PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
Joanna Ho is passionate about equity in books and education. She has been an English teacher, a dean, and a teacher professional development mastermind. She is currently the vice principal of a high school in the San Francisco Bay Area. Homemade chocolate chip cookies, outdoor adventures, and dance parties with her kids make Joanna's eyes crinkle into crescent moons. Keep your eyes open for her next picture book, YO-YO MA: PLAYING AT THE BORDER (Fall 2021). Visit her at www.joannahowrites.com and @JoannaHoWrites. Dung Ho was born and raised in Hue citadel, Viet Nam where she studied Graphic Design at the Arts University. She finds inspiration in nature, the beauty of plants, flowers, and leaves. She also loves to draw interesting characters with unique personalities. Now she lives in Ho Chi Minh, Viet Nam, where she's continues to learn and develop her art, something she loves doing. When she's not drawing, she loves spending time cooking (eating), watching movies and tending her plants. Visit her at www.behance.net/hanhdung or follow her on Instagram @dunghanhho.
When the narrator comes to describe her own eyes and acknowledges the power they hold, she is posed against swirling patterns, figures, and swaths of breathtaking landscapes from Chinese culture. This tale of self-acceptance and respect for one's roots is breathtaking. -- <em>Kirkus Reviews </em><strong>(starred review)</strong>
