's&YA); People & places (Children's&YA); Cooking & food (Children's&YA); Personal & social issues; Personal & social issues: racism & multiculturalism (Children's&YA); Languages & ESL; Chinese - Children's Bilingual Books; Chinese - Languages

Series: Barefoot Bilinguals

Savor a rhyming celebration of one of the world's most universal foods, now available in bilingual Chinese and English! Readers follow ten diverse families as they cook dumplings inside their homes in preparation for a neighborhood potluck. Dumplings are added to plates one by one, encouraging children to count with each new addition. Authentic recipes for all the dumplings and a map showing their regions of origin are included in the endnotes. Dumpling Day features dumplings from the following regions: India, USA (Pennsylvania Dutch), China (Cantonese), Nigeria, Japan, Israel, Mexico, Syria, Russia, Italy

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Develop early English and Chinese language skills .

Find recipes for all of the dumplings in the book! .

A counting book to build early math skills

AGES: 4 to 9

AUTHOR: Meera Sriram grew up in India and moved to the U.

S in 1999. An engineer in the past, she now enjoys writing, leading early literacy programs and advocating for diverse bookshelves. Meera is the author of The Yellow Suitcase and has also co-authored several books in India. She believes in the transformative power of stories and likes to write about people, places and experiences less visible in children's literature.

Inés de Antuñano is a Mexican illustrator and graphic designer. Her work is influenced by the beauty of urban chaos as well as arts and crafts, and has been published in several illustration catalogs and books in Mexico. Inés is inspired by her four-year-old son, who helps her rediscover the world around her with all the amazing things he says. Her artwork is created with gouache on paper and digital techniques.

By: Meera Sriram
Illustrated by: Inés de Antuñano
Imprint: Barefoot Books
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 248mm, Width: 254mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 195g
ISBN: 9798888594452
Series: Barefoot Bilinguals
Pages: 32
Publication Date: 01 July 2025
Recommended Age: From 4 to 9 years
Audience: Children/juvenile , English as a second language
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Meera Sriram grew up in India and moved to the U.S in 1999. An engineer in the past, she now enjoys writing, leading early literacy programs and advocating for diverse bookshelves. Meera is the author of The Yellow Suitcase and has also co-authored several books in India. She believes in the transformative power of stories and likes to write about people, places and experiences less visible in children's literature. Inés de Antuñano is a Mexican illustrator and graphic designer. Her work is influenced by the beauty of urban chaos as well as arts and crafts, and has been published in several illustration catalogs and books in Mexico. Inés is inspired by her four-year-old son, who helps her rediscover the world around her with all the amazing things he says. Her artwork is created with gouache on paper and digital techniques.