[I received a review copy of this book from the publisher.  No other compensation was received.] Everything about The Dinner That Cooked Itself  is delicious!  The story, the spellbinding illustrations, and its sweetly surprising ending are elegant and magical. The Dinner That Cooked Itself whisks you off to Ancient China and introduces you to concepts such as the five elements, Chinese animal archetypes, and identifying written Chinese characters.  Illustrated in predominantly browns, greens, and black tones with blue hues reserved for a magnificently magical […]

Categories: Children's Books, Kidlit, Picture Books, Picture Books about Ancient China, Picture Books about Cooking, Recommended Picture Books • Tags: Book Review, Children's Books, Chinese, flying eye books, Highly Recommended Picture Books, J. C. Hsyu, Kenard Pak, kidlit, Mandarin Vocabulary, Picture Books, The Dinner That Cooked Itself